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• Alberta seeks feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan

  09-07-2019 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Pembina Institute, an environmental think tank, said it was not invited to participate in this week's workshops.
  
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• Bombardier to lay off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant

  09-07-2019 23:52
  Bombardier Inc. is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont., railway car plant, according to a federal government source. Two major contracts in Ontario -- for the Toronto Transit Commission streetcars and Metrolinx GO Transit rail cars -- are slated to halt by the end of the year. Local union president Dominic Pasqualino said he fears more job losses are on the horizon beyond the initial 550 as the contracts wind down. "This business is cyclical. Things go up, things go dow
  
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• Texas murder suspect illegally crossed border into Manitoba, RCMP says - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 23:22
  Texas murder suspect illegally crossed border into Manitoba, RCMP says  Lethbridge News NowCanadian and American law enforcement officials say a man accused of murder in Texas is believed to be in Canada after illegally crossing the border into ...
  
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• Search ends for Calgarian after body found in ravine near Brooks

  09-07-2019 23:02
  The Brooks Fire Department has recovered a body near a bridge in Brooks close to where a Calgary man's truck plunged into a ravine on Friday. Emergency crews were called to a crash 20 km west of the community at about 6 p.m. on July 5 and say the vehicle travelled a fair distance before it hit a ravine and sank. The driver of the vehicle, Joseph Given, 25, of Calgary, was not at the scene when police arrived and a search was initiated. RCMP say they found a body in the water at about 7 a.m. Tues
  
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• Search called off for driver of vehicle found in ravine near Brooks

  09-07-2019 23:02
  The Brooks Fire Department has recovered a body near a bridge in Brooks close to where a Calgary man's truck plunged into a ravine on Friday. Emergency crews were called to a crash 20 km west of the community at about 6 p.m. on July 5 and say the vehicle travelled a fair distance before it hit a ravine and sank. The driver of the vehicle, Joseph Given, 25, of Calgary, was not at the scene when police arrived and a search was initiated. RCMP say they found a body in the water at about 7 a.m. Tues
  
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• Lethbridge Police Chief excited about new opportunity - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 22:55
  Lethbridge Police Chief excited about new opportunity  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – After September 30, Rob Davis will no longer be the Lethbridge Police *Service's* chief. On Monday, July 8, Davis announced his resignation.
  
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• Judge and lawyers spar over admissible evidence in Stephan trial - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 22:55
  Judge and lawyers spar over admissible evidence in Stephan trial  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – David and Collet Stephan were back in court Tuesday and called two witnesses who both appeared via video separately. The Stephans are ...
  
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• Teenager charged after bear spray used in series of robberies

  09-07-2019 22:32
  A teenager is facing charges of carrying a concealed weapon, robbery and assault following an investigation into a series of recent thefts that saw the victims bear sprayed. The first happened about 12:45 p.m. on May 24 when two people got into an argument on a Calgary transit bus in Penbrooke Meadows. Once the argument had ended, a teenage male used bear spray on the victim then fled the bus. About 10 other people were also affected.   A week later, a man made arrangements to sell an item
  
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• Shooting at wildlife results in charges against two men

  09-07-2019 21:52
  Shooting at wildlife on a rural property near Strathmore has landed two men in hot water with authorities. Police say they were called to the property about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday by neighbours who thought the men were shooting at them. Officers responded and performed what they call a high-risk arrest. “The situation was resolved by provincial charges being sworn against two different adult males who were identified as shooting wildlife on the property,” police said in a release. No in
  
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• Why most ‘dad shaming’ comes from mom

  09-07-2019 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Moms are dad's toughest critic, at least that what fathers are admitting in a new poll.
  
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• Men made up 77% of the 653 opioid deaths in Alberta in 2017: report

  09-07-2019 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  "We found out that over three-quarters of people who died had stable residences," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw. "It's not the necessarily the picture of opioid deaths that some people might have in their head."
  
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• Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 21:23
  Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know  Lethbridge News NowHELENA, Mont. - Jon Krakauer says a court ruling that denies him documents detailing how a University of Monta...
  
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• Several B.C. First Nations launch legal challenge of re-approved Trans Mountain pipeline

  09-07-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is once again being challenged in court.
  
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• Horse dies at Stampede

  09-07-2019 20:46
  A 14-year-old chuckwagon horse died Monday at the Calgary Stampede, as the result of what the Stampede described as a 'serious medical condition.' The gelding passed through a thorough veterinary exam prior to the races. A post-mortem is underway to determine the cause of the medical condition. The Stampede said at this time there's no indication that the medical condition is specific to chuckwagon racing.
  
