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Chiefs Fall To Red Deer 3-1

SPOKANE, Wash. - Red Deer goalie Patrik Bartosak stopped 28 of 29 shots and Turner Elson finished with two points as the Rebels handed the Chiefs their first home loss of the season 3-1 in front of 5,118 fans at the Spokane Arena. Brenden Kichton scored Spokane's lone goal as the Chiefs fell to

Farewell lever and punch-card machines

By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Gone are the days of voting behind a curtain with an old-fashioned lever machine. Almost gone are the days of punch-card ballots and those unforgettable hanging, dimpled and pregnant chads. The contested 2000 presidential election and

Lower oil prices weigh on Shell in Q3

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC saw its core earnings fall 15 percent in the third quarter on the back of lower oil and gas prices and insisted that its strategy to boost production was on track despite failing to strike oil in Alaska before the onset of

Oil price rises on superstorm threat to supplies

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press Oil prices rose Wednesday on concerns about near-term oil supplies in the U.S. following a fierce storm that caused havoc across the northeastern part of the country and was threatening to inflict more damage inland. By early afternoon in Europe, those concerns