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MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin (search) signed off Wednesday on legislation retaining Russians’ cherished right to drink beer in public. The original bill, which Putin sent back to parliament in January for amendments, had proposed draconian measures that would have banned beer consumption in parks, stadiums and public transport. The …

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Keep the bus running and point it toward St. Louis. Thanks to a jaw-dropping comeback, Illinois’ journey has another leg left: the Final Four. Trailing 75-60 with four minutes left, Illinois showed why it was No. 1 most of the season. With Deron Williams leading the way, …

TORONTO – Seal hunters return to the ice floes off Canada’s (search) East Coast this Tuesday, with animal welfare activists vowing to vigorously protest the annual event that helps support the fishermen and some of the country’s poorest communities along its coastlines. The contentious harp seal hunt, the target of …