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Taylor Swift shakes off drama with fun concert performance
NEW YORK - In her first public appearance since discovering her masters were in the hands of someone she's not a fan of, Taylor Swift didn't directly address the issue, but she did play music from tha...
Jul 11, 2019
'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 11, 2019
Weinstein overhauling legal team as trial looms in 60 days
NEW YORK - With one lawyer bolting amid public backlash and another saying he and his client just couldn't get along, Harvey Weinstein is recasting his defence team yet again, this time a mere 60 days...
Jul 11, 2019
UK envoy's leaked views inspire more insults in Trump tweets
LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Britain's ambassador to the United States for a second day, describing him as "wacky" and a "pompous fool" after leaked documents revealed the envoy'...
Jul 11, 2019
Tom Steyer launches 2020 campaign after saying he wouldn't
WASHINGTON - Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he's joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he...
Jul 11, 2019
US consumer prices tick up just 0.1% as inflation stays tame
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose just 0.1% in June, as cheaper gas prices were offset by higher rents and auto costs. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index increased 1...
Jul 11, 2019
Update: Alzheimer's study cancelled
Update:The Generation Program Alzheimer's disease prevention studies planned by Okanagan Clinical Trials (OCT) in Kelowna has been cancelled."After an assessment of unblinded data during a regular pre...
Jul 11, 2019
Proposed home business sparks neighbourly dispute
Video surveillance, photos and allegations are front and center after a re-zoning application for a home-based hair salon on Mt. Bulman Drive sparked friction between neighbours. The proposed home-bas...
Jul 11, 2019
Poor weather foils search efforts for entangled North Atlantic right whales
Search and rescue efforts for three endangered North Atlantic right whales that were found entangled in ropes were foiled on Wednesday because of poor weather conditions. The Department of Fisheries a...
Jul 11, 2019
UK Labour Party in turmoil over new anti-Semitism claims
LONDON - Britain's main opposition Labour Party is in turmoil after a television documentary renewed allegations that anti-Semitism is rife within its ranks. In the BBC program, former staff members o...
Jul 11, 2019
