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Updated 6:45 am PDT, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Protesters make a barricade during clashes with police outside El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Riot police have charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2017 push for the wealthy Spanish region's independence. less Protesters make a barricade during clashes with police outside El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Riot police have charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport after the Supreme ... more Photo: Emilio Morenatti, AP Photo: Emilio Morenatti, AP Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Image 1 of 20 Protesters make a barricade during clashes with police … [Read more...] about AP PHOTOS: Riot police clash with protesters in Barcelona

John Raby, Associated Press Updated 9:43 am PDT, Monday, October 7, 2019 FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks at a roundtable on the opioid epidemic at Cabell-Huntington Health Center in Huntington, W.Va. A federal lawsuit accuses Justice and others of failing to protect children in West Virginia’s overwhelmed foster care system. less FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks at a roundtable on the opioid epidemic at Cabell-Huntington Health Center in Huntington, W.Va. A federal lawsuit accuses Justice ... more Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks at a roundtable … [Read more...] about Family treatment courts debut in drug-ravaged West Virginia

Updated 2:28 pm CDT, Monday, October 7, 2019 SEATTLE (AP) — Expedia Group employees are moving into new Seattle headquarters as part of a relocation meant to improve the work environment. KOMO-TV reports the travel company is relocating from nearby Bellevue to office space formerly occupied by biotechnology firm Amgen. Construction is not yet complete, but Expedia officials say planned changes are intended to benefit 4,500 employees at the site. They include elevated walkways between three buildings and design features connecting workers with the outdoors. Expedia is offering incentives to reduce the use of cars near the headquarters, including parking shuttles and a walking bridge crossing over the street. The company says it will provide a storage area for 400 bicycles and facilities including a gym, health clinic, marketplace for meals, and game fields. ___ Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/ … [Read more...] about Expedia employees begin move into new Seattle headquarters

Published 11:01 pm CDT, Monday, October 7, 2019 ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly park visitors have more than doubled over the last decade at the southern Utah park known for its red-rock cliffs and narrow slot canyons. Park officials have been struggling how to handle the crowds, and this year limited the number of people who could hike two of the most popular trails on holidays. Park spokesman Eugenne Moisa says visitors to Angels Landing and the Narrows were kept waiting in the shade, instead of on the narrow, sunny trails. The nonprofit Zion Forever Project is also accepting donations to expand access to the east side of the park in hopes of dispersing visitors to that less-visited area. … [Read more...] about Zion visitation continues to climb, sets summer record

Updated 5:36 am CDT, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 LIEVIN, France (AP) — The Louvre has opened a new art conservation center some 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Paris to protect the museum's priceless artworks from its flood-prone reserves. The Louvre Conservation Center was inaugurated Tuesday in Lievin in northern France, near another outpost of the museum, the Louvre-Lens. Protecting the museum's works from the nearby Seine River has taken on additional urgency in recent years, as severe floods in 2016 and 2018 forced the Louvre to evacuate artworks and close exhibits. Officials hope to store some 250,000 artworks at the new center in five years' time. About half of the newly-constructed building's sprawling space will house art from the famed Paris museum, the world's biggest. Conservation workrooms, study halls and a photo studio in the new center will be used for research. … [Read more...] about Louvre opens center to protect art from flooding