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• Las Vegas tourism authority sponsoring each Aces player for $100K in 2024 and 2025

  18-05-2024 21:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is providing a $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player for this season and 2025. “The city of Vegas […]
  
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• Canadian women score historic rugby win, defeating World Cup champion New Zealand

  19-05-2024 09:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Fancy Bermudez scored two tries as Canada recorded a historic rugby win over New Zealand on Sunday, holding on to dispatch the reigning World Cup champion […]
  
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• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court

  19-05-2024 08:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the “millionth” press briefing on his court case. […]
  
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• ‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates

  19-05-2024 08:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over […]
  
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• Japanese authorities urge caution after wild bears attack several people in the northeast

  19-05-2024 08:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities have warned residents Saturday to be aware of wild bears in the country’s northeast after several people were attacked, including police officers. The bears, measuring […]
  
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• In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats

  19-05-2024 08:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a […]
  
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• What happened in the UK’s infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday

  19-05-2024 08:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, nearly six years after it began looking into how tens of thousands of people […]
  
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• Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

  19-05-2024 08:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I […]
  
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• Chinese ambassador promises ‘friendship’ and ‘cooperation’ as 2 Chinese warships dock in Cambodia

  19-05-2024 08:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Two Chinese warships docked Sunday at a commercial port in Cambodia, in preparation for joint naval exercises between the two countries. The Jingangshan amphibious warfare ship […]
  
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• Indiana faces Connecticut after Clark’s 22-point showing

  19-05-2024 08:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Connecticut Sun (2-0, 2-0 Eastern Conference) at Indiana Fever (0-3, 0-3 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever hosts the Connecticut Sun after Caitlin Clark scored […]
  
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• Saudi Arabia’s 88-year-old King Salman, suffering from fever and joint pain, undergoes medical exams

  19-05-2024 08:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s 88-year-old King Salman will undergo medical checks Sunday after suffering from a high temperature and joint pain, state media reported. King Salman […]
  
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• Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?

  19-05-2024 08:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by […]
  
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• Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall

  19-05-2024 07:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  JACUMÉ, México (AP) — Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the […]
  
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• Sentencing trial set to begin for Florida man who executed 5 women at a bank in 2019

  19-05-2024 07:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Zephen Xaver walked into a central Florida bank in 2019, fatally shot five women and then called police to tell them what he did. Now 12 jurors will decide whether […]
  
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• Disputed penalty in final minutes gives Whitecaps a 1-1 draw against Sounders

  19-05-2024 06:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and the Vancouver Whitecaps salvaged a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders […]
  
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• Disputed penalty in final minutes gives Whitecaps 1-1 draw against Sounders

  19-05-2024 06:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and the Vancouver Whitecaps salvaged a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with […]
  
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• Stewart scores 24 as Liberty beat Fever 91-80

  19-05-2024 06:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 24 points to lead a balanced New York offense as the Liberty beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 91-80 on Saturday in […]
  
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• Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union

  19-05-2024 06:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote […]
  
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• Lynn, Gallese make big plays late to help Orlando City beat Earthquakes 1-0

  19-05-2024 06:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Lynn scored in the 89th minute and Pedro Gallese had four saves to help Orlando City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Saturday night. […]
  
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• Copper has career-high 38, Cunningham hits clutch 3s as Mercury top Dream 88-85

  19-05-2024 06:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored a career-high 38 points and combined with Sophie Cunningham for the last 16 points as the Phoenix Mercury recovered after losing a 10-point fourth-quarter […]
  
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• Sports scoreboard for Saturday, May 18, 2024

  19-05-2024 06:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Edmonton 5 Vancouver 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 5 Finland 3 Switzerland 8 Denmark […]
  
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• US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

  19-05-2024 06:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as […]
  
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• Rodman scores 2 in Spirit’s 4-2 win over Angel City and Kansas City remains unbeaten despite draw

  19-05-2024 06:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Trinity Rodman scored twice in the first half and the Washington Spirit went on to beat Angel City 4-2 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. All six […]
  
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• Arango, Gómez each score 2 goals, RSL rallies for 5-3 win over Rapids

  19-05-2024 06:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SANDY, Utah (AP) — Cristian “Chicho” Arango and Andrés Gómez each scored two goal to help Real Salt Lake rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the Colorado Rapids 5-3 […]
  
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• Dominicans to vote in general elections with eyes on crisis in neighboring Haiti

  19-05-2024 06:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Voters in the Dominican Republic will take to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to reinforce the government’s crackdown on its shared border […]
  
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• As killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capital

  19-05-2024 06:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. They stopped in front of a cemetery and […]
  
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