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  1. Why Trump likely won't have to fulfil his $5,000 'dividend' promise

    U.S. President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the Republican convention

    The long-standing trend of the incumbent U.S. president's party getting thumped in the midterms strongly suggests Donald Trump won't need to make good on his new promise to send every American citizen a $5,000 US cheque if the Republicans win in November.

  2. Who are the Houthis? How they could send oil prices surging even further

    Men outside in camouflage carrying weapons including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

    Almost three years after the Houthis first garnered international attention by attacking ships off Yemen, the rebels have only increased their violent influence in the Middle East. Here's a primer on the group that could push the price of global oil even higher.

  3. U.S. federal officials declare end to cyclospora outbreak that sickened thousands in 21 states

    A lab sample is shown.

    The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.

  4. Republican congressman wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania

    A man fishes from a break wall on the shores of Lake Erie, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Cleveland.

    David Maloney's proposal comes on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump's signed order to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

  5. Inside the New York lab using genetic genealogy to identify 9/11 victims’ remains

    A woman in a blue blazer and a man in a brown suit stand behind a table in a lab setting.

    Forty per cent of the 2,753 people who died at Ground Zero on 9/11 have not had their remains identified, including approximately 10 of the 24 Canadian victims. Last month, the lab announced it made its first identification of previously unknown remains using a breakthrough technique.