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Canada announces a probe to examine possible Chinese election interference
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
The announcement of a probe of possible Chinese influence in Canadian elections follows a newspaper report stating that China preferred to see Trudeau's Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election.
Djokovic withdraws from U.S. tournament after his bid for a COVID vaccine waiver fails
Monday, March 06, 2023
The world's top-ranked player Novak Djokovic won't play at the upcoming BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after losing his bid to enter the U.S. unvaccinated to play in the Southern California event.
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dies at 71
Monday, March 06, 2023
Rossington was the last surviving original founding member of the Southern rock band, known for its anthemic "Free Bird," among many other hit songs.
The smallest field ever of competing sled dog teams takes off in the Iditarod race
Monday, March 06, 2023
The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Competitors will travel travel nearly 1,000 miles and the winner is expected to take about 10 days.
Ricou Browning, the actor who played the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon,' dies at 93
Monday, March 06, 2023
In addition to acting roles, Ricou Browning also collaborated as a writer on the 1963 movie Flipper, and the popular TV series of the same name that followed.
Egypt sentences human rights activists to prison on terrorism charges
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Human rights groups called the trial unfair. Egypt on Sunday sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms ranging between five and 15 years on terrorism-related charges.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he won't challenge Trump in 2024 primary
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Hogan said he would not seek the Republican nomination for president. He positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump.
A massive fire tore through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Sunday, March 05, 2023
The blaze hit Sunday morning and has left thousands homeless. Some 740,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown.
A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a decade of talks
Sunday, March 05, 2023
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
A Philippine governor and 5 other people are killed in a brazen attack
Saturday, March 04, 2023
Gunmen in military uniforms fatally shot Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and five civilians while the provincial leader was meeting villagers at his home in the central Philippines.
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in for another week
Saturday, March 04, 2023
A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live in forest communities or visit for recreation.
Amazon pauses construction in Virginia on its second headquarters
Friday, March 03, 2023
Following a big round of layoffs, the Seattle-based company said it is delaying the beginning of construction of the second phase of its headquarters development in Northern Virginia.
Who can house a hippo? Colombia hopes export part of Pablo Escobar's bloat
Friday, March 03, 2023
Dozens of the invasive behemoths, descended from 4 imported by the 1980s drug lord, are thriving in the region around his former ranch. Colombia wants to ship some of them to Mexico and India.
Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, announces he has terminal cancer
Friday, March 03, 2023
The documents in the Pentagon Papers told how U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was built up steadily by political leaders and top military brass who were overconfident about U.S. prospects.
Nordstrom says it will close its Canadian stores and cut 2,500 jobs
Friday, March 03, 2023
Nordstrom chief executive Erik Nordstrom said the Seattle-based retailer is exiting Canada because it does not see a realistic path to profitability for the business in the country.
At a town hall, angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.
A scan discovers a sealed, 30-foot-long hallway inside a Giza pyramid
Thursday, March 02, 2023
The corridor is perched above the ancient wonder's main entrance, authorities said. The function of the chamber is unknown, although such corridors often lead to further archaeological discoveries.
Two Native Hawaiians get prison in a crime that exposed the state's racial complexity
Thursday, March 02, 2023
The victim, who was brutally attacked after he tried to move into their remote village on Maui, wouldn't have been beaten if he wasn't white, a U.S. judge said in sentencing two men for a hate crime.
A man is charged for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flight
Thursday, March 02, 2023
A Pennsylvania man is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint.
Delta Air Lines pilots approve contract to raise pay by more than 30%
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Pilots at Delta Air Lines approved a new contract that will raise their pay by more than 30% over four years and likely lead to similar agreements covering union pilots at other major U.S. airlines.