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French government plans to nationalize electricity giant EDF
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Wednesday that the government plans to nationalize French electricity giant EDF amid an energy crisis aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
Jul 06, 2022

Court OKs immunity defense in alleged sex trafficker's death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday ...
Jul 06, 2022

Anglers encouraged to check their bait before casting a line
With another free fishing weekend approaching, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is encouraging anglers to double check their tackle boxes. The request comes after a quagga mussel was recently fo...
Jul 06, 2022

July 4 shooting suspect bought guns legally despite threats
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - The man charged with killing seven people when he unleashed a hail of bullets on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago legally bought the high-powere...
Jul 06, 2022

UK's Johnson vows to stay on despite top tier resignations
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to stay in power despite the resignations of two top Cabinet ministers and a slew of more junior officials. Johnson told lawmakers Wedn...
Jul 06, 2022

Seoul spy agency files charges against ex-chiefs over NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency filed charges on Wednesday against two of its former directors over their handling of separate border incidents with North Korea in recent years whic...
Jul 06, 2022

South Africa holds funeral for 21 teens who died in tavern
EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) - More than a thousand grieving family and community members are attending the funeral in South Africa's East London for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at...
Jul 06, 2022

Tory leadership candidate disqualified and Yukon heat: In The News for July 6, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, July 6, 2022 ... What we are watchi...
Jul 06, 2022

Might be time to leave the U.S., Highland Park locals muse after July Fourth rampage
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - It was 10:17 a.m. on the Fourth of July, central daylight time, when Shelly Sella's cellphone rang. She remembers the time precisely. What she heard - it was her daughter, Lauren...
Jul 06, 2022

True motive of B.C. bank shooting may never be known, says criminologist
Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a British Columbia bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two oth...
Jul 06, 2022