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UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout

LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer fights another day. After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the U.K. prime minister...

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Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster tone

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. Retail sales were flat...

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Companies trumpet rural Newfoundland LNG plans, but mayor says nobody's talked to him

ST. JOHN'S — Executives from a South Korean shipbuilding company signed a pact in St. John's, N.L., recently to pursue a liquefied natural gas operation, but the mayor of the town at the heart of the...

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Coca-Cola demand rises in fourth quarter despite higher prices but outlook sinks shares

Coca-Cola saw stronger U.S. demand in the fourth quarter despite higher prices. Global unit case volumes grew 1% for the October-December period, led by the U.S., Japan and Brazil, the Atlanta...

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Sports leagues race to capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha with AI, influencers and Italian brainrot

CHICAGO (AP) — Trevor McOmber and his 14-year-old son, Tye, share a love for the Chicago Blackhawks. When Trevor was his son's age, he watched the Blackhawks on TV, caught highlights on ESPN and read...

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Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms

HONG KONG (AP) — Nearly five years after Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily shut down, its founder, Jimmy Lai, jailed, the newspaper's former staff and readers are lamenting the loss of the city's...

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Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada,...

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Public inquiry to examine cost overruns of Winnipeg police building project

WINNIPEG — A public inquiry is set to begin today on cost overruns and controversy linked to a building project led by the City of Winnipeg. The inquiry, announced by the Manitoba government last year,...

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Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that's become a TikTok destination

MONTREAL — Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusèbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem. "This church is no...

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Canadian oilpatch expected to keep bulking up through mergers and acquisitions

CALGARY — Oilpatch advisers are expecting the wave of consolidation to continue after last year's string of blockbuster Canadian deals, but whether foreign buyers are ready to jump into the fray remains...

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