By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Britain will begin the formal process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, seeking to ease concern about the nation’s future and the threat of reduced foreign investment and the weakening of the […]
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By Karl Ritter The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle content, a garbage disposal system that scientists hope to harness in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases. The Karolinska […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Cheesecake is usually served cold. So brace yourself for something a little different. The first time I made this recipe, I pulled it out of the oven and set it on the counter to cool. The plan was to chill it overnight in the […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Yes, you could call it free money. But that doesn’t mean all Alaskans are happy about the $1,022 dividend checks nearly every resident will receive starting Thursday from the state’s oil wealth fund. Folks were looking at getting more than twice […]
By Josef Federman And Aron Heller The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Shimon Peres was being laid to rest on Friday in a ceremony attended by thousands of admirers and dozens of international dignitaries ‚Äî in a final tribute to a man who personified the history of Israel during a remarkable […]
By Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A year after Russia waded into the war in Syria, aiming to flex its national security muscles and prop up beleaguered Syrian president Bashar Assad, Moscow appears no closer to one of its military goals, getting the U.S. to co-operate in […]
By Monika Scislowska The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — A team of explorers say they have discovered the world’s deepest underwater cave, 404 metres (1,325 feet) down, near the eastern Czech town of Hranice. Polish explorer Krzysztof Starnawski, who led the team, told The Associated Press Friday he felt like […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For one sparkling minute each night, blinking lights from skyscrapers, tugboats, hotels, a yacht club and police cruisers send a goodnight message to sick kids inside a children’s hospital. A gesture that began with a single bike light cheering up a […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Over the summer, I travelled to Wooster, Ohio, for a barbecue summit at the headquarters of Certified Angus Beef. It was a trip filled with learning, camaraderie ‚Äî and lots of smoked beef. My fellow barbecue pit masters and I visited a black angus […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press I love coffee. My standard order is simple: coffee with milk, no sugar. I don’t veer off into milkshake-land or over-sweetened hot-chocolate-type drinks with folds of fluffy whipped cream. So when bulletproof coffee ‚Äî usually a mug of joe blended with butter ‚Äî became […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On a personal quest to settle Mars, SpaceX founder Elon Musk envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to the red planet well within the next century, “Battlestar Galactica” style. Musk outlined his zealous plan Tuesday to establish a self-sustaining […]
The Canadian PressAleksandra Sagan TORONTO—Shomi announced yesterday it was shutting down at the end of November, two years after the video-on-demand service launched amid hopes of thriving in a hyper-competitive market. “The business climate and online video marketplace have changed markedly in the last few years,” David Asch, senior vice-president […]
