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Alberta province plans a public vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada 05/21/2026 11:28pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� Canada���s oil-rich province of Alberta will hold a referendum in October on leaving Canada, but the province���s premier said Thursday it won���t actually be a vote on whether to separate. Danielle Smith said voters instead would be deciding whether it���s time to hold a referendum Cambodian villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune 05/21/2026 11:19pm • PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) ��� Hundreds of Cambodians on Thursday morning honored their village���s guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. The ���He Neak Ta��� ritual has been celebrated annually for several hundred years by the v Queen Elizabeth II was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy, documents show 05/21/2026 11:16pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The late Queen Elizabeth II was ���very keen��� for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain���s trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released Thursday that showed his appointment received little scrutiny from government ministers. The government released confidential papers r Reaction to the death of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch 05/21/2026 11:09pm • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ��� Notable reaction to the death of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch: "On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch. Our entire NASCAR family is heart Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions 05/21/2026 11:06pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris ���in error��� amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. A spokesperson for the agency says the pa Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak 05/21/2026 10:56pm • BUNIA, Congo (AP) ��� People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages 05/21/2026 10:47pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonz��lez pledged Thursday during her annual address to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist, angering and frustrating many across the island. She said a bidding process to insta The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities 05/21/2026 10:42pm • ___ EDITOR���S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. ___ In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers who attacked the Maya Caldwell leads balanced Lynx to 100-72 rout of expansion Tempo 05/21/2026 10:36pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Reserve Maya Caldwell led a balanced attack with 16 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Toronto Tempo 100-72 on Thursday night. It was the worst loss for the expansion Tempo, who fell to 3-3 after winning their previous two. Toronto's other two losses were by three and four p Cannes' amfAR Gala raises millions for AIDS research with sales of artwork, jewelry and lavish goods 05/21/2026 10:29pm • ANTIBES, France (AP) ��� Actors and celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival were coaxed off the Croisette and up the French Riviera coast to Antibes on Thursday for dinner, performances and the annual amfAR Gala auction, which raised millions for AIDS research. Guests were treated to a lavish recept What to know the mysterious deaths in New Mexico linked to unknown substance 05/21/2026 10:27pm • MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) ��� Investigators in New Mexico are trying to identify a mysterious substance that may have contributed to the deaths of three people and led to more than a dozen first responders being briefly quarantined. Two people remained in a hospital Thursday, including a person who wa Ronald Acu��a Jr. exits vs Marlins as a precaution with left thumb pain 05/21/2026 10:25pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Braves outfielder Ronald Acu��a Jr. was removed in the sixth inning of Thursday's 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins because of pain in his left thumb. Manager Walt Weiss said after the game that Acu��a has a bone bruise in his thumb, but added he thinks the star right fielder will be fin Gabby Williams sparks a Valkyries rout of the Liberty, spoiling Satou Sabally���s debut 05/21/2026 10:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Gabby Williams scored 16 points to lead a balanced offense and help the Golden State Valkyries rout the New York Liberty 87-70 on Thursday night, spoiling the season debut of Satou Sabally. New York (3-2) came into the game averaging a league-best 100 points in its first four conte Winning numbers drawn in Thursday���s Virginia Cash Pop 05/21/2026 10:21pm • The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash Pop" game were: 11 (eleven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets House rejects Smithsonian women's museum bill after GOP bans 'biological men' from exhibits 05/21/2026 10:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� What started as a widely backed proposal to locate a new Smithsonian American Women's History Museum on the National Mall devolved into a partisan fight Thursday after Republicans revised the legislation to ensure no transgender people are included in the exhibits. The House reje