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Super Bowl champion Buccaneers celebrate with boat parade

TAMPA, Fla. - The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their victory Wednesday with a boat parade amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The parade got started around 1 p...

Feb 10, 2021

Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate

WASHINGTON - The searing images once again claimed centre stage: a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, Trump flags held aloft as violent rioters fought with police and targeted lawmakers. But as the trauma...

Feb 10, 2021

Attorney's cat filter faux pas brings instant internet fame

Texas attorney Rod Ponton's appearance as a fluffy kitten during an online court hearing provided a moment of levity to a pandemic- and Zoom-fatigued world. But that specific, adorable filter may be t...

Feb 10, 2021

Doc films about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty headline SXSW 2021

Documentaries about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty, Selma Blair and Charli XCX are among the films set to premiere at next month's South by Southwest Film Festival. Organizers on Wednesday announced the lineu...

Feb 10, 2021

Italian populists dither over support for Draghi government

The populist 5-Star Movement, the largest party in the Italian Parliament, put on hold Wednesday its commitment to back the new government that former central banker Mario Draghi is working to assembl...

Feb 10, 2021

Powell stresses commitment to full employment and low rates

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's commitment to reducing unemployment to multi-decade lows, where it stood before the pandemic, while signalling littl...

Feb 10, 2021

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and...

Feb 10, 2021

Georgia prosecutor opens election probe after Trump call

ATLANTA - A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into "attempts to influence" last year's general election, a step that comes just weeks after President Donal...

Feb 10, 2021

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her family said, after serving nearly three years on charges that have sparke...

Feb 10, 2021

Democrats: Trump "inciter in chief' of Capitol attack

WASHINGTON - The first full day of arguments are beginning in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, as House Democratic prosecutors said the former president was no "innocent bystander" but the "inciter i...

Feb 10, 2021