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Hong Kong protesters criticize police conduct, draw tear gas
Hong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday to disperse a rally called over concerns about police conduct in monthslong pro-democracy demonstrations, with protesters cursing the officers and calling them "...
Oct 27, 2019
California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts
SAN FRANCISCO - A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to begin c...
Oct 27, 2019
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
WASHINGTON - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being target...
Oct 27, 2019
Lauther hits late field goal to lift Roughriders over Eskimos 27-24
EDMONTON - Brett Lauther nailed a 43-yard field goal with time expired as the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their second game in a row and fourth out of the last five with a 27-24 victory over the Edmo...
Oct 27, 2019
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
BAGHDAD - Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals of Iraq and Lebanon in unprecedented, spontaneous ...
Oct 27, 2019
North Stars ‘pack’ on the offense vs. Ice Wolves, take Saturday matchup 7-0
The Battlefords North Stars got on the board early and often Saturday night, as the team put up a touchdown on the La Ronge Ice Wolves and put on a show for the hometown crowd, 7-0 the final. With the...
Oct 27, 2019 North Stars’ teammates line up to congratulate goaltender Parker Rey following the 19-year-old’s first career SJHL shutout Saturday night in the Battlefords. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Little scores OT winner for Jets in 2-1 win over Flames in Regina's Heritage Classic
REGINA - Bryan Little scored the overtime winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames in Saturday's Heritage Classic outdoor game. Little scored off a 2-on-1 ...
Oct 26, 2019
Cook, Vikings wear down Redskins 19-9 for 4th straight win
MINNEAPOLIS - Near the end of this methodical victory for the Minnesota Vikings, the crowd directed a loud cheer toward a player on the visiting team. When Adrian Peterson appeared on the giant video ...
Oct 26, 2019
Urquidy, Bregman lead Astros over Nats 8-1, tie Series 2-2
WASHINGTON - Jos Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Houston and Washington are all...
Oct 26, 2019
Urquidy, Bregman lead Astros over Nats 8-1 to tie Series 2-2
WASHINGTON - Jos Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Houston and Washington are all...
Oct 26, 2019