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Brittain Ashbach bought a house in Florida in August 2016 and used $22,000 in cash to pay for it, according to a federal affidavit filed in Federal District Court in Central Florida. But by…
Brazilian former President Dilma Rousseff in Lucca, Italy, Dec. 20, 2016. (Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images) Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was jailed Monday amid her impeachment trial, with the chief justice of the country’s highest…
A bill to establish a minimum wage for articling students from the 2019-2020 academic year has drawn the ire of bar associations. The Bar Association of the City of New York and the Bar…
The European Central Bank will be delighted that eurozone inflation reached a record high of 4.9 percent in February, from 4.7 percent the previous month. Inflation in the currency bloc had been tumbling steadily…
Despite decades of work towards finding a vaccine, scientists and health officials in Nigeria are still mystified by the death of one girl who was infected with a rare strain of polio. Now they…
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, admitted lying to investors about the company’s accuracy of blood tests. Her testimony came during a hearing in a California state court on Friday that…
Dr. Suzanne Cameron says she’s confident the vaccine will be made available in Canada before the flu season begins Toronto’s top doctor says she expects the new strain of seasonal flu to be made…
Media playback is not supported on this device Late rush averts family tragedy Parents and the children they’ve raised have given advice to the organisation behind a pioneering cervical screening scheme in Scotland -…
Global funding agency says it lost significant resources as a result of shelving its last vaccine trial Funding for a global vaccine trial for HIV/Aids was diverted from other priorities, including boosting the supply…
Patrick Marleau played 15 NHL seasons, winning seven Stanley Cups and was one of the best players in the world, the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Alex Ovechkin. But the 37-year-old winger…