The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

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Pete Hoekstra, controversial US ambassador to Canada, has also accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections

The US ambassador has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, the latest intervention from a controversial figure who has been accused of inflaming a bitter dispute that has angered and baffled residents of both countries.

On Wednesday, CTV news reported that Pete Hoekstra told business leaders at a closed door meeting that if a number of swing races – including Maine and Michigan – go to the Democrats, it could make things harder for Canada because Donald Trump might try to blame the loss on it.

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The vice president sent a letter to Iran’s security chief at President Trump’s direction.

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Steve Jobs and Tim Cook both dismissed the idea, but Apple’s new chief executive is reimagining some of the company’s most important products.

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New polls in Florida, South Carolina and Minnesota illuminate the head winds that Republicans are facing.

The electorate took away his parliamentary majority, but gave his party the most votes. Here’s how that might play out.

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Using statistical techniques, a new study has arrived at a harrowing estimate: Three of four retired pro football players most likely had C.T.E. at death.

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Judge Hellerstein died on Wednesday morning, according to a court spokesman. He was appointed in 1998 and was overseeing the trial of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

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At least 68 people were killed when two trains collided south of Madrid.

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Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.

I talked to laundry experts to learn how often you should change and wash your bedding and when it’s time to throw them out for a new set.

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Amazon's other new devices include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.

Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential election, fled Brazil for the United States via Argentina after the police canceled his passport in relation to an investigation.

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Far-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via Ecuador

Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the “true president” of Brazil after losing last Sunday’s presidential election and fleeing to the United States.

After landing on a private jet with his family in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday morning, the far-right senator published the claim in a letter – even though his own party has recognised the legitimate victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as have all of Brazil’s institutions, and international observers who monitored and endorsed the vote.

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Nate Scheelhaase, the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive coordinator, is a former youth pastor. He credits time in the church for his success in professional football.

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Plus, robot-dog walkers wanted: $20 an hour.

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Inspired in part by French demonstrations, protests in Italy by students in the north and truckers in the south could affect national elections next year.

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Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.

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Members of the team behind the Times/Siena Poll on what the data show, how they’ve improved their methodology and what it means to be “right.”