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• Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates

  15-05-2024 06:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume […]
  
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• Chicago Sports Network set to air Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox games

  03-06-2024 19:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A new network is launching to carry games from three Chicago pro teams, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox. The Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced Monday that […]
  
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• Nvidia’s stock is expensive. A look at why, and how that should change, by the numbers

  03-06-2024 18:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year after more than tripling in 2023 and it’s now the third most valuable company in the S&P 500. Nvidia’s stock is […]
  
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• Things to know about the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis officer

  03-06-2024 18:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police officer shot and killed last week was an outgoing person who loved his job, his family said. Officer Jamal Mitchell, 36, died in the […]
  
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• Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal

  03-06-2024 18:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my […]
  
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• Here’s why you may not be getting the benefits you expected from mindfulness

  03-06-2024 18:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Why we should care about this week’s European Parliament elections

  03-06-2024 18:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• Quebec to spend $31 to boost security at courthouses after violent incidents

  03-06-2024 18:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. – The Quebec government is pledging $31 million to add security checkpoints and more special constables to the province’s courthouses after recent violent incidents that raised safety concerns. […]
  
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• A national caregiving strategy is coming — what could it mean for Canadians?

  03-06-2024 18:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer

  03-06-2024 18:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of the Arts, an institution with roots more than a century and a half old in Philadelphia, has abruptly announced it will close in a […]
  
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• Female musicians underrepresented on Canadian radio playlists: study

  03-06-2024 18:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO – A new report on Canada’s radio airwaves says that music performed by women is still vastly underrepresented on commercial music stations. The study looked at the top 150 […]
  
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• De Minaur is a firm clay court believer after reaching French Open quarterfinals

  03-06-2024 18:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The terrible weather at the French Open produced a surprisingly positive outcome for Alex de Minaur. It turned him into a clay court believer. De Minaur reached […]
  
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• Community broadband provides a local solution for a global problem

  03-06-2024 18:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ […]
  
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• AFN national chief blasts governments’ inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

  03-06-2024 18:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – On the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry’s report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is blasting […]
  
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• Technical issues briefly halt trading for some NYSE stocks in the latest glitch to hit Wall Street

  03-06-2024 18:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A technical issue caused the temporary halt for some stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, including at least one whose price briefly fell […]
  
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• American archer Brady Ellison seeks elusive gold medal at his 5th Olympics

  03-06-2024 18:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Brady Ellison wants to further secure his place at the top of archery history. The 35-year-old American has qualified for his fifth Olympics, first having competed in 2008 in Beijing. […]
  
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• French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events

  03-06-2024 18:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DEAUVILLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — ‘’To our forever heroes: Thank you” — those words inscribed by French schoolchildren on a big poster greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans, […]
  
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• Creighton will rename its practice facility the McDermott Center in honor of coach and his family

  03-06-2024 18:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton will rename its basketball practice facility the McDermott Center in honor of coach Greg McDermott and his family, the school announced Monday. McDermott has led […]
  
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• Elks optimistic of brighter 2024 after several seasons of futility

  03-06-2024 18:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks won all of four games in the 2023 season. The Green and Gold has just 11 wins over the previous three CFL campaigns. The team […]
  
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• Ontario seeks more private MRI, CT clinics for public scans

  03-06-2024 18:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO – Ontario is looking to boost the number of publicly funded MRIs and CT scans offered through private clinics. Right now there are seven such clinics in the province […]
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Another BC United member abandons party for Conservatives

  03-06-2024 18:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  VICTORIA – Another BC United member has left the party to join the Conservative Party of BC just months before the provincial election. Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko says in […]
  
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• US call for a cease-fire in Gaza puts Netanyahu at a legacy-shaping crossroads

  03-06-2024 18:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy […]
  
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• Head coach Mace looks to change culture as Riders move on from disappointing seasons

  03-06-2024 18:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  REGINA – The 2024 CFL campaign will be a season of change for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with new head coach Corey Mace at the helm. Mace signed a three-year contract […]
  
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• Bethel-Thompson to take charge of Elks’ present while mentoring their future

  03-06-2024 18:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back in the CFL, tasked with solidifying the Edmonton Elks’ present while providing for their future. The 35-year-old quarterback signed a one-year deal with Edmonton in January […]
  
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• Portugal calls up Manchester City’s Matheus Nunes for European Championship

  03-06-2024 18:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal called up Manchester City midfielder Matheus Nunes for the European Championship to replace the injured Otávio on Monday. The Portuguese Football Federation said Otávio would […]
  
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• International monitor notes some irregularities during Serbia’s rerun of municipal election

  03-06-2024 18:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s rerun of a troubled municipal election was marked by misuse of public resources and ruling party dominance but overall was well-run, an international observer said […]
  
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• South Carolina fires baseball coach Mark Kingston after 7 seasons

  03-06-2024 18:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has fired baseball coach Mark Kingston after seven seasons and just two trips to the NCAA Tournament’s Super Regionals. Gamecocks athletic director Ray Tanner […]
  
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• Miles Russell to make PGA Tour debut as 15-year-old amateur at Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit

  03-06-2024 17:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Miles Russell, the 15-year-old from Florida who became the youngest player in Korn Ferry Tour history to make a cut, has accepted a sponsor exemption to make […]
  
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• Trial in the fatal daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph reset to September

  03-06-2024 17:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Monday reset the trial date for a man charged with killing rapper Young Dolph in a daytime shooting ambush at a cookie shop […]
  
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• Pakistan’s Imran Khan is acquitted of leaking state secrets but remains in prison on other charges

  03-06-2024 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said, though the popular opposition leader will remain behind […]
  
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