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Trump to Address the Nation Amid Showdown With Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump plans to address the nation at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Trump faces one of the greatest tests of his presidency now that Iran has launched ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases…

Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles at Two U.S. Bases in Iraq

UPDATE: Pentagon: 'More than a dozen' ballistic missiles fired from Iran at two U.S. bases in Iraq. ______________ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops…

Two Minnesota Firefighters Sent to Help Australia’s Wildfires

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – Two Wildland firefighters from Minnesota have been assigned to help battle wildfires in Australia according to a recent news release from the Minnesota Incident Command System. Mike Crook, with the Superior National Forest out of Grand…

Warren, Klobuchar End 2019 Lagging Top Rivals in Fundraising

WASHINGTON (AP) - Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced raising $21.2 million for her presidential campaign in the final three months of last year. The total trails the amounts collected by the Democratic presidential primary’s three other front-runners: former Vice…

Trump Plan to Curb Teen Vaping Exempts Some Flavors

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers. But the plan from the Trump administration includes major exceptions that benefit companies that make and sell e-cigarettes and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices.…

U-Haul to stop hiring nicotine users in 21 states

PHOENIX (FOX 9) - U-Haul announced it will soon reject job applicants who use nicotine in 21 states. The company said the new policy will go into effect on Feb. 1 and be enacted in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware,…

Democrat Julián Castro Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro is ending his run for president. Castro's announcement Thursday comes after he failed to garner enough support or donations to make the recent Democratic presidential debates. The former San Antonio…

Walz Uses Holidays to Call Attention to Food Stamp Cuts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are using the holiday season to call attention to a Trump administration plan to cut hundreds of thousands of Americans from the federal food stamp program.…

House Panel Approves 2 Trump Impeachment Charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The charges now go to the full House for an expected vote next week. The…

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