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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel on Friday launched an attack on Lebanon's capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November.

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage.

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Friday following discouraging updates on inflation and how much U.S. households may be willing to spend given all the uncertainty about President Donald Trump's escalating trade war .

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says he had "an extremely productive call" this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney. In a shift in tone, Trump is referring to Carney as Canada's prime minister instead of the governor of an American state.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down more than 250 points in late-morning trading on Friday amid broad-based losses, while U.S. stock markets also plunged. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 261.77 points at 24,899.29.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A second South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi chose the firing squad Friday.

HALIFAX — An executive with a major real estate agency says demand for cottages and recreational properties in Nova Scotia should remain strong despite the doubling of the deed transfer tax.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues.

SAINT MORITZ — Canada's Eliot Grondin won gold in snowboard cross at the world championships Friday. The Ste-Marie, Que., native topped the podium ahead of France's Loan Bozzolo and Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle.