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Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court Friday to immediately reinstate GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, sparking ...
Mar 22, 2019
Wilson-Raybould to reveal more details, documents on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Liberals are urging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to use her parliamentary privilege to tell the House of Commons whatever she wants about the SNC-Lavalin affair. But they want...
Mar 22, 2019
Barack Obama congratulates A-Rod J. Lo on their engagement
LOS ANGELES - Barack Obama is feeling the love about the engagement of Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod shared a congratulatory handwritten note Thursday on Twitter he received from the former...
Mar 22, 2019
Former NFL player Pacman Jones reaches plea in casino case
RISING SUN, Ind. - Former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has accepted a plea agreement following his arrest at a southeastern Indiana casino. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Jones...
Mar 22, 2019
2 hats are better than 1: Mendoza happy with ESPN, Mets role
NEW YORK - Jessica Mendoza has heard the ribbing. An ESPN “Sunday Night Baseball” analyst since 2015, she added a part-time role last month as a New York Mets baseball operations adviser. ...
Mar 22, 2019
Campaign Trail: Party leaders talk foreign oil, flood protection, and fluoride
Friday is day four on the campaign trail for the April 16 Alberta election. NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced in Calgary that if re-elected as premier she will invest $1 billion from Alberta's Climat...
Mar 22, 2019
Warmth sets more records in parts of B.C., while avalanche risk remains high
VANCOUVER - Record-breaking warmth that ushered spring into British Columbia is slowly moving east, but continues to bring sunny skies and high temperatures to the Interior, along with mounting concer...
Mar 22, 2019
RCMP report March 14th - 21st
2019-03-14 @ 2:26 P.M. - Theft of a rifle from a residence on the Sunchild First Nation Reserve. 2019-03-15 @ 9:04 A.M. - Theft of a 1997 black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck (Alberta license plate BDB-3...
Mar 22, 2019
The Orphan Trains Of 19th-Century America
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! As the wheels of innovation propelled American cities into a new era of urban development, it would test the need for social services in its biggest civic ...
Mar 22, 2019
Playing Dead Is, In Fact, Not An Act For Possums
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Opossums don't actually play dead when they're threatened. Instead, they involuntarily enter a catatonic state. Possums, as they are commonly called, are m...
Mar 22, 2019