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Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use

Sep. 19, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they can collapse, posing fall and injury risks. Utah-based importer CVB Inc. is recalling the Lucid-branded platform beds with...

Defending champion Italy to take on Argentina in Davis Cup Finals in November

Sep. 19, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Defending champion Italy will take on Argentina in the first round of the Davis Cup Finals in November. Thursday's draw for the last eight in the southern Spanish city of Malaga also set up the United States against Australia, Germany against Canada and the...

Rogers Communications buys out Bell stake in Maple Leafs Sports for $3.5 billion

Sep. 18, 2024 11:45 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communications is buying out Bell’s 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion ($3.5 billion U.S.), giving it 75% ownership of the sports conglomerate. Rogers and Bell had held equal shares of MLSE, which owns the NHL's Maple...

Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge

Sep. 17, 2024 16:57 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that...

Canada's Trudeau says there's 'more work to do' after his party suffers another by-election loss

Sep. 17, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he’s focused on the work ahead after the ruling Liberals lost in another by-election, raising more questions about his ability to lead the party into the next federal election. For the second...

UAW fight with Stellantis escalates as union files unfair labor charges over factory commitments

Sep. 16, 2024 19:52 PM EDT

The United Auto Workers' rift with Stellantis widened Monday as the union filed federal labor charges over possibly moving production of an SUV out of the country. The union said it filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Stellantis of illegally refusing to...

Air Canada and pilots union reach a tentative agreement to avoid a shutdown

Sep. 15, 2024 03:57 AM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Air Canada and the union representing its pilots have come to terms on a labor agreement that is likely to prevent a shutdown of Canada’s largest airline. Talks betwen the company and the Air Line Pilots Association produced a tentative, four-year...

Former world No. 1 Sharapova wins fan vote for International Tennis Hall of Fame

Sep. 13, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot — an important part to possible selection to the hall's next class. The organization released the voting results...

Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades

Sep. 13, 2024 09:23 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Germany sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Friday in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than two decades, as Berlin seeks to increase its defense engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. China claims the self-governing democratic island of...

Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere

Sep. 13, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may bring faint but visible auroras to the Northern Hemisphere starting late Thursday and extending into early Friday morning. But, experts say, don't expect power grids and communications to be disrupted much. People in Canada and...