Countries celebrate at Japan’s Expo fair

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Countries celebrate at Japan’s Expo fair

The first day of Japan’s edition of Expo 2018 got off to a colorful start on Sunday with a number of pavilions from countries around the world enthusiastically previewing their work. Japan even covered…

Brooklyn Museum to receive $50m gift from Mayor de Blasio

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Brooklyn Museum to receive $50m gift from Mayor de Blasio

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to give the Brooklyn Museum $50 million to partially help fund a much-needed multi-million dollar restoration of its…

Suburban man pleaded guilty to GoFundMe scam

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Suburban man pleaded guilty to GoFundMe scam

A 29-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal charge of mail fraud for his role in a GoFundMe scam that raised tens of thousands of dollars for a homeless man…

Playing politics on crime: Stephen Harper vs. Trudeau

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Playing politics on crime: Stephen Harper vs. Trudeau

Heather Scoffield Heather Scoffield is Deputy National Director of the Ottawa-based Council of Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched his latest bid for re-election last week in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was a town…

Canadian PM announces end to asylum-seekers' detention

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Canadian PM announces end to asylum-seekers’ detention

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who promised to welcome refugees fleeing the US, meets with incoming migrants in Montreal on Monday Canada’s prime minister has announced an end to…