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• Horse collapses and dies during Monday’s Rangeland Derby

  09-07-2019 20:46
  Troy Dorchester had just rounded the first corner during the second heat of Monday night’s Rangeland Derby when his horse began to collapse. The veteran driver, and winner of last year's Stampede sportsmanship award, was able to stop his team before any of the other horses were hurt. "Everybody here, you love horses, that’s why you do this. It was a tough night and a tough morning walking in the barn," said Dorchester, his voice cracking with emotion. "We’re assuming it's a hea
  
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• Chuckwagon horse dies at Calgary Stampede

  09-07-2019 20:46
  A 14-year-old chuckwagon horse died Monday at the Calgary Stampede, as the result of what the Stampede described as a 'serious medical condition.' The gelding passed through a thorough veterinary exam prior to the races. A post-mortem is underway to determine the cause of the medical condition. The Stampede said at this time there's no indication that the medical condition is specific to chuckwagon racing. A spokesperson for the Vancouver Humane Society said that the horse's death reinforced the
  
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• AP Exclusive: Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia concert - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 20:40
  AP Exclusive: Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia concert  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK - Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support ...
  
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• World's first female pro chuckwagon racer sets sights on Stampede

  09-07-2019 20:35
  She’s watching the Calgary Stampede from the grandstand this year, but Amber L’Heureux hopes to one day become one of its featured performers. L’Heureux, 26, took her biggest step yet toward that goal this spring, when she became the world’s first female professional chuckwagon racer. She debuted May 31 at a Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association event in North Battleford, Sask. With her hometown of Glaslyn, Sask., only 45 minutes away, L’Heureux had plenty of
  
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• NBC's Lester Holt to get Walter Cronkite journalism award - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 19:49
  NBC's Lester Holt to get Walter Cronkite journalism award  Lethbridge News NowPHOENIX - Arizona State University is awarding its 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to ...
  
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• Oil producers call for oil curtailment easing in return for rail commitments

  09-07-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's largest oil producers are calling on the Alberta government to reward companies that commit to adding crude-by-rail capacity by easing their oil curtailment levels.
  
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• Dentist accused of killing 1000s of protected jaguars in Brazil

  09-07-2019 19:39
  Some of the images below may be distressing for some readers. A dentist was arrested for allegedly killing thousands of protected jaguars and other endangered animals, according to a local Brazilian prosecutor's office. Authorities from the Brazilian state of Acre made the arrest as part of a sting involving the surveillance of suspected illegal poachers, according to a press release translated from Portuguese. The group allegedly hunted and killed thousands of endangered animals, including jagu
  
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• Canada is exploring Criminal Code reforms to halt conversion therapy

  09-07-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Liberal cabinet ministers want all provinces and territories to halt 'the shameful practice' of conversion therapy
  
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• Opioid-related death statistics released in new Alberta Health study

  09-07-2019 19:08
  A new study from Alberta Health hopes to shed light on the number of opioid-related deaths in the province.  The report defines opioid-related deaths as those caused by using drugs such as codeine, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, carfentanil and heroin. The latest review looks at 653 deaths across Alberta in 2017.  According to the study, the person most at risk of dying of an opioid overdose is typically a man in his late 30s.  In fact, the vast majority of deaths (77 per cent) we
  
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• Hooves in harmony for 20th year at Calgary Stampede

  09-07-2019 18:53
  Massive horses are stepping in tune to classical music for the 20th year at the Calgary Stampede. It has become one of the most popular agriculture shows at the Stampede since the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Heavy Horse Show teamed up two decades ago, often packing the Nutrien Western Events Centre. “We’d seen other little pieces of it at other shows but to do it on this scale is exclusive in North America,” said heavy horse show chairman Brian Coleman. The heavy horse s
  
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• Emergency crews at Winnipeg hotel for carbon monoxide leak, dozens hospitalized

  09-07-2019 18:40
  A carbon monoxide leak at a Winnipeg hotel has sent dozens of people to hospital, at least 15 of them in critical condition. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is on scene at the Super 8 hotel, at 3760 Portage Avenue near the west Perimeter Highway, where people are being taken are being taken to hospital with oxygen bags. The City of Winnipeg said emergency crews were called to the hotel at 10:19 a.m. when an automatic alarm showed there was carbon monoxide gas. John Lane, Chief of Winnipeg Fi
  
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• Carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel sends dozens to hospital

  09-07-2019 18:40
  A carbon monoxide leak at a Winnipeg hotel has sent dozens of people to hospital, at least 15 of them in critical condition. On Thursday the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was sent to the Super 8 hotel, at 3760 Portage Avenue near the west Perimeter Highway, where people could be seen being treated with oxygen bags. The City of Winnipeg said emergency crews were called to the hotel at 10:19 a.m. when an automatic alarm showed there was carbon monoxide gas. John Lane, chief of Winnipeg Fire Para
  
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• In the news today, July 9 - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 18:18
  In the news today, July 9  Lethbridge News NowFive stories in the news for Tuesday, July 9. ———. P.E.I., QUEBEC INTERVENE IN CARBON-TAX CASE. Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as ...
  
