Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Fertilizer giant Nutrien to temporarily lay off up to 1,300 in Saskatchewan

REGINA — Fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. says it will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two of its potash mines in Saskatchewan. The layoffs are to affect staff at the Vanscoy mine this month and the Allan mine in early May. Will Tigley, a company spokesman, says some essential staff would remain at […]

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A look at DNA testing that ID’d a suspected serial killer

Joseph James DeAngelo, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, was arrested more than three decades after the last killing with the help of information from an online genealogical site. Investigators haven’t disclosed many key elements about how […]

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Raging fire at Superior, Wis., oil refinery is finally out

Raging fire at Superior, Wis., oil refinery is finally out  Minneapolis Star Tribune Superior refinery explosions: Fire extinguished, multiple injuries, miles evacuated  Minnesota Public Radio News Evacuations ordered near Wisconsin oil refinery where explosion left at...

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Baker Mayfield drafted No. 1 overall by Browns

Baker Mayfield drafted No. 1 overall by Browns  NFL.com La Canfora’s 2018 NFL Mock Draft: Bills move up for their QB, surprising Giants pick at No. 2  CBSSports.com NFL draft 2018 LIVE tracker: Pick-by-pick analysis of...

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Smoke from Wisconsin refinery explosion poses health risk

An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery on Thursday sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contains large amounts of toxins, posing a serious health risk to those living downwind. Asphalt is a petroleum product that when burned emits chemicals in gaseous form and small […]