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NaN Hours Ago · Canada, Canada
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through
Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet went on strike on Sunday after failing to reach a deal with the country's second-largest carrier, grounding flights during the busy summer travel season.
NaN Hours Ago · Chile, Chile
Chilean Mummies Yield First Genetic Proof Europeans Brought Smallpox to Americas
A study published in Science recovered variola virus DNA from two individuals buried in northern Chile during the colonial period.

NaN Hours Ago · Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan Senator, Farmer Todd Lewis Dies at Age 65
OTTAWA — Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65. Raymond Gagne, the speaker of the Senate, announced Lewis's death Saturday afternoon and calls him a "steadfast champion of Saskatchewan's ...
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Kuwait says it downed hostile drones, Iran targeted vital facilities
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Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
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