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Video: Thief Uses Full-Size Bolt Cutters To Snatch Donation Box

A particularly brazen donation box theft was caught on video, and police are searching for the man who pulled it off. Security footage of the crime was released today but the incident occurred last month at a highway rest stop in Vaughan, Ont. The suspect is described as an unshaven white male around 25 to […]

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300 police officers fired in Russia this year after complaints from citizens

Russian police have had to dismiss around 300 officers since the start of 2018 after citizens reported misconduct, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said. There have been at least 45,000 complaints about the actions of police officers this year, Kolokoltsev said. Russian police sex scandal: 3 top lawmen arrested after drunken gang-rape of young female detective […]

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No-hitter, extra-inning thrillers highlight first day of NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic

TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2018 NFCA NCAA Division III Leadoff Classic swung into action for an elite 32-team field on Friday at the Lincoln Park Complex with a no-hitter, two extra-inning games and 11 teams won both their games. Freshman Eliza Rossman struck out four over five innings in Linfield’s 12-0 rout of Rochester, following […]

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Asian stocks sink after US orders arrest of senior Huawei executive in Canada

Major Asian stock markets plunged as much as 2.5 percent on Thursday after a senior Chinese executive was arrested in Canada, and is now facing extradition to the US. Investors fear an escalation of the US-China trade war. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.3 percent and Hong Kong’s main index, the Hang Seng, lost 2.52 […]

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Video Of Young Newcomers Reacting To 1st Canadian Snowfall Is A Total Joy To Watch

TORONTO — A woman who shared a video of two Eritrean children reacting gleefully to their first Canadian snowfall says the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the clip is reaffirming her faith in the country as a welcoming place for newcomers. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it […]

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Hull, Sherrill earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher, Player of Week honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan University’s Hanna Hull and Pfeiffer University’s Vada Blue Sherrill scored the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, for the 2018 season on Wednesday. Sophomore left-hander Hull, who earned both Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III Player and Freshman of the Year honors for the […]

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Sex coach and student involved with Russian billionaire Deripaska get suspended sentence in Thailand

A Thai court has ruled that a sex coach and a female student linked to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska should receive suspended sentences and be deported to their home countries for hosting illegal sex-training courses. The ruling, which came after Aleksandr Kirillov and Anastasia Vashukevich pleaded guilty at the Thai trial, seems to have brought […]

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Advocating Safer Sex Isn’t Enough To Prevent HIV Among Women

By Magalie Nelson, Senior Health Advisor at Plan International Canada HIV is on the rise for women around the world. Every week, 7,000 women are diagnosed with a positive status, and in 2016 women made up 52 per cent of all people living with HIV. While adopting safer-sex practices remains one of the most common […]

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2017 Mary Nutter Scholarship and Diversity Grant recipients announced

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is honored to announce that member coaches Amanda Fazzari (Illinois Wesleyan University), Caitlynn Dykes (Susquehanna University) and Missy Keith (Ursuline Academy) are the 2017 recipients of the Mary Nutter Scholarship and Southwest High School’s Sandra Hernandez is the winner of the Diversity Grant. The Mary Nutter Scholarship […]

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Canada Post Calls For 'Cooling Off' Period To Allow For Mediated Talks

OTTAWA — Canada Post proposed a “cooling off” period with its striking postal workers Monday as pressure mounts to resolve the ongoing labour dispute ahead of the busy Christmas delivery season. In a statement, the Crown corporation agreed with a proposal from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to bring another mediator into the ongoing […]

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