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• Indiana Democratic state Rep. Rita Fleming retires after winning unopposed primary

  13-05-2024 18:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana state Rep. Rita Fleming announced Monday that she is retiring, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. The Democratic lawmaker from Jeffersonville in […]
  
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• CF Montreal look to raise their standard against D.C. United

  28-05-2024 21:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MONTREAL – CF Montreal’s 0-0 draw Saturday against Nashville SC wasn’t celebrated with confetti and streamers, but the team’s soul-searching amid a difficult stretch appears to be over. The challenge […]
  
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• Three people shot to death in tiny South Dakota town; former mayor charged

  28-05-2024 20:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CENTREVILLE, S.D. (AP) — Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged […]
  
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• Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon sidelined by an Achilles tendon tear

  28-05-2024 20:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon tore his Achilles tendon and is expected to miss at least the early part of the upcoming season, coach […]
  
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• NYC man accused of randomly punching strangers is indicted on hate-crimes charges

  28-05-2024 20:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was arrested in March on charges of randomly hitting a woman walking down a street in New York City has been indicted on […]
  
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• Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes

  28-05-2024 20:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – Canada’s privacy czar and a government official warn that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from “sexually explicit material” online could apply to streaming services such as […]
  
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• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says

  28-05-2024 20:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MESEBERG, Germany (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of […]
  
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• Blue Jackets hire Waddell as president of hockey ops and GM, with Davidson shifting to advisory role

  28-05-2024 20:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets named Don Waddell as their general manager and president of hockey operations on Tuesday, bringing in an experienced NHL executive to try to help turn around […]
  
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• New coach Sheldon Keefe embraces Stanley Cup expectations with the Devils

  28-05-2024 20:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Driving past the Prudential Center for a news conference at which he would be introduced at the New Jersey Devils coach, Sheldon Keefe noticed a statue […]
  
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• Ryan Salame, part of the ‘inner circle’ at collapsed crypto exchange FTX, sentenced to prison

  28-05-2024 20:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former FTX executive Ryan Salame to more than seven years in prison, the first of the lieutenants of failed cryptocurrency […]
  
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• Evaluation requested for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald’s

  28-05-2024 20:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A Massachusetts individual was arraigned Tuesday on multiple charges including assault with the intent to murder after six people, including four girls at a movie theater, were stabbed and wounded […]
  
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• Still plenty of fear for Real Madrid coach Ancelotti despite Champions League final successes

  28-05-2024 20:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti is going into his eighth Champions League final, having won all but one of them. He is the most successful coach in the competition thanks […]
  
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• New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

  28-05-2024 20:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year […]
  
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• Qatar’s ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says

  28-05-2024 20:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential, a Cypriot official […]
  
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• A `gustnado’ churns across a Michigan lake. Experts say these small whirlwinds rarely cause damage

  28-05-2024 20:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of whirlwind kicked up by thunderstorm winds, […]
  
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• New Canadian women’s pro soccer league to be called Northern Super League

  28-05-2024 19:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO – The idea of a Canadian women’s professional league was simple, albeit rife with challenges. Including coming up with the right name. On Tuesday, Project 8 turned into the […]
  
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• Vancouver Island man charged with child luring and making sexual abuse material: RCMP

  28-05-2024 19:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LANGFORD, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been arrested and charged with child exploitation offences following a tip from American authorities. RCMP say […]
  
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• No charges for officer in death of Michigan teen struck by police car during chase

  28-05-2024 19:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A prosecutor declined to file charges Tuesday against a police officer who struck and killed a western Michigan teenager while the boy was running from a stolen vehicle. Kent County […]
  
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• Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction

  28-05-2024 19:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – The parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public correction to its carbon price analysis after finding […]
  
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• Driver charged with DUI-manslaughter for farmworkers’ bus crash in Florida now faces more charges

  28-05-2024 19:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A driver already charged with DUI-manslaughter after his pickup truck crashed into a bus and killed eight farmworkers in central Florida is now facing additional charges […]
  
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• US opens up banking to private Cuban businesses as it aims to boost private sector

  28-05-2024 19:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. lifted some financial restrictions against Cuba on Tuesday, in a move designed to boost private businesses on the island. The measures will allow independent entrepreneurs […]
  
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• Judge keeps punishment of 30 years at resentencing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi

  28-05-2024 19:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted of attempting to hold former Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer two years ago apologized in federal court […]
  
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• Left-hander Drew Pomeranz has $1 million salary in contract with Giants

  28-05-2024 19:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Drew Pomeranz has a $1 million base salary in his one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants and can earn $200,000 in performance bonuses. The […]
  
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• Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka advance to the second round of the French Open

  28-05-2024 19:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Two-time finalist Casper Ruud began his French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win against Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday. “I think I am having a pretty […]
  
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• Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence after leaking 10 goals in four games

  28-05-2024 19:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Toronto FC looks to tighten up its defence as it heads south for games Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union and Saturday against D.C. United. After conceding 14 goals in its […]
  
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• Province putting priority on keeping people in Manitoba, Kinew says during ‘handshake’ with business community

  28-05-2024 19:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Manitoba’s government is focused on reducing migration out of the province, Premier Wab Kinew told a sold-out Manitoba Chambers of Commerce breakfast event Tuesday. Kinew, as other premiers before him […]
  
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• Book Review: A dark secret exposed about a World War II internment camp in ‘First Frost’

  28-05-2024 19:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Walt Longmire and his deputy are poking around in his basement when she spots a relic of his youth, a hundred-pound Bob Simmons-model surfboard. “You’re too big to surf,” she […]
  
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• House set to vote to oust Speaker, but latest attempt by Tories is likely to fail

  28-05-2024 19:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – MPs will vote tonight on a motion calling for House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign but it is not expected to succeed. The Conservatives say Fergus […]
  
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• Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ dies at 94

  28-05-2024 19:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports comedy “The Longest […]
  
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• Program to curb gender-based violence expanding to schools across Nova Scotia

  28-05-2024 19:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A program for youth aimed at curbing gender-based violence is expanding to dozens of schools across Nova Scotia. The Antigonish Women’s Centre and Sexual Assault Services […]
  
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