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• Horse dies at 2019 GMC Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races

  09-07-2019 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  A horse that fell during the 2019 GMC Rangeland Derby on Monday has died.
  
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• Canada’s premiers meet with Indigenous leaders to talk child and family services

  09-07-2019 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's premiers are meeting with Indigenous leaders to discuss giving greater child and family services jurisdiction to First Nations, Metis and Inuit people.
  
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• Federal court: Trump can't ban critics from Twitter account - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 17:51
  Federal court: Trump can't ban critics from Twitter account  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK - A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. The...
  
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• After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 17:51
  After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court  Lethbridge News NowFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jeffrey Epstein is challenging victims of his underage sexual abuse in a Florida court, hours after he was indicted on sex trafficking ...
  
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• 'Traumatized' son shares video of maggots in hospitalized father's mouth

  09-07-2019 16:55
  South African authorities have ordered an investigation into a hospital after a video emerged showing maggots crawling in the mouth of a patient who later died. Azaad Ebrahim posted the video to Facebook last week, saying it showed his father Sadick at the RK Khan Hospital in Chatsworth, South Africa.Scroll down to the bottom of this article to see the video. WARNING: Some people may find the images disturbing.The video shows a man lying on a bed when a hand enters the frame and pulls up the man
  
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• Former PM Jean Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong with a kidney stone

  09-07-2019 16:52
  OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Jean Chretien is receiving treatment for a kidney stone in Hong Kong after falling ill there, says a spokesman. "Mr. Chretien has a kidney stone," said Bruce Hartley, a former executive assistant to Chretien. "He will return to Canada following treatment to remove it in Hong Kong." Chretien, 85, was scheduled to speak at the U.S-China Trade and Economic Relations Forum in Hong Kong Tuesday. Instead he was taken to hospital shortly after landing in the semi-indepen
  
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• H. Ross Perot, Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died

  09-07-2019 16:26
  DALLAS -- H. Ross Perot, the colourful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. Perot, whose 19 per cent of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas surrounded by his devoted family, family spokesman James Fuller said. As a boy in Texarkana, Texas, Perot delivered newspapers from the b
  
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• Ferry sailings cancelled between Vancouver and Victoria

  09-07-2019 16:13
  Ferry passengers heading between Vancouver and Victoria may have to wait an extra sailing as one vessel cancelled at least two of its runs Tuesday morning.  BC Ferries issued a noticed saying its 6 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and its 8 a.m. sailing departing from Swartz Bay have both been cancelled.  They say the Queen of New Westminster is having issues with its steering pump. Anyone with reservations will be accommodated on the next available sailing.  There is no
  
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• Stampede Showband world champs for sixth time

  09-07-2019 15:42
  The Calgary Stampede Showband are the world champions for the sixth time following a Monday night championship round  that took place on the  band’s home  turf, namely the Calgary Stampede. Competing against 20 bands from around the world as part of the World Association of Marching Showbands (WAMSB) World Championships, the Stampede Showband came out on top Monday night, in a performance that included a drumline battle and several feature performances. “It was an hono
  
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• Driver uninjured after crashing through guardrail on Glenmore Trail

  09-07-2019 15:42
  The driver of a small car was uninjured after crashing through a guardrail on a southeast roadway on Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to the westbound lanes of Glenmore Trail, west of Deerfoot Trail, at about 9 p.m. for reports of a crash. The vehicle travelled several metres down an embankment before coming to a stop next to a tree. The car was heavily damaged but the driver was not injured. Traffic was diverted around the area for a few hours while emergency crews worked to clear th
  
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• No women at table as Canada’s premiers meet in Saskatoon

  09-07-2019 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said health care, reducing trade barriers and increasing economic competitiveness are all topics on his agenda as Canada’s premiers meet in Saskatoon.
  
