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• Passenger rail service suspended between Montreal and NYC after CN-Amtrak deal

  18-05-2024 18:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MONTREAL – Amtrak says no passenger trains are set to run between Montreal and New York City for at least the next six weeks due to maintenance work after it […]
  
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• Rinus VeeKay’s early crash in Indy 500 qualifying puts Ed Carpenter’s team in scramble to repair car

  18-05-2024 18:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rinus VeeKay’s already challenging season took another twist Saturday when a hard crash in Indianapolis 500 qualifying left him limping down the front straightaway, hopeful he could […]
  
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• Chelsea women rout United to win 5th straight title as manager Emma Hayes exits for US

  18-05-2024 18:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Mayra Ramirez scored twice as Chelsea routed Manchester United 6-0 to clinch its fifth straight Women’s Super League title in a triumphant sendoff for manager Emma […]
  
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• Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says

  18-05-2024 18:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their […]
  
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• NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

  18-05-2024 18:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North […]
  
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• Cline, Tuttosi give Canada rugby women powerful one-two punch at hooker

  18-05-2024 17:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  With the Canadian women already qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the last tournament, coach Kevin Rouet is adding to the depth […]
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen completes unprecedented unbeaten Bundesliga season and Cologne relegated

  18-05-2024 17:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — League champion Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season undefeated on Saturday. Early goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich gave Leverkusen a […]
  
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• Verstappen matches Senna’s record of 8 straight pole positions at track where F1 great died

  18-05-2024 17:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  IMOLA, Italy (AP) — On a weekend commemorating Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen matched the late Brazilian’s record for consecutive pole positions in Formula One as the Red Bull driver was […]
  
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• Thousands are expected to rally on Washington’s National Mall in support of Palestinian rights

  18-05-2024 17:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected to turn out for a rally in the nation’s capital Saturday in support of Palestinian rights and an immediate end to Israeli […]
  
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• Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi to leave the club after United game

  18-05-2024 17:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club after the team’s game against Manchester United, the Premier League club announced Saturday. De Zerbi has been […]
  
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• Evacuation alert issued for parts of Old Crow as Yukon’s Porcupine River floods

  18-05-2024 17:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OLD CROW, Yukon – Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on the Porcupine River due to seasonal breakup. […]
  
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• Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu

  18-05-2024 17:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast […]
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mike Sullivan named U.S. men’s hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics

  18-05-2024 16:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for […]
  
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• Germany midfielder Pavlović injured in Bayern’s last game before Euro 2024

  18-05-2024 16:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović went off injured in Bayern Munich’s last game of the season on Saturday. The 20-year-old midfielder appeared to have a right ankle […]
  
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• Sweden beats Latvia 7-2, Switzerland routs Denmark 8-0 at men’s hockey world championship

  18-05-2024 16:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — Sweden killed off a 5-minute major before scoring three goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win […]
  
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• Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

  18-05-2024 16:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. The law would require media and NGOs to […]
  
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• Israel-Hamas war protesters temporarily take over building on University of Chicago campus

  18-05-2024 16:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A group protesting the war in Gaza and demanding that the University of Chicago divest from companies doing business with Israel temporarily took over a building on […]
  
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• US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told

  18-05-2024 16:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have developed specific and highly credible intelligence suggesting that an American citizen who disappeared seven years ago while traveling in Syria has died, the man’s […]
  
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• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events

  18-05-2024 15:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newly released video appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The video […]
  
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• Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus

  18-05-2024 15:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus, the prime minister said Saturday. […]
  
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• PGA Championship is delayed by fog at Valhalla

  18-05-2024 15:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Now that the rain has cleared out, fog has moved in at the PGA Championship. Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning, delaying the resumption of […]
  
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• Vietnam nominates its public security minister as new president

  18-05-2024 15:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on Saturday, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption […]
  
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• Vietnam nominates its public securities minister as new president

  18-05-2024 15:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on Saturday, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption […]
  
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• 3 Spaniards were among 6 people killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, officials say

  18-05-2024 15:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, Taliban and Spanish officials said Saturday. Officials had earlier said that four […]
  
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• Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka’s civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

  18-05-2024 15:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war. […]
  
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• Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president’s backers say he shares faith, values

  18-05-2024 14:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative […]
  
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• The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity

  18-05-2024 14:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe […]
  
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• Xavi denies reports that Barcelona’s leadership is considering firing him

  18-05-2024 13:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández on Saturday denied a slew of reports in Spanish media outlets that Barcelona’s leadership is considering firing the coach for having said that the […]
  
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• Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning

  18-05-2024 12:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray. Alberta Wildfire reports the lack of growth allowed […]
  
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