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Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, died Sunday. He was 89.
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'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

CALGARY — It's three floors down and nowhere to go but up for the new $900-million arena for the NHL’s Calgary Flames, even with the ongoing tariff war with the United States.
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Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas

Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas rapper who performed as Tay-K and was best known for his 2017 single “The Race” was convicted of murder for a second time after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting a San Antonio man.
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What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway

What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway

NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs , the former movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same allegations — plus one that hasn't been
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Manitoba ends some electricity exports to U.S., with plans to turn northward

Manitoba ends some electricity exports to U.S., with plans to turn northward

WINNIPEG — Manitoba will soon have more energy for itself and other Canadian jurisdictions after two hydroelectric contracts with a Minnesota utility expire at the end of this month, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday.
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs

Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs to give companies time to set up U.S. supply chains, bringing more uncertainty to the deeply integrated North American vehicle industry.
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Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement

Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.
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Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now

Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs , for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be easing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
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Relaxed U.S. tariffs on electronics help drive market gains in U.S., Canada

Relaxed U.S. tariffs on electronics help drive market gains in U.S., Canada

News of relaxed U.S. tariffs on smartphones and other electronics helped propel gains on Canadian and U.S. stock markets on Monday after last week's dizzying ups and downs.
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Prosecutor says Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial

Prosecutor says Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks.
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