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• Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in rape case of former New Hampshire youth center worker

  03-09-2024 21:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the first criminal trial linked to New Hampshire’s sprawling child abuse scandal after a jury deadlocked in the case of […]
  
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• NDP kicks MLA Wasyliw out of caucus

  16-09-2024 18:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Chairman says his business partner is acting as defence lawyer for Nygard Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw has been removed from the NDP caucus, chairman Mike Moyes announced late Monday […]
  
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• Energy minister says public money could help finance Alberta energy cleanup

  16-09-2024 18:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy minister is promising strong action to clean up the province’s growing backlog of unreclaimed oil and gas sites. Brian Jean says the effort might involve using […]
  
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• US imposes sanctions on a spyware firm behind a tool used to spy on dissidents and journalists

  16-09-2024 18:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced new sanctions Monday against a commercial spyware company headed by a former Israeli military officer whose program allowed easy access to almost any […]
  
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• Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson confirms he has a torn Achilles tendon

  16-09-2024 18:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  New York Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson confirmed Monday in a social media post he tore his right Achilles tendon. The 25-year-old Johnson posted a short video on X and […]
  
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• A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident

  16-09-2024 18:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities said Monday. State […]
  
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• How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

  16-09-2024 18:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Citizens’ assemblies: Pioneered in B.C. 20 years ago, they’re a growing pro-democracy tool

  16-09-2024 18:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Sidney Crosby signs two-year extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins that runs through 2026-27 season

  16-09-2024 18:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is looking to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins star signed a two-year contract extension on Monday that runs through the 2026-27 season. […]
  
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• Votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count in Georgia for now

  16-09-2024 18:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now after the Georgia Supreme Court paused […]
  
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• Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots

  16-09-2024 18:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy assured state election officials in a letter released Monday that he’ll work with them to handle their warnings of problems with election mail delivery during […]
  
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• At the UN, world leaders are negotiating the biggest health issue you’ve never heard of

  16-09-2024 18:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Book Review: Raymond Antrobus transitions into fatherhood in his poetry collection ‘Signs, Music’

  16-09-2024 18:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Becoming a parent is life changing. Raymond Antrobus’ third poetry collection, “Signs, Music,” captures this transformation as he conveys his own transition into fatherhood. The book is split between before […]
  
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• Judge finds woman incompetent to stand trial in fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside supermarket

  16-09-2024 18:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded his mother has been […]
  
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• Governments need to focus on AI’s real impact, not get caught up in the hype generated by Big Tech

  16-09-2024 18:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check

  16-09-2024 18:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HALIFAX – Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia’s privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates. Federal […]
  
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• Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them

  16-09-2024 18:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

  16-09-2024 18:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a “deep debt of gratitude” for their efforts in battling recent fire seasons. Eby says in a statement the province and the BC General Employees’ Union have reached an agreement-in-principle to “enhance” pensions for firefighting personnel employed directly by the BC Wildfire Service.
  
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• AtkinsRéalis signs deal to help modernize U.K. rail signalling system

  16-09-2024 18:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MONTREAL – AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. says it has signed a deal with U.K. rail infrastructure owner Network Rail to help upgrade and digitize its signalling over the next 10 years. […]
  
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• A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations

  16-09-2024 18:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — Firefighters were battling a pipeline fire in suburban Houston that sparked grass fires and burned power poles on Monday, forcing people in the surrounding neighborhood […]
  
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• Penguins re-sign Crosby to two-year extension that runs through 2026-27 season

  16-09-2024 18:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby plans to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for at least three more years. The Penguins announced on Monday that they re-signed the 37-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., […]
  
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• Control of the Murdoch media empire could be at stake in a closed-door hearing in Nevada

  16-09-2024 18:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media […]
  
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• Promotional ploy ‘TrEverbank’ backfires on QB Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars

  16-09-2024 18:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s safe to assume “TrEverBank” is out of business — for the season and forever. The promotional ploy involving Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and EverBank […]
  
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• Once a Top 25 team on the rise, Kansas finds itself in desperation mode

  16-09-2024 18:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — This was supposed to be the breakthrough year at Kansas, when a program Lance Leipold built from nationwide laughingstock to respectability took another step into the […]
  
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• US hits more Georgian officials with asset freezes and visa bans for ‘undermining democracy’

  16-09-2024 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights. The State and Treasury […]
  
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• Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour in the wake of an onstage concert fracas

  16-09-2024 17:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. “The band have […]
  
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• Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour after onstage concert fracas

  16-09-2024 17:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. “The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the band said in a brief statement Monday. The move comes after videos captured Farrell lunging at Navarro at a Friday concert in Boston, bumping Navarro with h
  
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• Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers

  16-09-2024 17:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home. She says the changes will […]
  
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• Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says

  16-09-2024 17:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses a great risk that some will try to manipulate the betting markets, which could […]
  
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• Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco likely headed for IR after hurting ankle, AP source says

  16-09-2024 17:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco is likely headed to injured reserve after hurting his right ankle in the final minutes of Sunday’s win over the […]
  
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