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California's scenic Highway 1 near Big Sur reopens 3 years after damaging landslides

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A 90-mile (145-kilometer) section of California's Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast finally reopened Wednesday after three years of closures and repairs following a series...

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Additional military help arrives in Manitoba First Nation dealing with water issues

PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. — More members of the Canadian Armed Forces have landed in a First Nation in Manitoba that is in the throes of severe water issues, including frozen pipes, flooding and...

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For Chinese media, Carney's visit appears to be small potatoes compared to Trudeau's

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China appears to have been greeted by Chinese media with less fanfare than Justin Trudeau received in 2016. Carney's arrival in Beijing on Wednesday was...

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A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times on other planes years ago

Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the planemaker didn't believe it threatened safety, the National...

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Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for wireless customers across the US

NEW YORK (AP) — Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S. The carrier acknowledged that there was...

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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre seeks bankruptcy protection, citing $1.1M debt

MONTREAL — Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre has filed for bankruptcy protection, seeking relief from nearly $1.1 million in debt, according to documents released by the...

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Thousands protest in Bulgaria to call for fair vote as the country seems headed to an early election

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of people braved freezing weather to protest in Bulgaria’s capital on Wednesday, calling for a fair election as the Balkan country appears to be headed to its eighth...

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CIRO says about 750K people's data affected by cybersecurity incident

TORONTO — The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says about 750,000 Canadian investors may have had personal information compromised in a data breach last year. According to CIRO, certain information...

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Golden Globes draw 8.7M viewers, a nearly 7% dip from 2025

An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen, a decline of almost 7% from the year prior. Sunday's telecast on CBS, hosted by Nikki Glaser,...

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French renewable energy firm aims to develop offshore wind in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A French firm and its partner in South Korea are eyeing plans to develop wind projects off Nova Scotia's coast. Affiliated companies Q Energy France and Hanwha Ocean said Wednesday they have...

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