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At least 3 wounded in Sweden shooting amid rise in violence
HELSINKI (AP) - At least three people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern Swedish city of Kristianstad, police said. No suspects have been detained yet, Swedish media reported. Swedish pol...
Aug 03, 2021
Singh demands Afghan interpreters' families be allowed into Canada as Taliban surges
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government should expand eligibility for Afghans hoping for resettlement in Canada to include the extended families of interpreters and staff who su...
Aug 03, 2021
Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near Metro
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon was on lockdown Tuesday morning after multiple gunshots were fired near a platform by the facility's Metro station. A Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lock...
Aug 03, 2021
De Grasse qualifies for 200m semifinal as volleyball, water polo teams defeated
Canadian Andre De Grasse took a step toward his goal of winning a second Olympic medal in Tokyo on Tuesday as the country's men's volleyball and women's water polo teams suffered defeats.De Grasse and...
Aug 03, 2021
NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced ...
Aug 03, 2021
Florida again breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 11,515 patients in one day, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Aug 03, 2021
Canada shut out of medals again, but sprinters De Grasse, Brown provide hope
TOKYO - Canada threatened to add to its medal total Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics but, despite a few close calls, the nation was left without any hardware to celebrate for the second straight day. Onc...
Aug 03, 2021
Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal
BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World W...
Aug 03, 2021
Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, local police said Tuesday. Vitaly Shishov, ...
Aug 03, 2021
Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile
TOKYO - Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That she delivered a tense, heart-pounding ...
Aug 03, 2021