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  • Dr. Andrew Furey officially enters the race to replace Dwight Ball as leader of the provincial Liberal party and Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador at the ALT Hotel in St. John's on March 3, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Douglas Gaulton) BREAKING

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    The SpaceX capsule splashes down Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken spent a little over two months on the International Space Station. It s the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first time a private company has ferried people from orbit. (Cory Huston/ NASA via AP)

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    The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales announced the birth of 9 joeys following devastating bushfires that killed thousands of koalas.

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    Protesters gathered at Queen's Park to demand the end of systemic anti-Black racism in schools.

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