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• Donald Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial

  13-05-2024 19:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials […]
  
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• Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado moves on in last-ditch Olympic qualifier in Bangkok

  28-05-2024 21:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BANGKOK – Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado advanced at a last-ditch Olympic qualifier Tuesday, earning a 5-0 decision over Kenya’s Amina Faki in round-of-16 action in the women’s 54-kilogram class. The […]
  
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• Di Stasio, Dhesi lead Canada’s wrestling team into Olympic Games

  28-05-2024 21:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO – World champion Justina Di Stasio and veteran Amar Dhesi will lead Canada’s wrestling team into the Olympic Games in Paris. Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Burnaby, B.C., Montreal’s Alex […]
  
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• A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location

  28-05-2024 21:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) — Devin Johnson’s life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend — on the same lot in […]
  
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• Big changes for the NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits and roster sizes across college sports

  28-05-2024 21:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Cody McDavis’ life changed forever with a few strokes of a pen. McDavis grew up in a single-parent home where his mother worked three jobs to afford life’s essentials. There […]
  
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• Mother tells police she shot one child and drowned another. A third was found safe

  28-05-2024 21:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman went to a police station Tuesday and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned the other, authorities said. […]
  
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• T20 warmup match between England and Pakistan abandoned because of rain, damaging World Cup prep

  28-05-2024 21:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The T20 World Cup preparations of England and Pakistan were further hurt after the third match of their warmup series was abandoned Tuesday without any play […]
  
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• National Spelling Bee competitors try to address weaknesses, including ‘super short, tricky words’

  28-05-2024 21:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A four-letter word sent Shradha Rachamreddy to a third-place finish in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. As the remaining spellers dwindled, Shradha was given […]
  
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• Jessica Campbell could be candidate as an assistant in Seattle, new Kraken coach Dan Bylsma says

  28-05-2024 21:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — New Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said current Coachella Valley assistant coach Jessica Campbell could be a candidate for a similar position with the NHL club. Bylsma […]
  
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• Saskatchewan NDP asks Speaker to call meeting on gun allegation, invite investigation

  28-05-2024 21:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP has asked the Speaker to call a meeting so an independent investigator can be appointed to look into allegations of guns and bullying in the […]
  
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• Sharks sign prized prospect Will Smith to a 3-year deal after 1 stellar season in college

  28-05-2024 21:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks signed prized prospect Will Smith to a three-year entry-level contract on Tuesday after one stellar season at Boston College. The 19-year-old […]
  
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• Cyclones add Eli Green from North Dakota St. to strengthen their receiving corps

  28-05-2024 21:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has strengthened its receiving corps with the addition of North Dakota State playmaker Eli Green, who was among four transfers announced Tuesday by coach […]
  
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• Timo Werner to stay on loan at Tottenham for the whole of next season

  28-05-2024 21:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Germany forward Timo Werner will stay on loan at Tottenham from Leipzig for the whole of next season. Spurs announced the deal on Tuesday and said the […]
  
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• Play ball! Things to know entering the NCAA baseball regionals

  28-05-2024 21:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World […]
  
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• What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?

  28-05-2024 21:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and […]
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit

  28-05-2024 21:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  REGINA – Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families are in court fighting a bid from the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over […]
  
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• ‘Let’s call it for what it is’: Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee

  28-05-2024 21:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA – Conservative MP Todd Doherty says the federal government is offering “false hope” to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range […]
  
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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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