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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman whose sister’s domestic violence murder case made headlines across the continent is hoping their family’s nightmare will help prevent other such tragedies. Edmonton-raised Nancy Cooper was killed by her husband Brad Cooper in 2008 in North Carolina, where the Canadian couple lived.Brad – originally from Medicine Hat — admitted to killing the 34-year-old mother-of-two and dumping her body in a drainage ditch near their home in Cary, N.C. Brad Cooper is seen in the Wake County Magistrate’s office North Carolina Monday evening Oct. 27, 2008. Chris Seward, Raleigh News ;…

Australia have made it two wins from as many starts at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.After upsetting world No.2 Taiwan 3-0 on Thursday, a Curtis Mead three-run homer in the third inning powering the Aussies to a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic in Pool C action on Friday.Mead, a Chicago White Sox infielder, finished the night with two hits, as did Australian teammates Alex Hall, Jarryd Dale and Chris Burke. Hall hit a solo homer in the ninth inning before Robbie Perkins added an RBI single.The relief pitching combination of Coen Wynne, Blake Townsend, Ky Hampton, Todd Van…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded RM426.7 billion (US$108 billion) in approved investments last year, a historic high for the country and an 11 per cent jump from the previous record set in 2024, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday (Mar 6).This includes RM219.6 billion in domestic investments, as well as a 20 per cent increase in foreign investments to RM207.1 billion, Anwar said in a statement posted on social media platform X.A total of 8,390 projects were approved, with the potential of creating nearly 245,000 jobs for Malaysians, Anwar said.Malaysia has received a slew of investments from global tech firms…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group urges Israelis to evacuate border areas as Israel continues to bomb the country.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoThe death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon this week has risen to at least 123 people, the Lebanese Ministry of Health says, as a new wave of strikes pounded the country and Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5km (3.11 miles) of their northern border, in one of the fiercest fronts in the wider United States-Israel war on Iran.“The toll from the Israeli aggression on Monday… increased to 123 martyrs and 683 wounded,” a ministry statement said on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to reestablish diplomatic and consular relations, according to a State Department media note issued Thursday.”The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to reestablish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement released March 5.The State Department said the agreement is intended to “facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela.”Our engagement is focused on helping the Venezuelan people move forward through a phased process that creates the conditions for a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One thousand supporters rallied behind the family of fallen U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, raising more than $90,000 to support loved ones of the 20-year-old soldier killed this week in the war with Iran.Coady, a 20-year-old Drake University student from Des Moines, Iowa, was one of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone attack Sunday at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait while supporting Operation Epic Fury, according to the Department of War (DOW).The GoFundMe campaign, which was set up by Marianne Crandall shortly after Coady was identified Tuesday,…

For 15 years, Find Edmonton has helped thousands of people transition out of homelessness by supplying essential furniture while also providing an opportunity for bargain hunters. Find, operated by Homeward Trust, opened its thrift store in a vacant grocery store at the corner of 51 Avenue and 122 Street in 2011.While many know it as a second-hand shop, Find also runs a furniture bank that provides free furnishings to people and families transitioning out of homelessness into stable housing.“I think furniture is something we take for granted. It’s around us all the time. We don’t always give it its due,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bob Harlan, who served as Green Bay Packers president and CEO for almost two decades, has died. He was 89. The Packers announced Harlan’s death earlier Thursday, saying his family informed them of his death after a brief illness. Team historian Cliff Christl noted Harlan had recently been hospitalized with pneumonia. Current Packers President and CEO Ed Policy released a statement.  Bob Harlan, former CEO of the Green Bay Packers, speaks during a news conference regarding the retirement of quarterback Brett Favre at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., March 4, 2008.  (Matt Ludtke/Bloomberg…

The US Justice Department has released FBI records that summarise interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter.FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.The Justice Department had previously released a log confirming that the interviews took place but released a summary of only one of those four meetings, in which she accused Epstein of molesting her when she was a teenager.The newly disclosed records, which were posted on the department’s website on Thursday, show she…

According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), one of those arrested is the Tehran bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Shinnosuke Kawashima.Kawashima was arrested on Jan 20 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and held at a detention facility in northern Tehran, the CPJ said on Feb  26, citing a source who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.The CPJ and Radio Free Europe both reported that Kawashima was transferred to on Feb 23 to Evin Prison, where political prisoners are usually incarcerated.The CPJ’s source also said that NHK’s longtime…