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Call of Duty game depicting Saddam Hussein banned in Kuwait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call…

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FIFA news: Marco Curto banned for 10 games

ZURICH – FIFA banned Italian soccer player Marco Curto for 10 games for making a discriminatory remark at South Korea…

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U.S. annual Banned Books Week report claims drop in book removal complaints

NEW YORK – Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and…

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Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics

Australian hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by his country’s sport governing body after attempting to…

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Politics

Freedom Convoy’s Pat King banned from festival he promoted

Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King has been banned from a music festival in central Alberta which he had been promoting…

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Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

NEW YORK (AP) – Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the…

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The head of the UN says oil and gas ads should be banned. Where does Canada stand?

The head of the United Nations this week called for the end of fossil fuel advertising — an international twist on…

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Raptor ex-player banned from NBA for sports betting tied to New York man

A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter…

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Tucupita Marcano banned for life for betting on games

NEW YORK – San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport…

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Pole vaulter Thiago Braz, who won 2016 Olympic gold and 2021 bronze, banned for doping

Olympic pole vault gold medallist Thiago Braz was banned for 16 months for doping and will miss the Paris Games,…

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