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Gunfire, bombs as Colombia guerrillas flex muscles ahead of COP16
Digital Journal· 1 day agoWeary of gunfire and bombs, Ana Munoz recently closed her shop in a hamlet near the city of Cali,...
Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise
New York Times· 2 days agoFifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always...
Family in shock after alleged driver in hit and run opts to take chances in court
CTV News· 1 day agoAnger and disappointment as the family of a 14 year old hit and run victim spilled out of the Simcoe...
Former US officer behind My Lai massacre dead at 80
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoHe was quickly promoted to junior officer and then second lieutenant, at a time when the US army was desperate for soldiers. On the morning of 16 March...
From the Cab: Learning the route - Trains
Trains.com· 14 hours agoLearning the route Because trains have a maximum speed, most people assume they move at that speed constantly. Not so. You can't simply set the cruise...
William Calley, convicted U.S. soldier in My Lai massacre in Vietnam, dies
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago“I did a very, very poor job.” Three-and-a-half months later, 24-year-old “Rusty” Calley was at the...
'The clocks can't turn back': Vancouver Pride Society gears up for its biggest Pride season
Vancouver Sun· 2 days agoJaylene Tyme remembers a time when the Davie Village was the ground-zero safe gathering space for...
Stoke Newington: Man in his 50s dies after being stabbed
BBC News· 1 day agoThe man was injured in Northwold Road in Stoke Newington at about 23:00 BST on Tuesday. Det Ch Supt...
Who are the EDL? Far right group believed to be behind Southport riot
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoNine of his supporters were arrested after clashes with the police. Members of the right-wing EDL...
Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and iconoclast known for 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoEdna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut...
