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US Political Campaigners Turn To Tinder, Bumble Dating Apps For Votes.
Days ahead of the Iowa Caucuses vote, Rhiannon Payne was on the Bumble dating app -- not to find a partner but to press her case for her candidate, Elizabeth Warren.
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Pompeo Says ‘Crimea Is Ukraine’ On Anniversary Of Russia’s Seizure.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington “does not and will not ever recognize” Moscow’s claim to Ukraine’s Crimea region, which it seized in 2014 and annexed.
China Reports 29 More Coronavirus Deaths, Lowest Since January.
China reported 29 more deaths on Thursday from the new coronavirus epidemic, the lowest daily figure in almost a month, and the number of fresh infections rose slightly.
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Saudi Arabia Suspends Entry For Pilgrims To Mecca Amid Coronavirus Spread.
Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said.
Romania Detects First Virus Case After Man Has Contact With Italian Visitor.
Romania’s health minister has confirmed the first coronavirus infection in the southeastern Europe nation.
Saving Baby Jose: 20 years have past since Edmontonians rallied to help child from Panama.
In 1998, Edmontonians joined together to save the life a child born in Panama with a life-threatening atrial ventricular septal defect.
U.S. Lists Leader Of Iran-Backed Shi’ite Militia In Iraq As ‘Global Terrorist’
The United States has declared the leader of the Iran-backed Kataib Hizbullah (KH) militant group in Iraq a terrorist following a number of recent rocket attacks on bases hosting U.S. and other foreign troops in Iraq.
«Germophobe Like Him» : Trump Advices People On Coronavirus.
Donald Trump had advice Wednesday for people worried by the coronavirus: be a germophobe like him.
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Alberta officials expand list of countries for coronavirus testing protocols.
Alberta health officials are ramping up their testing protocols for the coronavirus, adding six more countries to their list of places where travellers need to be mindful of virus symptoms.
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Trump Appoints Vice President Mike Pence As Coronavirus Tsar.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was appointing Vice President Mike Pence to lead the US response to the novel coronavirus.
‘Unity, unity, unity’: Pelosi urges Democratic cohesion amid Sanders’ campaign boom.
Down-ballot jitters are apparent as the Vermont senator takes an increasingly commanding lead in early voting and withstands the constant pummeling by rivals who have been unable to slow his rise.
‘Hard not to worry’: Weyburn grad student staying in Milan amid COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.
Kate Andrews, a student in Milan, says university classes have been suspended amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, but she plans to remain in the capital.
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«Spend Whatever's Appropriate» To Boost Anti-Coronavirus Funds: Trump.
US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to spend whatever was appropriate to respond to the novel coronavirus.
6, Including Gunman Dead, After Mass Shooting At Brewing Facility In US.
Several people were killed Wednesday when a sacked former employee opened fire at the Milwaukee campus of brewing giant Molson Coors, with reports of up to six dead in addition to the shooter.
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‘Several killed’ in shooting at Milwaukee brewing company.
Mayor Tom Barrett confirmed attack at Molson Coors facility in Wisconsin
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COVID-19: Trump downplays U.S. outbreak, spurring new credibility test
The stakes could be enormous from a public health and economic perspective, and also for Trump's personal credibility.
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Trump Campaign Sues New York Times Over Russia Opinion Piece.
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the...
Is Canada ready for a widespread coronavirus outbreak? Yes and no, experts say.
Experts say that Canada has all of the necessities for widespread disease outbreak, but hospital overcrowding remains a concern.
Cause of Southern California refinery explosion under investigation, authorities say.
The fire erupted late Tuesday night after an explosion in a cooling tower, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which assisted the refinery’s own firefighters.
Turkish position on Crimea «firm» – envoy
Guldere noted that this year, Ukraine is marking not only the sixth year of resistance to the Russian occupation of Crimea but also the 76th anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
One Ukrainian military was killed due to Donbas conflict.
Militants violated ‘silence regime’ four times
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Molson Coors confirms ‘active situation’ at Milwaukee campus, police on scene.
While police did not specify what the situation was, media reports pointed to a shooter on the premise.
Unwillingness to swallow bitter pill of higher EU budget share ‘shocking’.
Brexit has left a gap of €75bn over seven years in EU’s finances. Who will cough up?
New NAFTA deal will be worth $6.8B to Canada by 2025, economic assessment says
The long-awaited assessment the Liberals presented today says the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is much better than letting the U.S. tear up the old NAFTA and put tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automotive exports.
Trump Campaign Sues New York Times For Libel Over Russia Story.
U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against The New York Times (NYT), accusing it of falsely asserting a trade-off between Russian officials and the president’s 2016 campaign.