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LOS ANGELES — "What is Prince Edward Island?" Apparently, the brainiac competitors on Wednesday’s airing of "Jeopardy!" and its all-time champion host have no idea. The American TV quiz show’s …
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IQALUIT, NUNAVUT — Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of …
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OTTAWA — More than 400 Canadian climate scientists and other academics are pleading with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap her plan to create a tax credit for companies that …
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MADRID — When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise. …
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VIENNA — Austria’s parliament is due to vote Thursday on introducing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults, the first of its kind in Europe. The mandate drawn up by the …
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BEIJING/SYDNEY — When Dwight Law’s father died in November, the Shanghai-based U.S. expat flew back to Kansas, leaving his wife and dog behind in China while he attended to matters …
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left …
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the Omicron variant — but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday an …
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the …
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MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights while fellow …
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