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Feds Unconcerned As Manitoba Becomes Latest Province To Bail On Carbon Tax Plan

OTTAWA — Federal officials say there’ll be no problem adding Manitoba to the growing list of provinces where Ottawa will have to apply a carbon tax — but they’re still not ready to say exactly how the revenues raised by the tax will be given back to people in those provinces. “We’re still completely on […]

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Siberian pensioner gives rope to regional minister in suicide message after minuscule payment rise

A retired woman in Novosibirsk has made headlines after giving the regional social development minister a length of rope in a protest against the government’s decision to raise pensions by just over $1 next year. The rope was accompanied by a bar of soap. These two items are strongly associated with hanging a person in […]

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Disney’s Acquisition of 21st Century Fox Set to Close Next Week

Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox is set to close next week. Announced by Disney and Fox, the acquisition, which was first announced at the end of 2017, is expected to officially close on March 20, 2019, at 12:02am ET. The news arrived alongside the deadline for holders of 21st Century Fox’s common […]

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Missouri Western’s Green, Angelo’s Marlett Kasner garner 2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II weekly national awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Missouri Western’s Kailey Green and Angelo State’s Brandy Marlett were selectedLouisville Slugger / NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively, for games played March 6-12, announced the Association on Wednesday afternoon. Green homered in four of her seven plate appearances and finished a doubleheader against Lindenwood 5-for-6 […]

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SkyLease Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway At Halifax Stanfield Airport, Sending Crew To Hospital

A 747 cargo plane went off the runway while landing early Wednesday at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, leaving a trail of debris and sending four crew to hospital. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer said the SkyLease Cargo plane skidded off Runway 14 just after 5 a.m., though it wasn’t clear what caused the accident. “This […]

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Russian cabinet to slap reciprocal sanctions on Ukraine: report

The Russian government is developing a bill introducing reciprocal containment measures against several hundred Ukrainian companies and citizens, a Russian business oriented daily reports. In its Thursday issue, the Kommersant daily quoted unnamed sources in the Russian government as saying that the new sanctions could be introduced against Ukrainian politicians, civil servants and business people. […]

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Ten finalists announced for 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the Top 10 Finalists for the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, which will be announced at the opening of the 2017 NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS) in Oklahoma City. The USA Softball Collegiate Player of […]

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All Russian citizens who fight for Islamic State will face criminal prosecution – senior diplomat

Over 4,000 Russian citizens are currently fighting on the terrorists’ side in Syria, but all of them will face criminal charges if they return home, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov has said. “Russian law enforcement agencies currently possess information about over 4,000 Russian citizens who have left our country in order to participate […]

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New Octopath Traveler Console Game in Production, Mobile Prequel Announced

Square Enix has revealed that a new console Octopath Traveler game is in the works and that a mobile prequel title – Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent – will be headed to iOS and Android later this year, at least in Japan. As reported by Eurogamer, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is a […]

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2017 champs Minnesota State unanimous No. 1 in final NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – 2017 national champion Minnesota State was voted unanimous No. 1 in the final 2017 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Mavericks (64-7) won their first national title by sweeping top seed Angelo State in the Championship Series. In route to its first championship, Minnesota State went 10-1 in the postseason […]

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