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Holiday Stationstores Bought by Canadian Company

MINNESOTA - Canadian company, Couche-Tard Incorporated, announced today that it signed an agreement with Holiday Companies to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Holiday Stationstores and affiliated companies. Holiday is a privately owned company based in Minnesota…

Analyst: 1 in 60 Chance of Straits Pipeline Spill by 2053

HOLT, Mich. (AP) - Analysts say there's a small chance but serious risk of an oil spill from a nearly 65-year-old dual pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan. Engineer James Mihell of Dynamic Risk Assessment Inc. says…

FDA Approves First New Drug in 20 Years for Sickle Cell

(AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in nearly 20 years for sickle cell, an inherited disease in which abnormally shaped red blood cells can’t properly carry oxygen throughout the body, which can cause…

19 AGs Sue DeVos for Delaying For-Profit College Rules

(AP) - Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her decision to suspend rules that were meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit,…

Wisconsin May Seek $341 Million From Feds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin may request 10 times more than it traditionally gets in certain federal money for roads as part of Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to end a state budget impasse. Walker outlined a proposal to Republican leaders…

Head of US Ethics Office Announces Resignation

WASHINGTON (FOX NEWS) - The head of the United States Office of Government Ethics, who clashed with President Donald Trump and his administration, said on Thursday he would resign before his…

At Least 14 Reported Dead in Clash of Mexican Gangs

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A series of raging gunbattles between two drug gangs left at least 14 people dead Wednesday in the mountains of the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua. Authorities said the number of dead could rise. Initial reports…

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