Politics

February 21, 2020
Spain to severely restrict advertising for on-line betting

Spain's government announced plans Friday for what it said would be the toughest legislation in the European Union on restricting advertising for on-line betting houses. Advertising for betting, above all...

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February 21, 2020
Woman told authorities she planned to shoot co-workers

Federal prosecutors have charged a woman who told authorities that she intended to shoot co-workers at the Omaha veterans hospital, starting in the building basement and working her way up....

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February 21, 2020
Green shoots for Deere after a very strong first quarter

Deere is reporting a surprisingly strong first quarter after an extended period in which it was bruised by the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. “Farmer confidence,...

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February 21, 2020
Firm unveils new promises in bid to buy dot-org registry

A private equity firm announced Friday what it calls legally binding commitments designed to ease concerns that its proposed $1.1 billion private takeover of the dot-org domain-setting registry would lead...

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February 21, 2020
Presidents of Russia, Belarus discuss oil price dispute

The presidents of Russia and Belarus discussed their continuing oil price dispute Friday that disrupted steady supplies of oil from Russia to its neighboring ex-Soviet state. Russia halted oil supplies...

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February 21, 2020
Albania police crack down on illegal betting shops

Albanian police said Friday they have cracked down on people operating betting shops, more than a year after they were banned in one of Europe's poorest countries. More than 1,500...

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February 21, 2020
Superior refinery evacuated over concerns of tower collapse

Workers at an oil refinery in Superior were evacuated because of concerns of a tower collapse. The Husky Energy refinery is being rebuilt after major damage from an explosion and...

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February 21, 2020
How do you stop a possible building boom in the Florida Keys? It’s in lawmakers’ hands

A Florida Keys lawmaker amended a bill this week that, if left alone, could have led to a building boom up and down the environmentally sensitive island chain that most...

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February 21, 2020
Massive Little Haiti redevelopment plan denied for the sixth time

For the sixth time, Miami's planning board stymied a massive and massively controversial plan that would raze more than 22 acres of apartments on the edge of Little Haiti and...

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February 21, 2020
South Florida commercial real estate remained stable in late 2019. But will it last?

The health of the industrial, office and retail market in South Florida stayed relatively steady in late 2019. But will conditions last? Vacancy rates and asking rents dipped for most...

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February 21, 2020
As 4Q earnings season winds down, investors will keep eye on bottom line

Rarely is there is a shortage of distractions for investors. The coronavirus, politics or a presidential Tweet can grab investors' attention and wildly swing the market's pendulum between fear and...

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February 21, 2020
How to divorce your business partner

We all know that you can divorce your husband or your wife when the relationship turns bad, but can you divorce your business partner? You sure can. This article will...

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February 21, 2020
Partner code of conduct: How to keep those you do business with accountable

It's typical for a company to have its own code of conduct that establishes the company's culture, including its core values and beliefs, while creating some form of accountability for...

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February 21, 2020
Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of Feb. 24, 2020

BANKS Paul Mirabella has been named managing senior vice president/managing director at City National Bank. He will lead the City National Wealth Management division. He was senior investment strategist at...

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February 21, 2020
States step up funding for Planned Parenthood clinics

Severalstates have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood, which last year quit a $260 million federal funding program over a Trump...

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February 21, 2020
Eurozone economy picks up despite virus disruption

Business in the 19-country eurozone has picked up in February from a deep slump, particularly in Germany's big industrial sector, despite disruption from the new coronavirus, a report showed Friday....

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February 21, 2020
Outbreak, economic ills dim luster of Japan’s Olympic year

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be basking in the limelight this year in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Instead, the virus outbreak that has spread from China to...

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February 21, 2020
China suspends more penalties on US goods after trade truce

China on Friday suspended more punitive tariffs on imports of U.S. industrial goods in response to a truce in its trade war with Washington that threatened global economic growth. Financial...

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February 21, 2020
Virus cases balloon in S. Korea as outbreak shifts, spreads

Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, the newest front in...

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February 21, 2020
Another trout stocking coming to Elk River

West Virginia's Elk River is getting another helping of trout. The Kanawha County Commission on Thursday announced it plans to add 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout to the river, the...

