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(AP) — Frontier Communications blamed its takeover of another company for widespread phone, internet and television service outages in California, Texas and Florida at a legislative hearing Wednesday, saying Frontier inherited corrupt data in its $10.5 billion acquisition of certain Verizon businesses last month. Frontier West Region President Melinda White told California lawmakers that the data issue caused outages during the transition and an outpouring of complaints that its technicians weren't yet trained to handle. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Frontier Communications blamed its takeover of another company for widespread phone, internet and television service outages in California, Texas and Florida at a legislative hearing Wednesday, saying Frontier inherited corrupt data in its $10.5 billion acquisition of certain Verizon businesses last month. Frontier West Region President Melinda White told California lawmakers that the data issue caused outages during the transition and an outpouring of complaints that its technicians weren't yet trained to handle. Читать дальше...

A memorial service will be held later for Sir Nicholas Winton who rescued hundreds of children in Czechoslovakia from the Holocaust before World War Two.

The Spanish league plans to fine clubs that allow empty seats to be shown on television next season.

Plus: Victor Dodig’s memo to CIBC staff

Image source: Putteman, Wikimedia Commons.

Cal volleyball’s Savannah Rennie receives liver transplant Cal volleyball player Savannah Rennie has received a liver transplant that she hopes will have her back on the court next season. Last summer, before her freshman year in Berkeley, Rennie experienced unbearable headaches and high fevers, nausea and loss of appetite, soreness and then pain in her abdomen.

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There’s a behind-the-scenes battle being waged on Capitol Hill over whether the National Defense Authorization Act ought to include a provision requiring women to register for the draft with the Selective Service System.

There are many issues at stake, particularly the role of women in the military, and, as Fox News put it, the “blurring of gender lines.” But in a recent report, the Congressional Budget Office identified another, more unexpected variable: the impact on the federal deficit. Читать дальше...

CTV’s Matt Skube with the details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s confrontation in the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state lawmaker has decided to set aside a measure that would have clarified the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images, and extended those protections to…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state lawmaker has decided to set aside a measure that would have clarified the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images, and extended those protections to…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state lawmaker has decided to set aside a measure that would have clarified the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images, and extended those protections to…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state lawmaker has decided to set aside a measure that would have clarified the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images, and extended those protections to…

The Toronto Raptors were overmatched in their massive loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers

Kate Mara is picture perfect as she strikes a pose at the Ruffino Sparkling Rosé Launch Celebration held at the newly opened Neuehouse Hollywood Rooftop Terrace on Tuesday (May 17) in Los Angeles. The 33-year-old actress was treated to a one-of-a-kind wine and cotton candy wall and was greeted by a ballerina clad in a [...]

Tiffany has made Billboard appearances as a member of both Girls' Generation and its splinter unit Girls' Generation-TTS, but now the...

The Brazilian looked glum after the final whistle but that didn't stop one fan from rushing up to him for a quick snap on the pitch

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington's Brian MacLellan, Dallas' Jim Nill and Pittsburgh's Jim Rutherford are the finalists for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington's Brian MacLellan, Dallas' Jim Nill and Pittsburgh's Jim Rutherford are the finalists for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington's Brian MacLellan, Dallas' Jim Nill and Pittsburgh's Jim Rutherford are the finalists for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award.

Chinese appliance maker Midea wants German robot maker Kuka to automate its production. Robots, however, don’t come cheap.

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013. But when the paper's owner first approached Bezos looking for a buyer, he wasn't sure the Amazon CEO would be the right owner.

It was only after Bezos spoke with the owner at the time, Don Graham, that he realized he might have a lot to bring to the table.

"My biggest question quickly became to Don: 'Are you sure I can help? Why me? I don't know anything about the news business,'"... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor cannot take money from colleges and universities, but he can order them not to spend all of it, a state judge ruled Wednesday.