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Airline miles may not go as far as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and summer fares

NEW YORK (AP) — First, the bad news. Users of credit cards that accrue airline miles and points toward various travel perks are likely to find their balances won't take them as far this...

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Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Boon-dee-BOO-joh. Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that...

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B.C. Hotel Association blames bad messaging for World Cup vacancies, calls for reset

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Hotel Association is blaming flawed "messaging" for vacancies heading into next month's FIFA World Cup, that has left tourists with the false impression no rooms are...

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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made...

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Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Delays could be in store for a proposed $7.25 billion settlement covering thousands of claims that the maker of Roundup weedkiller failed to warn people the product could cause...

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Vast marine conservation reserve, bigger than P.E.I., to protect B.C. central coast

An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia's central coast, spanning an area larger than Prince Edward Island. The protected area, named Mia-yaltwa Ha’lidzogm...

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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline...

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Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control over the independent bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like Kevin Warsh's help in stimulating the economy even as he...

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Former budget watchdog Page says Ottawa can't rag the puck on NATO 2035 spending math

OTTAWA — Former federal spending watchdog Kevin Page remains unconvinced by the prime minister's explanation of why Ottawa hasn't yet presented a fiscal road map to meet the new NATO spending commitments. Page,...

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AI controversy swirls around writer from Trinidad and Tobago who won a prestigious prize

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A prize-winning Caribbean writer from Trinidad and Tobago is embroiled in the latest controversy involving the use of AI for a creative work, after allegations that artificial...

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