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Digital detox: Resorts offer perk for handing over phones - Maine Edge
Can you take a vacation from your cellphone? A growing number of hotels will help you find out. Some resorts are offering perks, like snorkeling tours and ...
Authorities: Unsuspecting victim gives burglar a car ride - CityNews Vancouver
WATERBORO, Maine — Authorities in Maine say a burglar had a bite to eat, watched TV and even got a car ride from his unsuspecting victim. The York County ...
Grains, Livestock mixed - CityNews Vancouver
CHICAGO — Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was up 4 cents at $5.1820 a bushel; ...
Search underway for man who killed California police officer - CityNews Vancouver
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say they are looking for a man who shot and killed a police officer in California. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said ...
UN team hold meeting in Yemen port city over cease-fire - CityNews Vancouver
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni officials say a U.N. team has met with representatives of the country's warring parties for the first time in a key port city. The team, led ...
Potholes, water woes: New Orleans seeks more of tourist tax - CityNews Vancouver
New Orleans' mayor says the city deserves to get a bigger percentage of the $166 million collected each year from a 15 per cent surcharge on hotel rooms.
Boomers and Beyond - News - Brookline TAB - Brookline, MA - Wicked Local
The following programs will take place at the Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St. For information, call 617-730-2770 or brooklineseniorcenter.org.
Connable Office Has Raised Its At&T (T) Stake; JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC CHESS DEPOSI (JHIUF) Sellers Decreased By 41.23% Their Shorts - The FinExaminer
Connable Office Inc increased At&T Inc (T) stake by 15.93% reported in 2018Q3 SEC filing. Connable Office Inc acquired 16095 shares as At&T Inc (T)'s stock ...
Man accused of throwing dogs off of Chicago balcony charged - CityNews Vancouver
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man accused of throwing two small dogs off a second-floor balcony, killing the 17-year-old Chihuahua and causing the other ...
Avid football fan battling cancer gets trip to Disney World - CityNews Vancouver
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An avid Buffalo Bills fan from Texas who's battling cancer has been given a trip to Disney World thanks to the efforts of a fan club known as the ...
FBI concerned by money mules roped into fraud schemes - CityNews Vancouver
WASHINGTON — The FBI is drawing attention to modern-day money mules— people who use their bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes ...
Morocco announces new arrests in Nordic tourists' killings - CityNews Vancouver
RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan authorities say a total of 19 people have been arrested in connection with the murders of two Nordic tourists in the Atlas ...
National parks affected by government shutdown - CityNews Vancouver
MEDORA, N.D. — North Dakota's national parks are being affected by the partial federal government shutdown. The National Park *Service* says Fort Union ...
Federal shutdown doesn't keep some from visiting White Sands - CityNews Vancouver
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — The federal government's partial shutdown hasn't stopped some people from visiting White Sands National Monument though the site ...
Sudan: Anti-government protester dies of his wounds - CityNews Vancouver
CAIRO — Sudanese activists say a protester injured in anti-government demonstrations has died of his wounds. An umbrella coalition of independent ...
Oliver Hardy was terrifying, inspiring for John C. Reilly - CityNews Vancouver
LOS ANGELES — Playing Oliver Hardy, the large comic with the even larger persona, was a burden that became a mission for John C. Reilly. Reilly told The ...
7000 people still without power nearly a week after BC windstorms - CityNews Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Power has been restored to “99 per cent” of people affected by massive windstorms in British Columbia last Thursday, leaving about 7,000 ...
Israel to allow medical marijuana exports - CityNews Vancouver
JERUSALEM — Israel's parliament has unanimously approved a law to permit exports of medical marijuana, allowing Israel to tap the lucrative global market.
Survey: Thousands Islands region tourism had strong summer - CityNews Vancouver
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A survey of businesses in the Thousands Island region along the U.S.-Canada border say this past summer was a strong one for tourism.
As ball drops, minimum-wage workers in NYC will see pay rise - CityNews Vancouver
NEW YORK — The new year is bringing new wages to New York. The minimum wage is going up around the state on Dec. 31. The highest wages will be in New ...