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Dodgers retain 3 key free agents in bid to unseat Cubs in NL

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After coming within two games of reaching the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a simple plan going into the offseason: keep their roster intact and make a couple of additions.

Winter Storm Hits Northeast

The New York Times 

People in the Northeast woke up to heavy snowfall. It meant school closures in New York and a snarled commute for many. People shared storm footage and classic winter scenes on social media.

How High Will Disney World Ticket Prices Go This Month?

«FOX Business» (foxbusiness.com) 

The world's leading theme-park operator has raised its single-day Disney World prices every year since 1988. It's been making these moves during the shortest month of the year since 2014. Get ready to pay up.

VNA joins Yonhap's PyeongChang Olympic news-sharing platform

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

HANOI, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam News Agency (VNA) agreed on Thursday to join a news-sharing platform being developed by Yonhap News Agency that allows outlets to mutually share content on the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Park No-hwang, pr

Developer poised to complete Dakota Access oil pipeline

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

(AP) - The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has promised to quickly resume construction of the long-delayed project that would route oil under a North Dakota reservoir, even as American Indian activists vowed to take legal action to protect…



Trump orders target cartels, crime as attorney general sworn in

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump used the swearing-in ceremony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday to sign three executive orders, including ones targeting transnational drug cartels and those who commit crimes against law enforcement.

S. Korean gov't unveils plans for PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- With just a year to go before South Korea's first Winter Games in PyeongChang, the government here announced Thursday detailed plans to add more cultural elements to the global sports event. The Ministry o

Israel apologizes over questioning of American activist

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli immigration officials on Thursday apologized over their treatment of a senior executive from a liberal Jewish-American group who was interrogated for an hour on her arrival in Tel Aviv the previous day.

Postal Service says it lost $200 million over holiday season

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it lost $200 million during the year-end holiday season, despite a strong quarter of package shipping and expanded use of vote-by-mail in the November presidential election.

Postal Service says it lost $200 million over holiday season

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it lost $200 million during the year-end holiday season, despite a strong quarter of package shipping and expanded use of vote-by-mail in the November presidential election.

Mexican farmer's daughter: NAFTA destroyed us

CNN Money 

While President Trump portrays Mexico as the big winner of NAFTA, Mexican farmers have been badly hurt by the deal. Now, U.S. farmers worry Trump will hurt their gains from NAFTA.

Scarlett Johansson, post breakup, resurfaces for a gala

TheRepublic.com 

NEW YORK — Scarlett Johansson made a rare public appearance since news broke that she split with husband, Romain Dauriac. Johansson and fashion designer Donatella Versace were honored by amfAR on Wednesday in New York at their annual gala before New York Fashion Week. The AIDS research organization honored both women for their longstanding support

Scientists use computer to predict outcomes in AML

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Amy Wallace
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers used a computer to accurately predict which patients with acute myelogenous leukemia, or AML, will relapse or go into remission.

Filings: US Rep. Gabbard met Syria's Assad twice

Stars and Stripes 

Travel reports, which are required to be filed by members of the House within 15 days of returning from a foreign trip, provide the greatest detail so far of Gabbard’s increasingly controversial trips to Syria and Lebanon last month.

Monarch butterfly numbers drop by 27 percent in Mexico

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year's recovery from historically low numbers, according to a study by government and independent experts released Thursday.





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