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California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights - some lost their p...
Jan 10, 2020
Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson ends 2020 White House bid
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, the spiritual guru and bestselling author, ended her campaign on Friday, weeks before voting begins, saying she did not want t...
Jan 10, 2020
Canadian curling team posts comeback win to open Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Canada's mixed curling team opened the Youth Olympics with a 7-4 extra-end win over Russia on Friday. Skip Nathan Young's rink scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth b...
Jan 10, 2020
Ticats head coach Steinauer to let Masoli, Evans battle for No. 1 job
Orlondo Steinauer will let the Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback situation sort itself out in training camp. Hamilton has two bona fide starters under contract after re-signing veteran Jeremiah Mas...
Jan 10, 2020
Home invader pleads guilty, receives four-year jail sentence
One of two people charged following a violent home invasion in Prince Albert last fall, admitted responsibility for her actions and received a federal prison sentence. At a hearing Friday morning at P...
Jan 10, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Iran crash and missile claims put Ukraine president in bind
MOSCOW - As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week, Ukraine's president is caught in the middle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy o...
Jan 10, 2020
Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate tria...
Jan 10, 2020
In addressing Middle East tensions, Trump calls for end to Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump appeared to hold his fire Wednesday in America's standoff with Iran, opting instead to promise fresh economic sanctions, prod NATO allies to do more and&n...
Jan 10, 2020
Air Canada adjusts route to Dubai following restrictions in Persian Gulf region
TORONTO - Air Canada's flights to its sole destination to the Persian Gulf region have been rerouted to avoid Iraqi air space due to a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, the a...
Jan 10, 2020
Boeing travails begins to ripple, 2,800 jobs in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas, facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The layoffs threaten...
Jan 10, 2020
