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Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too
WASHINGTON - With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is working to try to persuade ...
Jan 25, 2020
Impeachment trial not ready for broadcast prime time
NEW YORK - The first night of arguments in favour of President Donald Trump's impeachment before the U.S. Senate was judged not ready for prime time by many of the nation's television executives. ABC,...
Jan 25, 2020
Rohingya hail UN ruling that Myanmar act to prevent genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, a ruling met by members of the Muslim minority with...
Jan 25, 2020
Trump rollback could leave waterways vulnerable to pollution
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday ended federal protection for many of the nation's millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands, a sweeping environmental rollback that could lea...
Jan 25, 2020
Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
JERUSALEM - Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Holocaust at a solemn ceremony in Jerusalem marking ...
Jan 25, 2020
Urbanski nabs hat trick, as Stars wrangle Mustangs 6-2
In their first game action after nearly a full week off, the Battlefords North Stars cashed in a perfect 4-for-4 billing on the power play, as the team lapped the Melfort Mustangs Friday night, 6-2 at...
Jan 24, 2020 Smiles all around: Stars’ forward, Matthias Urbanski (#12) is swarmed by teammates, Ben Hiltz (#26), Carson Reagan (#11), Timon Prexler (#8) and Liam Antoniuk (#17) following his hat trick goal Friday night at the Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans
SYDNEY, Australia - Three American firefighting airplane crew members were killed Thursday when the C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Aus...
Jan 24, 2020
China confirms 1st death outside epicenter of viral outbreak
BEIJING - China moved to lock down at least three cities with a combined population of more than 18 million in an unprecedented effort to contain the deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds of peo...
Jan 24, 2020
Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a "completely bogus" ...
Jan 24, 2020
Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets past Jets for 6th straight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets roll into their long winter break after six weeks of solid play and a season-high six-game win streak. Columbus went back and forth with the Winnipeg Jets on...
Jan 24, 2020