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Big winter storm freezes Colorado
DENVER: A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado on Friday dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas as it prompted a blizzard warning, forced flight cancellations and school closures, and drew calls from highway officials to slow down on icy and snow-packed roadways. Snow began falling on Thursday night and by 3:30am MST on Friday, six inches had fallen on downtown Denver, more in suburban areas and up to 15 inches...
 
 
Second Colombia bomb kills six people
BOGOTA: A car bomb detonated outside a police station in southwestern Colombia on Thursday, killing six people and wounding 30 in the region’s second such attack in less than 48 hours, officials said. Those killed in the blast in the town of Villa Rica, in the department of Cauca, included the police station commander and at least three civilians, said Mayor Juan Guillermo Mina. The station was nearly destroyed along with...
   
Romney poised to win one more state today
LAS VEGAS: Republican Mitt Romney was riding high on Friday, the eve of Nevada’s presidential caucuses, after a new poll gave him a 20-point lead and real estate mogul Donald Trump endorsed his candidacy. The former Massachusetts governor, who scored a major win in Florida on Tuesday, was back on track after stumbling with an ill-judged remark about poor Americans, as the new poll gave him a huge lead over rival Newt Gingrich. Th...
 
 
No ‘Facebook fatigue’ for longtime users
WASHINGTON: So much for “Facebook fatigue.” A survey released on Friday shows that people who have used the social networking site over a long period, since its founding in 2004, say, show no sign that they have tired of posting pictures, updating weekend plans or just relaying random thoughts. The Pew Research Centre report, based on a US phone survey, logs and data from November 2010, sheds light on Facebook’s possible...
   
Historic gold pieces stolen in California
YREKA: Historic gold pieces valued at $3 million have been stolen from a northern California courthouse where they had been on display, authorities said. Thieves broke into the Siskiyou County Courthouse in Yreka on Wednesday and took an assortment of gold nuggets and other artifacts from a display of historical items highlighting the area’s involvement in the Gold Rush of the 19th century. The loss is being itemised, but Siskiyo...
 
 
Tuition fee reduced in some colleges
WASHINGTON: Even before President Barack Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters. These schools, typically small private colleges like University of Charleston, Cabrini College and Midland University that lack the cachet of top-tier colleges and compete with less expensive state schools...
   
No joke: comedian to run for president
WASHINGTON: Roseanne Barr said on Thursday she is running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination, and it is no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she is a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties are not serving the American people. “The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants, bought and paid for by...
 
 
Breast cancer foundation to restore funding after outcry
WASHINGTON: A major US breast cancer foundation on Friday reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after an outcry over the move sparked a political backlash by women’s health advocates. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation issued a statement saying it was sorry and would continue to give money to help underwrite breast screening at Planned Parenthood clinics, which amounted to $680,000 last year. The public...
 
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