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Mid Island Pirates finish tryouts, prep for 2020 baseball season
NANAIMO - Winter weather doesn't conjure up visions of baseball, but by mid January the Mid Island Pirates had already finished their tryouts for the 2020 season.Co owner/GM Brandon Dornan said they s...
Jan 16, 2020 The Mid Island Pirates tryouts for seniors, juniors, and bantams are complete. Expectations are for all three teams to contend for a championship this upcoming season. (Mid Island Pirates Facebook)
Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea
WASHINGTON - Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn filed court papers Tuesday to withdraw his guilty plea, saying federal prosecutors had acted in "bad faith" and broken ...
Jan 16, 2020
Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...
Jan 16, 2020
Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...
Jan 16, 2020
NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era
NEW YORK - NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV. The...
Jan 16, 2020
Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested
BELLAIRE, Texas - A 19-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Lathan, interim superintendent of the Houston ...
Jan 16, 2020
Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events
The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...
Jan 16, 2020
Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
DETROIT - Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsi...
Jan 16, 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness
NEW YORK - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto i...
Jan 16, 2020
Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...
Jan 16, 2020