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2 on-duty Toronto officers ate weed edibles seized from raid

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FxWirePro: Saudi corruption crackdown yields $107 billion

Dozens of billionaires, princes and former officials were detained at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh . He said he has made a decision to release all thos...

Six of a family dead in Kurram Agency landmine blast

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Saudis reap 400b riyals in graft pacts as 56 remain held

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Trial starts for woman charged with killing her twin

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Jalek Felton Suspended by UNC for Undisclosed Reason

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California plastic straw law serves jail time to restaurant workers

Calderon said the bill aims to reduce the use of plastic straws as opposed to banning them outright. Calderon also expressed his intention to dump the bill's ha...

Parents Must Consent To Religious Conversion Of Minors, Malaysian Court Rules

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Nawaz appears before accountability court

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MEA Dumps Plan to Issue Orange Jacket Passport

After discussions with various stakeholders, "the MEA has chose to continue with the current practice of printing of the last page of the passport and not to i...

Home remodeling show personality accused of molesting girl

The girl told police that she was sleeping on the cough when she awoke to Christopher allegedly assaulting her. Police said Dionne asked the victim if she wan...

Kendrick Lamar Begins Grammys 2018 With A Politically-Charged Performance

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Budget Session 2018: Economic Survey to be tabled today

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13 unaccompanied kids among 76 rescued from tractor-trailer at Laredo checkpoint

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IS claims Kabul attack on military academy, killing 5 troops

It comes days after the deadliest bombing for months hit Kabul when an ambulance packed with explosives killed at least 100 people. Waziri told RFE/RL that ...

Rihanna and Rumored Billionaire Boyfriend Hit Grammy After-Party

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Recording of statements in Shopian case to begin today

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Trump says no talks with Taliban 'right now'

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Brexit could cause higher energy prices and power blackouts, warns Lords committee

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Locals weigh-in ahead of State of the Union Speech

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Ahmed Musa rejoins CSKA Moscow

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NAFTA negotiators still divided, but cite progress in talks

The Mexican official said it was still to be decided if the air marshals would fly on just US -bound flights, Mexico-bound flights, or both. "That meeting is wh...