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Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 detained
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) - Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said. The shooting happened at an Allina clinic in Buffalo,...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

Stocks push to more gains, and record highs, on Wall Street
U.S. stocks notched more gains and pushed to new highs Monday, extending a winning streak that just gave the market its best weekly gain since November.The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, it's sixth straight g...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Study blames climate change for earlier and worse pollen seasons
When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy, sneezy onslaught of pollen season around St. Patric...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the ...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt
WASHINGTON (AP) - Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joble...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and said it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for its high-end vehicles soon. The price of Bitcoin so...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which h...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of "political theater" and accused House Democrats on the eve of the former president's trial of...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won’t seek a 7th term
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate's fourth most senior member and who chaired four major committees, announced Monday that he will not seek a seventh term in o...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Texas GOP Rep. Wright, who battled health issues, dies at 67
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-1...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021
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