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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…
US sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast Following Soleimani Killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is sending nearly 3,000 more Army troops to the Mideast in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian general in a strike ordered by President Donald Trump. Defense officials said the troops…
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…
Money, Health and Relationships: America’s Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions for 2020
WASHINGTON - The start of a new year means resolving to finally kick that smoking habit, run a marathon or save more money. A recent survey of more than 2,000 Americans by Ipsos found that about 38 percent plan to…
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.…
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to Step Down Immediately
(AP) - Boeing's CEO is resigning as the crisis enveloping the manufacturer related to its marquee aircraft, the Max 737 aircraft, drags on. The board of directors said Monday that Dennis Muilenburg…
Watch Live: House Starts Historic Session to Impeach Trump; GOP Stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has gaveled in for a historic session to impeach President Donald Trump. He faces charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Democratic lawmakers to gather for what she calls a…
Protestors Rally in Duluth to Support Trump Impeachment
DULUTH, Minn.- As the House of Representatives is set to vote on President Trump's impeachment Wednesday, some in Duluth voiced their support for his ouster. The "No One is Above the Law" Rally was…
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…
FCC Votes to Set Up 3-Digit Suicide Hotline Number
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health. Similar to 911 for…
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg is Time 'Person of the Year'
NEW YORK (AP) - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has become the youngest person ever to be named Time's “person of the year.” The U.S. news magazine gave the 16-year-old Thunberg the honor on Wednesday for “sounding the alarm about…
Democrats Unveil Trump Impeachment Charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges announced Tuesday stem from Trump's pressure on Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals as…
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