Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Latest Forecast: Rain & Snow Return To Colorado By Tonight

Latest Forecast: Rain & Snow Return To Colorado By Tonight  CBS Denver DC-area forecast: Feeling like winter, with some showers and wet snowflakes around the region today  Washington Post Another round of rain/snow mix possible Saturday...

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Facebook suspends Canadian firm amid data mining scandal

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook says it has suspended a Canadian political consulting firm amid media reports it had ties to Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining company accused of obtaining data from up to 87 million Facebook users to sway elections. Menlo Park, California-based Facebook says in a statement issued Saturday that AggregateIQ may […]

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Chiefs join anti-pipeline protests in Burnaby, B.C., promise to return

BURNABY, B.C. — The leader of the Union of British Columbia Indians Chiefs says he’ll keep coming back to the site of anti-pipeline protests in Burnaby until he gets arrested. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip sat with a coffee cup in his hands between fellow union executive members, Chief Judy Wilson and Chief Bob Chamberlin, at […]

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Pipeline spill in South Dakota twice as big as first thought

ABERDEEN, S.D. — A crude oil spill from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota last November has turned out to be nearly twice as big as first reported. A spokeswoman for pipeline owner TransCanada tells the Aberdeen American News that around 407,000 gallons (338,900 imperial gallons) spilled onto farmland when the pipeline broke near Amherst […]

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Owner of waterpark where boy died probed over home dispute

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The co-owner of a Kansas waterpark where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated on a raft ride is being investigated in Texas over a confrontation with people in his home. New Braunfels, Texas, police say a woman reported Thursday that Jeff Henry had threatened her. Henry has not been charged. Henry co-owns […]

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For-profit colleges struggle despite assist from DeVos

WASHINGTON — The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrolment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the Trump administration tries to offer a helping hand. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has hired several industry insiders and frozen Obama-era regulations that would have increased protections […]

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Ingraham due back at Fox after cooling-off period from tweet

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham is expected back at work Monday following backlash by advertisers upset over her tweet mocking a Parkland, Florida, school shooting survivor. Several companies say they’ll no longer advertise with Ingraham, who was on a one-week vacation that served as a cooling-off period. Ingraham picked up a […]

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AP News Guide: The ongoing teacher protest in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma teachers plan to continue massive demonstrations at the state capitol to keep the pressure on lawmakers to find more money for public education. Classes were cancelled at some of the state’s largest school districts this past week and will remain closed Monday as thousands of educators, students and their supporters keep […]