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Super Bowl Ads shy from politics and mind their manners
NEW YORK - Peyton Manning takes a family to Universal Parks & Resorts. Chris Pratt works out to get in shape to tout Michelob Ultra. Bill Hader takes a break on set to snack on some Pringles. This...
Feb 02, 2018
10 ads that stand out during Super Bowl 52
NEW YORK - It’s Super Bowl ad time again. Advertisers of all stripes are vying for the attention of the 111 million viewers expected to tune in. The goal is to be the most-talked about ad over t...
Feb 02, 2018

Rottweiler and chicken appear to be best of friends in YouTube videos
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - As playmates, they make an unlikely pair: Charlee is a large, black Rottweiler and Penny is a barnyard chicken. But the YouTube videos recorded inside Steve Ivany’s ...
Feb 02, 2018

ACAC weekend scoreboard Feb 1 - 3
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Women's Hockey Thursday SAIT 3, RDC 2, (2OT) Saturday RDC 4, SAIT 1 Women's Basketball Friday RDC 61, MHC 37 Saturday RDC 55, MHC 52 Men's Basketball Friday MHC 88...
Feb 02, 2018
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
ALEPPO, Syria - Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing to Greece and an exhausting journey by train, bus...
Feb 02, 2018
Rwanda, Uganda trade claims over treatment of refugees
KIGALI, Rwanda - More than a month after he was allegedly tortured by members of Uganda’s secret service, Rwandan citizen Fidel Gatsinzi is still limping from his injuries. Gatsinzi claims he wa...
Feb 02, 2018
Emails: Pruitt monitored changes to EPA webpages on climate
WASHINGTON - Newly released emails show Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt personally monitored efforts last year to excise much of the information about climate change from th...
Feb 02, 2018
Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan's capital
TOKYO - Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shoppi...
Feb 02, 2018
Landrieu on Mobile Mardi Gras: That was then, this is now
NEW ORLEANS - Alabama made news with its good-natured dig at New Orleans - billboards touting Mobile as the home of America’s original Mardi Gras celebration. The billboards near New Orleans and...
Feb 02, 2018
Method vs. Message: How sports can start a movement
Colin Kaepernick’s first two “protests” drew scant attention. He sat on the bench, out of uniform, virtually unnoticed. His third got some buzz after a reporter tweeted a picture of ...
Feb 02, 2018