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A Filipino crew member died and four others were critically injured when a lifeboat fell off the world’s biggest cruise liner. Four others were injured when the lifeboat they were in fell from the fifth deck to the water, 33 feet below. Two of the crew members are hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The accident happened during a stopover in Marseille, …

Right on the heels of the refreshed Pathfinder, the updated 2017 Nissan Rogue will gain a second powertrain option: its first-ever hybrid system estimated to return fuel economy figures rivaling the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Other updates include a mild face-lift, improved interior bits, and more safety technology. The categories of change for Nissan’s second-best-selling model in the U.S. include exterior …

The driver of a stolen big rig was leading California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit on Riverside County freeways Tuesday morning. The chase began about 10.30am, (5.30am, NZ time). Two and a half hours on, police were still trying to get the driver to pull over.

You may not like spicy and sharp flavours of chili peppers and ginger, but new research suggests the ingredients, when paired together, work to lower your cancer risk. Researchers show in mouse studies that the pungent compound in ginger, 6-ginergol, could counteract capsaicin’s potentially harmful effects. In combination with the capsaicin, 6-gingerol could lower the risk of cancer, they say. …

Forty-one per cent of Canadians say their mobile devices are their preferred method of playing video games, according to a new survey from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. “There’s no doubt anymore that video games are entrenched in popular culture and entertainment,” said Jayson Hilchie, President and CEO of ESAC. “Mobile games have exploded in popularity; top charts for …

The sugar industry paid Harvard researchers in the 1960s to bury research linking sugar intake to heart disease and to instead make fat the culprit, according to a study of archival documents. An analysis of those papers by researchers at UC San Francisco appears Sept. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The internal industry documents, which were found in public archives, …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the lead federal agency responsible for preventing the spread of animal diseases within Canada, confirmed the presence of whirling disease in the upper Bow River, downstream from the confluence of the Bow River and Cascade River within Banff National Park. The province says a three-point action plan was developed after whirling disease was found …

Currently available on PC, Xbox One and PS4, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, is also coming to the PlayStation 4 Pro (PS4 Pro) computer entertainment system, Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal announced. With PS4 Pro, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has had a whole new layer of detail added to it: overall resolution increased, aliasing reduced, reflective surfaces improved, and more detailed lighting …

The Edmonton SmartTravel app can save you from getting speeding tickets and prevent you from being in traffic collisions. Using the app doesn’t replace safe driving. The app meets all the requirements of the distracted driving legislation. Coun. Bev Esslinger said Monday the Edmonton Smart Travel App gives drivers verbal warnings to alert them to changes on the road. “If …

Hillary Clinton led Donald Trump in a poll released Sunday, a continuation of surveys giving the Democratic nominee a narrow edge. Hillary Clinton has a 5-percentage-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released on Sunday. When looking at all registered voters, Clinton’s 46 percent to 41 percent lead opens to a 10-point …

Savvy Shields, representing Arkansas, walked away as the new Miss America 2017 at the end of Sunday’s pageant. Shields took home the crown with a jazz routine during the talent portion and a question about Hillary Clinton during the Q&A.