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AP PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color that marks the reawakening of spring

AP PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color that marks the reawakening of spring

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Monday the Hindu Holi festival , dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.
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Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation
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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday.
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Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'

Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shakira , the boundary-breaking Colombian performer, has been remarkably consistent since beginning her career in the early '90s.
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Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species

Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species

(RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old.
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Black Press closes sale of company; emerges from creditor protection

Black Press closes sale of company; emerges from creditor protection

SURREY, B.C. — Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, says it has emerged from creditor protection following the restructuring and sale of the company. 
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Boeing CEO to step down in management shake-up as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker

Boeing CEO to step down in management shake-up as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker

A leadership shake-up at Boeing, including news Monday that its top executive plans to step down, highlights the difficult path facing the iconic aircraft manufacturer as it tries to navigate through yet another safety crisis .
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Sales and investment process started for SaltWire Network and The Halifax Herald

Sales and investment process started for SaltWire Network and The Halifax Herald

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge approved a process Monday aimed at finding buyers or investors willing to bid on SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two companies that operate Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper enterprise.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Mondayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,942.28 , down 41.80): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up $1.10, or 2.25 per cent, to $49.95 on 16.8 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite closes lower despite boost to energy and mining stocks

S&P/TSX composite closes lower despite boost to energy and mining stocks

Energy and mining stocks got a boost from rising commodity prices Monday but Canada's main stock index closed down overall to kick off a short trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.80 points at 21,942.28.
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