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Casinos betting on new generation of gamblers

BOSTON – Casinos worried that millennials aren’t getting into traditional gambling like their parents and grandparents are bringing in tattoo studios, mixed martial arts competitions and oth...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

National parks face $12B backlog

At Mesa Verde, $57M worth of projects await

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rubio, Cruz face barrage of attacks in GOP debate

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Marco Rubio, a first-term senator on the rise in the presidential race, faced a barrage of attacks in Saturday night’s Republican debate, with rivals challenging his readi...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

CDC: Men who were in Zika areas should use condoms

It’s possible virus can be sexually transmitted

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

6 Chicago family members killed in ‘targeted incident’ CHICAGO – Authorities on Saturday released the names of six family members found dead this week in their southwest side home...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States work to keep guns out of abusers’ hands

IOWA CITY, Iowa – More than a dozen states have strengthened laws over the past two years to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, a rare area of consensus in the nation’s pola...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cause of deadly New York crane collapse now under investigation

NEW YORK – It may take weeks to determine why a huge construction crane that was being lowered during strong winds came crashing down onto a street, killing a pedestrian and crushing a row o...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Europe looking to buttress borders AMSTERDAM – European Union nations anxious to stem the flow of asylum-seekers coming through the Balkans are increasingly considering sending mo...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pope’s sex-abuse panel removes survivor Peter Saunders

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ sex abuse advisory committee voted Saturday to sideline one of its members, a high-profile abuse survivor who had clashed with the commission over its mission. ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong quake hits Taiwan; 11 dead, dozens trapped

TOKYO – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit southern Taiwan at 3:57 a.m. Saturday, with the epicenter located in the city of Kaohsiung, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau. A ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Former drug executive draws lawmakers’ ire

Entrepreneur takes Fifth during hearing

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cologne steps up security for Carnival celebrations

COLOGNE, Germany – Cannon fire followed by a rain of confetti heralded the start Thursday of Cologne’s annual Carnival, when hundreds of thousands of revelers take to the streets and pubs of...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World