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While most American families grew richer between 2013 and 2016, the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation’s massive disparities in wealth and income. Median wealth for white families was $ 171,000, 10 times that for blacks and roughly eight times that for Latinos. CBC | World News

Though his art has been warmly welcomed in Canada before, provocative and influential Ai Weiwei — once named the world’s most powerful artist — has travelled to Toronto to accept an honour acknowledging his activism. CBC | World News

A DRAMATIC rockslide in the popular Yosemite National Park leaves at least one person dead and another injured, officials declared. Daily Express :: News Feed

Fourteen people were shot dead on Tuesday night at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Mexico as part of a territory fight between two criminal gangs, a spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office said. CBC | World News

THREE million savers into final salary pensions have only a 50 per cent chance of receiving their full payout, experts warned yesterday. Daily Express :: News Feed

Nearly half of the estimated 56 million abortions performed worldwide every year are unsafe and putting women’s lives at risk, according to a study released Wednesday. CBC | World News

Last weekend, there was controversy surrounding the NFL thanks to President Donald Trump making comments that owners of teams should fire any player that kneels during the National Anthem. Many NFL owners came out and knelt with players and the entire situation has divided NFL fans across the nation. Interestingly, former WWE superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman had former cruiserweight star ...

A MONSTER superstorm created from two hurricanes about to join forces in the Atlantic is now almost certain to hit Britain this weekend. Daily Express :: News Feed

BOB GELDOF has bashed Brexit once more, branding the decision to leave the EU a “historic mistake” before vowing to “do everything to try and prevent it happening”. Daily Express :: News Feed

THE European Commission has “massively inflated” the UK’s share of EU pension liabilities in a last ditch bid to squeeze cash out of the British taxpayer. Daily Express :: News Feed