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Argentine legislator dies 3 days after attack by gunmen
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine legislator Hctor Olivares died three days after being seriously wounded in a gun attack that killed a provincial official, a Senate official said Sunday. Acting Sen...
May 14, 2019
CJ McCollum leads Blazers past Nuggets 100-96 in Game 7
DENVER - Damian Lillard's shots kept banging off the backboard, rattling off the rim, going everywhere but through the hoop. The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the Western Conference Finals anywa...
May 14, 2019
US senator seeks safe passage for Turkish Trail Blazers star
SALEM, Ore. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wants to ensure Portland Trail Blazers centre Enes Kanter, a Turkish star whom Turkey wants arrested for his criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be able...
May 14, 2019
2 hurt as magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Panama
PANAMA CITY - A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden porches to collapse and products to shake from store shelves....
May 14, 2019
City to help fund advertising for doctor recruitment committee
In a closed meeting following the city council meeting on May 13, Mayor Merlin Seymour said council had agreed to provide the Community Physician Recruitment and Retention committee with funds for adv...
May 14, 2019 The Community Physician Recruitment and Retention committee spoke to city council about funding promotional materials to recruit new doctors to the community at the May 13 city council meeting. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Nurse: Momentum from thrilling series can help the Raptors versus Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Coach Nick Nurse has overheard conversations about his team's huge Game 7 win while waiting for his Uber in the lobby of his condo. Kawhi Leonard has received cong...
May 14, 2019
'Fresh and new' B.C. Lions look to build chemistry at training camp
SURREY, B.C. - It's been a busy off-season for B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly. First came February's blockbuster signing that saw the former Edmonton Eskimo ink a four-year, $2.9-million...
May 14, 2019
Bruins thump Hurricanes 6-2, take 2-0 lead in East finals
BOSTON - With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of "We want the Cup!" The next time they see their team, th...
May 14, 2019
Holloway to put featherweight title on line against Edgar at UFC 240 in Edmonton
Max (Blessed) Holloway will put his UFC featherweight title on the line against former lightweight title-holder Frankie (The Answer) Edgar at UFC 240 in Edmonton on July 27. David Shaw, UFC senior vic...
May 14, 2019
Judge: Cosby's actions 'distinctive,' became 'a signature'
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania judge who presided over Bill Cosby's sex-assault case says he let five other accusers testify at Cosby's retrial because they showed his actions were "so distinctive...
May 14, 2019