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Besides Messi, there is Vinicius Júnior, Valverde, Garnacho and Pulisic to watch at Copa America
SAO PAULO (AP) - Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the face of this year's Copa America. But there are other players to watch when the South American soccer championship starts this month in the United Stat...
Jun 12, 2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make...
Jun 12, 2024
Canadian promoter Unified MMA to hold two shows the same night in different cities
Putting on one mixed martial arts show is a challenge, with multiple fighters, trainers and officials involved. Holding two shows the same night doubles the degree of difficulty. But that's what Unifi...
Jun 12, 2024
Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority
DENVER (AP) - A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman's acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it had no jurisdictio...
Jun 12, 2024
Canadian Evan Kung surprised to be leading Bassmaster Open standings
Evan Kung is exceeding even his own expectations. The Pickering, Ont., resident currently leads the overall Bassmaster Open standings heading into his fifth event, June 20-22 at Oklahoma's Lake Eufaul...
Jun 12, 2024
Quebec coroner calls for more domestic violence resources after murder of family
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is calling on the provincial government to improve services for domestic violence victims in her report on a murder case involving a man who strangled his wife and two sons...
Jun 12, 2024
Quarterback Dru Brown to make Ottawa debut versus his former team
For three years, Dru Brown practised against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence. On Thursday night, he'll face the unit for real. Brown will make his Ottawa debut when the club opens its 2024 season ho...
Jun 12, 2024
The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president's son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes. "As we all know, the sentenci...
Jun 12, 2024
Biden and Zelenskyy will sign security agreement between US and Ukraine when they meet at G7
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a bilateral security agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine on Thursday when they meet on the sidelines of t...
Jun 12, 2024
Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts
BOSTON (AP) - Defense attorneys are pressing the lead investigator in the case of a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank about inappropriate texts he wro...
Jun 12, 2024
