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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's plea for people to stop posting racist comments following the slaying of an Indigenous man has sparked a flurry of racially charged comments on his Facebook page.

The remix, called 'Let's Get Into It' (yup, watered down already), features classic pump-up advice like "thank you all for coming," "if you really want to smoke, please don't do it here" and "take some pictures, don't use flash."

The provincial government announced Monday it would provide the 39-year-old woman with a lawyer at an upcoming review of her detention after she filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court late last week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling, while rates on six-month bills rose to their highest point since late May.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling, while rates on six-month bills rose to their highest point since late May.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling, while rates on six-month bills rose to their highest point since late May. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, rose to 0.56 percent last week from 0.52 percent the previous week.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Colts have claimed guard Donovan Williams off waivers from Chicago and placed punter Michael Palardy on waivers.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Colts have claimed guard Donovan Williams off waivers from Chicago and placed punter Michael Palardy on waivers.

Rudolph Giuliani, promoting Donald Trump's national security plan, said Monday that in the "eight years before (President Barack) Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States." That's an apparent omission of the largest terror attack in United States history.

Seven people were injured Monday when a television camera fell more than 60 feet to the ground Monday outside the Olympic basketball venue.

The bearded Costa collected a header from new signing Michy Batshuayi and thumped it low beyond West Ham goalkeeper.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Hain Celestial plummeted Monday after the organic and natural foods maker said it's delaying the release of its fourth-quarter results while it evaluates its internal control over its financial reporting.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Hain Celestial plummeted Monday after the organic and natural foods maker said it's delaying the release of its fourth-quarter results while it evaluates its internal control over its financial reporting.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Hain Celestial plummeted Monday after the organic and natural foods maker said it's delaying the release of its fourth-quarter results while it evaluates its internal control over its financial reporting. The Lake Success, New York-based company says it's evaluating whether revenue associated with certain distributor concessions were accounted for in the correct period.

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For years, an Oklahoma community thought 4-year-old Katie had cancer — even her father and siblings.

The Patriots placed safety Brock Vereen on the reserve-retired list Monday. Vereen, a fourth-round pick of the Bears in 2014, is 23. Vereen signed to the Patriots practice squad last November, then signed a futures contract with the team in January. He was cut by the Bears last September then spent time with the Vikings…

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Now this is one way to celebrate the end of the Olympics. 

Australian badminton player Sawan Serasinghe just wrapped up his time in Rio de Janiero. Olympic athletes are known for their crazy preparation diets. For instance, Michael Phelps' famous diet had him consuming 12,000 calories a day at one point in his life.

Serasinghe, on the other hand, seems to have deprived himself from life's edible pleasures. So, he decided to do what we all do when facing down a big loss: order a gigantic meal from McDonald's.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Olympic wind gods held their breath, and then exhaled all at once. First there was too little wind, and then too much. Almost as if someone had flipped a switch, a strong wind from the southwest blew across the Rio de Janeiro Games sailing courses late Monday afternoon, causing mayhem

Reports of civilian casualties continue to emerge from Yemen.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Veteran forward Antoine Vermette has agreed to a two-year, $3.5 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim announced the deal Monday. The former Stanley Cup champion spent last season with the Arizona Coyotes, getting 17 goals and 21 assists. The Coyotes bought out the remaining $3.75 million on Vermette’s contract earlier this

Hedge-fund manager John Paulson shed large portions of positions in T-Mobile US Inc. and Activision Blizzard Inc. , while creating a new position in Facebook Inc. and doubling his stake in Office Depot Inc. in the second quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday. Paulson & Co. cut its 14.6-million share stake in T-Mobile to just under 1 million shares, while doubling its stake in Office Depot to 15.7 million shares from 7.8 million. The hedge fund also created a 144,000-share stake in Facebook. Читать дальше...

Hedge-fund manager John Paulson shed large portions of positions in T-Mobile US Inc. and Activision Blizzard Inc. , while creating a new position in Facebook Inc. and doubling his stake in Office Depot Inc. in the second quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.