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• Three Calgary venues to screen anti-abortion film 'Unplanned'

  09-07-2019 15:14
  Despite backlash, Cineplex has further defended its decision to screen the anti-abortion film 'Unplanned', which will be shown across Canada, including at some Calgary theatres.  In a statement, President and CEO of Cineplex, Ellis Jacob, notes the decision was a 'complicated one and it was not made easily or lightly.' “In this instance many of us will have to set aside our own personal beliefs and remember that living in a country that censors content, opinions and points of view bec
  
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• Fire at Grant MacEwan School confined to roof

  09-07-2019 15:04
  The Calgary Fire Department responded early Tuesday morning to a fire at Grant MacEwan School in southwest Calgary. Shortly after 3 a.m., the fire department responded to reports of smoke coming from the school’s roof. Crews gained access to the roof using ground ladders. A small fire was discovered burning through a doorway on the roof and was extinguished. No one was in the school at the time. Crews remain on scene, doing salvage and overhaul work to limit further smoke and water damage
  
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• CMHC reports pace of housing starts in Canada jumped higher in June

  09-07-2019 15:04
  OTTAWA -- The annual pace of housing starts picked up in June, the latest piece of economic data to paint a picture of a stronger second quarter. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday the pace of housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 245,657 units compared with 196,809 units in May. The result topped the 210,000 units that economists had expected, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. Robert Kavcic, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the result was yet ano
  
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• Lethbridge hosts Little League Intermediate Divisionals this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  09-07-2019 14:57
  Lethbridge hosts Little League Intermediate Divisionals this weekend  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge baseball players are hosting a big tournament this coming weekend. The Lethbridge Intermediate AAA Bisons will compete for a ...
  
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• EU fines Hello Kitty owner for limiting online sales

  09-07-2019 14:50
  BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU's top anti-trust regulator on Wednesday fined Hello Kitty owner Sanrio 6.2 million euros (US$6.9 million) for illegally blocking retailers from selling merchandise across bloc borders. "Consumers, whether they are buying a Hello Kitty mug or a Chococat toy, can now take full advantage of one of the main benefits of the EU's single market: the ability to shop around Europe for the best deals," said Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The relatively low fine cam
  
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• Think finding housing in your city is tough? It's worse in Charlottetown

  09-07-2019 14:49
  People are moving into the city faster than new homes can be built to accommodate them. The rental vacancy rate is at its lowest point ever, and the lowest of any major Canadian city. These issues have existed for a long time, but the arrival of Airbnb-type services has made it even more difficult for people to find housing. No, this isn’t a story about Toronto. Or Vancouver. Or Montreal. It’s about Charlottetown, where even the city’s mayor says housing availability has reache
  
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• Space-tourism biz Virgin Galactic going public after merger

  09-07-2019 14:34
    MOJAVE, Calif. -- Richard Branson's space-tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, is planning to go public, creating the first listed human spaceflight firm.   Virgin Galactic said Tuesday it is merging with Social Capital Hedosophia, whose CEO, Chamath Palihapitiya, will become chairman of the combined entity. The value of the merger was put at us$1.5 billion. "We are at the dawn of a new space age, with huge potential to improve and sustain life on Earth," Branson said. "I am delighted t
  
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• Police probe man’s death at Calgary industrial site

  09-07-2019 14:24
  An investigation is underway into what led to the death of a 72-year-old man who was found trapped under steel at a Calgary industrial site. According to Calgary police, emergency crews responded to the 7500 block of 51 Street S.E just before 10:40 a.m. Monday. When they arrived they found the man under a pile of steel and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety, in conjunction with city police, are investigating the incident. The victim’s identify has n
  
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• Woman admits to killing husband with dagger during foreplay

  09-07-2019 13:16
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman has admitted to fatally stabbing her husband in the back with a 14-inch decorative dagger while the two were roughhousing as a part of sexual foreplay. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports 49-year-old Jennifer Lynn Via was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of Thomas Via, who was stabbed in the heart. Via’s sentence may be reduced at a hearing next month. Via was initially charged with first-
  
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• Lethbridge County names grant recipients - Lethbridge Herald

  09-07-2019 12:19
  Lethbridge County names grant recipients  Lethbridge HeraldGreg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Lethbridge County has officially announced the grant fund recipients under the 2019 ...
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The story of Sara and Taliyah, Part 1

  09-07-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  In July 2016, Sara Baillie, 34, was found dead in her house, and her five-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman, was missing.
  
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• From Nazis to hippies: End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle

  09-07-2019 10:42
  FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It's the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938. It has been: a part of Germany's darkest hours as a never-realized Nazi prestige project. A symbol of Germany's postwar economic renaissance and rising middle-class prosperity. An example of globalization, sold and recognized all over the world. A
  
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