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Georgia withdraws foreign agent bill after days of protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's ruling party said Thursday it is withdrawing a draft law from the parliament criticized as potentially stifling media freedom and civil society after several days of ...
Mar 09, 2023

Miller's OT winner lifts Canucks past Ducks 3-2 for third straight victory
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal 20 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Andrei Kuzmenko also s...
Mar 09, 2023

Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word "tofu" is one of the motorists caught in a state crackdown on vulgar license plates. Car owners across the United State...
Mar 09, 2023

Clippers pull away in second half to beat Raptors 108-100
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night. Leonard also ha...
Mar 08, 2023

Spokesman: GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell Wednesday at a hotel and was hospitalized, a spokesman for the senator said. McConnell, 81, was attending a private dinner a...
Mar 08, 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps trounce Real CD Espana 5-0 in CONCACAF Champions League play
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off their CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a decisive 5-0 victory over Honduran side Real CD Espana on Wednesday. Tristan Blackmon, Ryan Raposo, Pedro...
Mar 08, 2023

Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Air raid sirens...
Mar 08, 2023

Fleury's 46-save effort leads Wild to 4-2 victory over reeling Jets
WINNIPEG - Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday that extended the team's point streak to 11 consecutive games. The Wild are 9...
Mar 08, 2023

Arendz, Cameron lead three-medal day for Canada's Para Nordic team at World Cup
PARK CITY, Utah - Mark Arendz and Collin Cameron led a three-medal day in World Cup action for Canada's Para Nordic team to conclude the season on Wednesday in Park City, Utah. Arendz earned silver in...
Mar 08, 2023

Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in Paris
A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year's Paris Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine. "W...
Mar 08, 2023