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Starbucks to Accelerate Store Closings Next Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it will accelerate its store closings in the U.S. next year as it tries to boost sluggish sales. The Seattle-based company announced Tuesday that it will close 150 under-performing stores in heavily penetrated markets,…
The Northland Newborn Foundation Is Bouncing For Healthy Babies
DULUTH, Minn. - A new organization called the "Northland Newborn Foundation" is putting newborns first. Its purpose is to provide support for healthy babies and their families within the community. Although…
Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The words blasted to cellphones around Oregon’s capital city were ominous: “Civil emergency . prepare for action.” Within half an hour, a second official alert clarified the subject wasn’t impending violence but toxins from an algae…
Orlando International Airport to Scan Faces of US Citizens
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s busiest airport will be the first in the nation to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights, officials said Thursday, a move that pleases airport executives but worries privacy…
Instagram Unveils new Video Service in Challenge to YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube when they’re looking for something to watch on their smartphones. The expansion announced Wednesday, dubbed IGTV, will…
Supreme Court Rules for States in Online Sales tax Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax. The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme…
Koko, the Gorilla who Knew Sign Language, Dies at 46
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation’s preserve in California’s Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday. Koko was born…
Homeland Security Drafts Plan to end Family Separation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is drafting an executive action for President Donald Trump that would direct DHS to keep families apprehended at the border together during detention. That's according to two people familiar with her thinking…
VA Launches Investigation Into Impaired Arkansas Pathologist
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Federal officials say a pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital for being "impaired on duty'' misdiagnosed seven cases and that around 33,000 additional cases are being reviewed. The Veterans Health Care System of the…
Report Says Over 1 Billion Small Arms in World, up From 2007
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday. The Small Arms Survey says…
Americans Grapple With Recognizing Facts in News Stories: Pew Survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only a quarter of U.S. adults in a recent survey could fully identify factual statements - as opposed to opinion - in news stories, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Monday. The…
No definitive ruling on partisan districts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party. The justices unanimously ruled against Wisconsin…
American Spirit Free From Duluth Superior Harbor
DULUTH, Minn. – Coast Guard officials have confirmed the nearly 1,000 foot vessel floated free from the bottom of the harbor at roughly 10 p.m. last night. This happened because the water…
Boy Tells Police That Driver Shot his Family in Road Rage run-in
DENVER (AP) — A 12-year-old boy told police he saw a driver open fire on his family during a road rage confrontation in Colorado, killing his older brother and critically wounding his mother and younger brother, authorities said Friday. Police…
Kellogg Recalls Honey Smacks Because of Salmonella Potential
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling some of its Honey Smacks cereal after salmonella infected 73 people in 31 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most of the outbreaks were in California,…
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