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Snow storm wallops Seattle, people rescued in Sierra Nevada
SEATTLE - A winter storm pounded Washington state Friday, forcing the cancellation of 200 flights in Seattle as officials worked to get people off the streets and into shelters during the nation's lat...
Feb 09, 2019
Janelle Monae applauds jump in Grammy nominations for women
LOS ANGELES - At a pre-Grammy brunch honouring Janelle Monae, a few hundred music industry players and performers packed tightly in a room to hear the singer speak passionately about women being the b...
Feb 09, 2019
Germany to Facebook: Stop forcing users to share their data
BERLIN - Facebook is pushing back against a German ruling that could make it harder for the company to combine data from all the services it runs in order to target ads even more precisely. Thursday's...
Feb 09, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 7
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 7 --- LINDROS URGES NATIONAL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL Former hockey great Eric Lindros brought his star power to Parliament Hill on Wednesday...
Feb 09, 2019
Ottawa hid vital information, claim ailing diplomats who served in Cuba
OTTAWA - Five Canadian diplomats and their family members who became mysteriously ill while posted to Cuba are suing Ottawa for more than $28 million. In a statement of claim filed Wednesday in Federa...
Feb 09, 2019
Big hats and simple elegance for Tom Ford at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Tom Ford says these tumultuous times pointed him in the opposite direction at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday night with a collection of gentle, non-aggressive elegance done in simple si...
Feb 08, 2019
Morgan Rielly scores decisive goal for Leafs in Battle of Ontario win over Sens
TORONTO - The fans left happy after a back-and-forth game Mike Babcock deemed "way too entertaining for the coach." And his team won. Trailing 2-1, the Maple Leafs scored three goals in four minu...
Feb 08, 2019
NY gov raps Amazon critics amid report company's rethinking
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Friday about what he called "political pandering" to critics of Amazon's proposed secondary headquarters amid a report that the company is reconsidering its planned...
Feb 08, 2019
Images suggest Iran launched satellite despite US criticism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps the country develop ballistic missiles, satellite images rele...
Feb 08, 2019
'Big Little Lies' stars superfan Meryl Streep in new season
PASADENA, Calif. - Meryl Streep says she was addicted to "Big Little Lies" and welcomed the chance to be part of its second season. HBO's hit, award-winning limited series returns in June with stars a...
Feb 08, 2019