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February 21, 2020
New app offers access to Tennessee government services

Tennessee state government services are now accessible through a new mobile app called “MyTN.” Customers will be able to renew or order a duplicate driver's license, renew a handgun carry...

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February 21, 2020
Yeshaneh sets world record in half marathon in Nike shoes

Ababel Yeshaneh set a world record in the women's half marathon on Friday in the latest breakthrough by athletes wearing high-tech Nike shoes. The Ethiopian runner won the Ras Al...

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February 21, 2020
Thai court orders popular opposition party dissolved

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its leader. The court also imposed...

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February 21, 2020
German court says Tesla can fell trees at site of new plant

A German court has ruled that clearing of trees from the site of Tesla Inc.'s first electric car factory in Europe can go ahead, days after it issued an injunction...

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February 21, 2020
Thursday Sports in Brief

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has put the labor ball in the players' hands. In a somewhat surprisingly strong decision, the 32 team owners voted Thursday to “accept...

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February 21, 2020
Lake Placid celebrates its Olympic past, and eyes its future

The benefits of a miracle have been reaped in Lake Placid for 40 years. The plan now is to keep those miracles — and miracle-seekers — coming. Parts of Lake...

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February 21, 2020
2 Germans killed in avalanche on Norway’s Arctic Svalbard

Two German nationals have died in an avalanche near a glacier on Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, which sits more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of the Norwegian mainland. The...

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February 21, 2020
Aluminum bottled water. Straw-less lids. Reusable cup systems. As concern about plastic waste grows, the search for sustainable packaging has gone mainstream

Nicole Doucet and Jess Page were met with skepticism when they first tried to persuade retailers to sell their brand of bottled water. Consumers, the young entrepreneurs were told during...

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February 21, 2020
Friday dawns at EU HQ but little light shed on budget split

The sun rose over European Union headquarters Friday after a night of negotiations, but little light was shed on how much closer the bloc's 27 leaders might have moved toward...

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February 21, 2020
American women seek more than $66M in damages from US Soccer

Players on the U.S. women's national team are seeking more than $66 million in damages as part their gender discrimination suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, part of a slew...

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February 21, 2020
5 plead not guilty in welfare fraud case in Mississippi

Trial dates have been set for the former head of Mississippi's welfare agency and some of the other people charged with misusing money that was intended to help needy people...

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February 21, 2020
IATA: Virus may slash $29 billion from airlines’ revenue

The outbreak of the new virus threatens to erase $29 billion of this year's revenue for global airlines, mostly for Chinese carriers, as travel crashes worldwide, according to the International...

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February 21, 2020
How group led to ‘free speech booth’ at St. Louis airport

Tucked near a rarely used escalator in Terminal 1 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport is a blue sign that hangs over a nondescript stand announcing in all caps the...

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February 21, 2020
Kansas could release more evidence in fatal police shootings

Wendy Couser, a former juvenile intake officer at the Newton Police Department, has always believed in the importance of consequences. But Couser feels that she's yet to see consequences for...

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February 21, 2020
State mulls ending statute of limitations on sex abuse suits

One detailed how her father sexually abused her decades ago. Another recalled a priest fondling him as a teenager. And yet another remembered walking directly back to class after a...

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February 21, 2020
Tenants in Kansas City public housing face evictions

When it rains, Shawn Harris dumps dirty water out of a big pot perched on his bed at least seven times a day. If he doesn't, water spills through the...

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February 21, 2020
Japan to let off last healthy cruise travelers, isolate rest

Japan's health minister said the last cruise ship passengers who tested negative for a new virus will leave the Diamond Princess on Friday after a much-criticized quarantine of the vessel...

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February 21, 2020
Democrats try to blunt strong California showing for Sanders

California is the largest prize in the calculations of any Democratic presidential candidate, but it rarely seems that way. But no one is underselling California this time. Bernie Sanders has...

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February 21, 2020
Iran votes in parliament elections that favors conservatives

Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country...

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February 21, 2020
Iran votes in parliament elections that favors conservatives

Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country...

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