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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ben Garst was quite young when the organ first piqued his interest. The 15-year-old grew up with the powerful notes of the instrument accompanying the Catholic liturgies that he and his family would attend each weekend. The musically inclined youngster recalled paying particular attention whenever the organist would slide onto the bench. "I would always listen to the organ and try (to figure out) out which pipes were playing at which time," he said. Today the teen has a better handle on that particular mystery. Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany have freed two men who became entangled with a mannequin and a large, remote controlled car. Officers were called after cries were heard from an apartment in the city of Mainz in the early hours of Saturday. Police found the 58-year-old tenant and a 61-year-old visitor "hopelessly locked together" with the toy car and the mannequin — which was dressed in a knight's costume. Officers were able to free the men, who were too drunk to explain how their unfortunate predicament had come about. Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Manchester Community College is hosting the New Hampshire-Vermont State Championship VEX Robotics Competition for high school and middle school students this weekend. The top 80 teams from both states are competing. The program teaches STEM skills to students, while training the next generation of engineers and high-tech leaders how to compete using creativity, science and a spirit of competition. The VEX Competitions are approaching 20,000 teams in over 45 countries.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit southern Mexico (all times local): 7:55 a.m. A military helicopter carrying Mexico's interior secretary and a state governor who were assessing damage from a powerful earthquake has crashed in the southern state of Oaxaca, killing two people on the ground. Mexico's Interior Department says Secretary Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca state Gov. Alejandro Murat were evaluating reports of damage from Friday's quake when their helicopter crashed near the city of Pinotepa Nacional. Читать дальше...

MUNICH (AP) — Top Russian and American officials exchanged barbs Saturday in Germany over the U.S. indictment of 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. H.R. McMaster, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security advisor, said at the Munich Security Conference that the federal indictments showed the U.S. was becoming "more and more adept at tracing the origins of this espionage and subversion." "As you can see with the FBI indictment, the evidence is... Читать дальше...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa event will offer prom dresses, shoes, jewelry and other prom accessories free to high school girls in need. The annual Gown Town event will be held next Saturday at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha. All of the items have been donated by listeners of Cedar Rapids radio station KZIA. The event will continue to accept new and gently used formal dresses in all sizes, dress shoes, jewelry and accessories through close of business Thursday. Donations... Читать дальше...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Visitors to a western Nebraska zoo will have the opportunity to cast their votes to name two orphaned grizzly cubs on display. Visitors to Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff will have through March 15 to cast their votes. The zoo also will choose two voters at random to win a 25-inch stuffed bear as a "thank you" for participating. The cubs were orphaned last spring when a Wyoming black bear hunter illegally killed their mother. Wildlife officials had hoped the cubs would survive in the wild without their mother... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Confidence in Baltimore's sworn protectors has badly deteriorated in recent years, but it may be hitting rock bottom after admissions that corrupt police detectives on an out-of-control unit resold looted narcotics, conducted home invasions and falsified evidence. With the city under a federal consent decree requiring expansive police reforms, recent courtroom revelations outlining an astounding range of abuses by rogue officers stretching back to 2008 is making it far tougher to... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a private security guard patrolling a public transportation hub was beaten unconscious by a man he had ordered to leave the property. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said 50-year-old G4S Company employee Jeffery Outen suffered a broken nose, head injuries and needed stitches in the 6 p.m. Friday attack, but is expected to recover. Police say 49-year-old Reginald Alexander let the Charlotte Transportation Center once when asked by Outen, but then returned and refused to leave. Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University plans to install about 30 more security cameras across the campus. Police Capt. Corey Herl says the plan is designed to meet the expanding needs of the campus, including the new Innovation Campus. The university already has about 170 security cameras. Hurl says the new cameras will be mounted on blue light emergency boxes already located around the campus. KSN reports the cameras will be able to record 360-degree images and will be recording at all times. Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — John Q. Hammons Hotel & Resorts will sell its remaining 35 hotels and other assets to a New York investment firm. The Springfield News-Leader reports a bankruptcy settlement filed Tuesday stipulates that the Hammons properties be sold to JD Holdings, owned by Jonathan Eilian. Court document say JD Holdings plans to keep nearly all of Hammons' existing employees. The settlement comes after years of litigation and a bankruptcy filing over Hammons' property. Jacqueline Dowdy... Читать дальше...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A third defendant has pleaded guilty to participating in a double homicide in St. Joseph. Raymond Jimenez-Bencebi Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the July 2016 deaths of 25-year-old Raymond Ortiz and 22-year-old Kevin Melendez in a rolling gun fight in St. Joseph. Two other men earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, after agreeing to testify against the other defendants. The St .Joseph News-Press reports two other defendants, Omar Martinez-Velez and Luis Omar Robles-Vargas... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the European Union to make progress on a common asylum system, warning that member states who expect financial support from the bloc need to show solidarity when it comes to migrants too. Merkel said in a video address Saturday before next week's informal meeting of EU leaders that the issue is one of her priorities and she hopes it can be advanced by June. Germany has taken in over 1 million people seeking shelter from war and persecution in recent years... Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Saturday, February 17, 2018 _____ 367 FPUS51 KBTV 171215 ZFPBTV Zone Forecast Product for Vermont and Northern New York National Weather Service Burlington VT 711 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 NYZ028-172100- Eastern Clinton- Including the city of Plattsburgh 711 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers until midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Читать дальше...

WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ 618 FPUS56 KSEW 171202 ZFPSEW Zone Forecast Product for Western Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 402 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Sunday. WAZ558-180030- Seattle and Vicinity- Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent 402 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Windy. Rain in the morning... Читать дальше...

WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ 137 FPUS56 KPDT 171158 ZFPPDT Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington National Weather Service Pendleton OR 358 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast...please visit... Читать дальше...

CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ 800 FPUS56 KEKA 171156 ZFPEKA Zone Forecast Product for California National Weather Service Eureka CA 356 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 This is an average forecast over a large and geographically diverse area. For a specific forecast for your location...please refer to the point and click forecast on our webpage at: www.weather.gov/eureka. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Sunday. CAZ101-180300-... Читать дальше...

CT Current Conditions as of 07:00 AM EST Saturday, February 17, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Bridgeport;Sunny;29;NNW;7;58% Chester;Sunny;27;NNW;5;58% Danbury;Sunny;26;Calm;0;65% Groton;Sunny;30;N;7;43% Hartford;Sunny;29;NNW;8;49% Meriden;Sunny;28;N;5;58% New Haven;Mostly sunny;28;NNW;3;63% Oxford;Sunny;24;NNE;6;71% Willimantic;Sunny;24;SSW;3;65% Windsor Locks;Mostly sunny;24;NNE;6;59% _____ Copyright 2018 AccuWeather _____ Keywords: Connecticut... Читать дальше...

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A French carrier changes its name before launching new San Francisco-Tahiti flights; Southwest Airlines will invade a Delta monopoly route and make other schedule additions; Aer Lingus may add another gateway in the western U.S.; Frontier adds a bunch of new routes; Singapore Airlines unveils plans for the very first 787-10; Spirit adds a pair of international routes from Ft. Lauderdale; Iceland's WOW drops a U.S. gateway; and a Mexican carrier adds a Chicago route.

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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ 291 FPUS56 KOTX 171148 ZFPOTX Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho National Weather Service Spokane WA 348 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 WAZ031-180100- Northeast Blue Mountains- Including the cities of Anatone and Peola 348 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... .TODAY...Rain and mountain snow. Mountain snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Mountain snow accumulation of 5 to 10 inches. Читать дальше...

CA Medford, OR Zone Forecast for Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ 586 FPUS56 KMFR 171138 ZFPMFR Zone Forecast Product for Southern Oregon and Northern California National Weather Service Medford, OR 337 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 CAZ080-180000- Western Siskiyou County- Including the cities of Etna, Fort Jones, and Happy Camp 337 AM PST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... .TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon. Читать дальше...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A trio of suicide bombers detonated at a crowded fish market in northern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, police said Saturday. Borno state police spokesman Joseph Kwaji confirmed the Friday night attack to The Associated Press. Hospital officials said two patients later died from their injuries. The bombers, all believed to be female, left dozens wounded at the fish market in Konduga, just outside the state capital, Maiduguri. The city is the birthplace of the Boko... Читать дальше...