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Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino
GENEVA - A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino was opened Thursday by a Swiss special prosecutor, plunging world soccer's governing body in a new scandal. Special prosecutor Stefan K...
Jul 30, 2020
Lewis in posthumous essay: 'Your turn to let freedom ring'
ATLANTA - John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights - and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death. In an essay he wrote shortly before he died and that was published ...
Jul 30, 2020
New Brunswick woman found after missing in forest for almost two weeks
TRACADIE, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman says she was able to survive in woods northeast of the province for nearly two weeks by drinking rainwater from puddles and eating wild berries. Jenny McLaughlin...
Jul 30, 2020
Saudis' Newcastle bid ends after piracy, human rights issues
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund withdrew its bid to buy English Premier League club Newcastle on Thursday after the process was stalled by concerns about piracy by the kingdom and human rights co...
Jul 30, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a high-profile human-rights case. Ward is appealing a decision by Quebec's highest court that l...
Jul 30, 2020
Leafs' Mitch Marner joins ownership group of esports company OverActive Media
TORONTO - Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner has joined the ownership group of OverActive Media, the parent company of the Overwatch League's Toronto Defiant and Call of Duty League's Toronto Ultra espo...
Jul 30, 2020
1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West
WASHINGTON - More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. economy. The c...
Jul 30, 2020
Glenda Jackson film to launch PBS' 'Masterpiece' anniversary
LOS ANGELES - Acclaimed actor Glenda Jackson will launch the 50th season of PBS' "Masterpiece" drama showcase next year. The film "Elizabeth is Missing," with Jackson as a woman in search of a vanishe...
Jul 30, 2020
Writer David Hare turns his COVID-19 into a theatre piece
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-nominated writer David Hare says he's turned his COVID-19 illness into a stage monologue about enduring "this quite extraordinary disease." "Beat the Devil" will open in London as ...
Jul 30, 2020
Tracy Morgan, wife to divorce after 5 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES - Tracy Morgan and his wife of five years are ending their marriage The actor-comedian's representative said in an emailed statement Wednesday that Morgan and Megan Wollover have filed for...
Jul 30, 2020