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Ex-CFL football player to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scam
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player will plead guilty to paying US$200,000 to have someone take a college entrance exam in place of his two sons as part of an admissions cheating scheme,...
Mar 14, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli lawyer is prosecutors' 'worst nightmare'
BOSTON - After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: "No matter how rich and powerful you are, yo...
Mar 14, 2020
Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036. If Putin won and completed two more terms a...
Mar 14, 2020
Justices allow 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continue
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower ...
Mar 14, 2020
Mariners, Sounders, XFL shut out in Seattle because of virus
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties ...
Mar 14, 2020
Mormons to hold major conference without attendees
SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because o...
Mar 14, 2020
UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact
LONDON - Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government announced a 30 billion-pound ($39 billion) stimulus package and the Bank of E...
Mar 14, 2020
'Very much alive': Biden victorious in 4 more primary states
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vic...
Mar 14, 2020
Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay
LOS ANGELES - The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night and daytime television, a TV fan festival and far beyond to the series "Survivor" in Fiji. Nicke...
Mar 14, 2020
Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
The buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments of this year's NCAA tournaments will be played in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronavirus that has become a glob...
Mar 14, 2020