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GOP moderate: Tentative immigration deal with conservatives
WASHINGTON - A leader of House Republican moderates said Thursday that a tentative deal with conservatives was being discussed to help young “Dreamer” immigrants stay in the U.S. legally. ...
Jun 07, 2018

Quebec City protesters end tense but mainly peaceful demonstration
QUEBEC - Several hundred mainly peaceful protesters filled a heavily protected street of Quebec City on Thursday night, on the eve of a G7 summit that will bring U.S. President Donald Trump to Canada ...
Jun 07, 2018
Aid freeze, politics push Gaza's people deeper into poverty
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Samia Hassan used to have enough money to feed her two dozen children and grandchildren. Now she spends much of her time worrying about food, scouring Gaza’s vegeta...
Jun 07, 2018
Hawaii volcano gives experts clues to boost science
HONOLULU - Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano may be disrupting life in paradise with its bursts of ash and bright-orange lava, but it also has scientists wide-eyed, eager to advance what’s known ab...
Jun 07, 2018
Refugee Syrian chef turns nocturnal in Ramadan
WASHINGTON - The streets of Washington are dark and empty when Majed Abdalraheem first arrives at Union Kitchen, a shared commercial cooking space in a warehouse on the city’s northeast side. By...
Jun 07, 2018

Military base calls immigration agents on pizza delivery man
NEW YORK - He went from delivering pizza to being detained by immigration officers. An Ecuadorean restaurant worker making a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn wound up being detained June 1 aft...
Jun 07, 2018

Meadow Lake Indoor Rodeo Continues
The Meadow Lake Indoor Rodeo Continues through the weekend at the Meadow Lake Stampede Grounds. See the poster and the entry list for full details.
Jun 07, 2018

Meadow Lake Indoor Rodeo Continues
The Meadow Lake Indoor Rodeo Continues through the weekend at the Meadow Lake Stampede Grounds. See the poster and the entry list for full details.
Jun 07, 2018
Congo woman opens home to dozens of children orphaned by war
BENI, Congo - Thirteen-year-old Gloria Saambili said her mother was cooking when rebels entered her home in the Congolese village of Mayi-Moya, killed her with an axe and took Gloria’s father an...
Jun 07, 2018
NATO trumpets resolve over Russia, plays down divisions
BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers met Thursday in a fresh show of resolve against Russia and played down a series of festering trans-Atlantic disputes that threaten to undermine unity across the 29-na...
Jun 07, 2018