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Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100-metre butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis. CBC | Sports News
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Swedish star Ludvig Aberg carries 1-shot lead into weekend of his U.S. Open debut
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg wasn’t flawless — he did miss two fairways on a punishing course — but he avoided big blunders and big numbers on a day of oppressive heat in the North Carolina sandhills that derailed so many others. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Megabus Canada’s parent company files for bankruptcy protection in U.S.
Coach USA, the operator of Megabus and other commuter bus lines in the U.S. and Canada, filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware late Tuesday, seeking to sell its assets and shed debt incurred in an ill-timed 2019 private equity buyout. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden’s administration in its efforts to preserve broad access to the drug. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on spying charges
Russian prosecutors said on Thursday they had sent the case of detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich to court after concluding he had been collecting information for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency about a Russian tank factory. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. inflation eased in May, signaling that an early-year price uptick has passed
U.S. inflation eased last month in a hopeful sign that an uptick in prices from earlier this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year peak. CBC | World News
Read More »Olympic golf spots are up for grabs at the U.S. Open
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, where Canadians are battling for a place in the Paris Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gun conviction not the end of Hunter Biden’s legal woes. Here’s what awaits U.S. president’s son
Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fuelled past. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito questions if left and right can compromise in secret recording
The conservative justice is also heard seeming to agree with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness.” CBC | World News
Read More »Spiders as big as a human palm spreading in parts of U.S.
They have four-inch legs, bright yellow stripes and the ability to ‘fly’ several kilometres through the air. But while Joro spiders aren’t as dangerous as they look, some experts are still concerned about the spread of this invasive species. CBC’s Kris Reyes has more. CBC | World News
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