Politics

January 31, 2020
New Orleans mayor, husband owe $95K in unpaid taxes

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell owes more than $95,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid taxes, according to multiple liens filed by the agency against her home. First reported...

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January 31, 2020
Regulators revisit environmental review for Line 3 pipeline

Minnesota regulators opened a hearing Friday o n an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most...

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January 31, 2020
Almost half of US sports fans want Super Bowl Monday holiday

Nearly half of American sports fans would give up one of their other work holidays in order to have a day off after Super Bowl Sunday, according to a survey...

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January 31, 2020
New Mexico ranchers say hungry elk are damaging property

Some northern New Mexico ranchers are asking state wildlife managers to do something about herds of elk they say are damaging property and eating hay that was stockpiled for cattle...

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January 31, 2020
Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listings

Changes announced in corporate dividends Jan. 27-Jan. 31. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Alaska Air .375 from .35 Allete Inc .6175 from .5875 AmerisourceBergen Corp .42 from .40 Anthem Inc .95 from .80...

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January 31, 2020
Gloating Brexiteers happier about beating smug Remoaners than leaving EU

In the immortal words of Barry Manilow, it looks like we made it. After 3 years of self-flagellation and tortuous political wrangling with the EU, Brexit has finally arrived, the...

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January 31, 2020
Year after catastrophic fire, Marcal paper plant reopens

A northern New Jersey paper plant is operating again, a year after a massive fire destroyed most of it. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was among the guests Friday at the...

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January 31, 2020
Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week

The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Beam Therapeutics - Cambridge, Mass., 6.3...

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January 31, 2020
New Idaho program could boost timber revenue on state lands

Idaho's state lands manager on Friday asked a legislative committee to approve $500,000 for a pilot program that would allow specific types of timber to be separated and sold when...

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January 31, 2020
Records: Some families amass cash in taxpayer-funded program

Dozens of Arizona families in a taxpayer-funded scholarship program have account balances of $50,000 or more, with nine families accumulating more than $100,000 over multiple years, public records show. About...

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January 31, 2020
Space station’s cosmic detector working after 4 spacewalks

The cosmic detector that required a series of difficult spacewalking repairs is back in action. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is working better than ever, Samuel Ting, the Nobel laureate who...

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January 31, 2020
Kentucky House votes to add sexual harassment to ethics code

The Kentucky House voted Friday to strengthen the legislative ethics code by adding sexual harassment to the list of violations. The legislation reflects bipartisan work spanning the past three legislative...

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January 31, 2020
Chicago accuses coffee shop of copying fire department logo

The city of Chicago is suing a coffee company for trademark infringement, saying its logo is nearly identical to the symbol for the city's fire department. Fire Department Coffee's logo...

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January 31, 2020
Judge sets trial in lawsuit involving Santee Cooper

A state judge has set April 20 as the start date for a trial deciding whether state-owned utility Santee Cooper should refund possibly billions of dollars to some 2.2 million...

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January 31, 2020
Company looking to build mill embroiled in internal dispute

An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia announced a management shakeup as it tries to complete financing for a long-promised Kentucky project staked to millions...

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January 31, 2020
Climate change poses threat to future Super Bowls in Miami

The forecast for the Super Bowl in Miami is grim. Clear skies and temperature in the 60s are expected when the game kicks off, so weather won't be a problem....

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January 31, 2020
Doctor’s lawyer: Murder case simple, about end-of-life care

Defending an Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 patients will involve educating jurors about medical complexities and hard-to-pronounce pharmaceuticals, but it's really “a very simple case"...

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January 31, 2020
Michigan couple sues airline after getting kicked off flight

A Michigan couple is suing American Airlines for discrimination after being removed from a flight because the airline said the Orthodox Jewish couple smelled bad. Yehuda Yosef Adler, Jennie Adler...

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January 31, 2020
Judge allows AP to be heard in dispute over Saints emails

A judge ruled Friday that The Associated Press may be heard in a court dispute over whether to release hundreds of confidential emails that detail the New Orleans Saints' behind-the-scenes...

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January 31, 2020
How to binge on Oscar movies in cinemas for cheap

At $15 a pop in major cities — and sometimes more — going to the cinema can easily break the bank. That's where a movie subscription comes in. Although MoviePass...

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January 31, 2020
Good behavior will trim jail sentence of Larry Nassar’s boss

Good behavior likely will cut four months off a one-year jail sentence for a former dean at Michigan State University who was convicted of misconduct in office and neglect of...

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January 31, 2020
Amazon is big … really, really big; workforce hits 500K

Need more proof that Amazon is big? It came this week. Amazon's U.S. workforce topped 500,000 for the first time, up 43% from the year before and more than triple...

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January 31, 2020
Vermont mall developer details scaled-back Burlington site

Construction on a stalled mall project in Vermont's largest city will not begin until late summer or early fall pushing the opening back to 2022 or 2023, developers said at...

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January 31, 2020
Wyoming cattle owner disputes animal cruelty allegations

A trucking company owner and cattle raiser has testified against allegations of animal neglect that he and his son face in Wyoming. David Love and his son are each charged...

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January 31, 2020
Senate approves fix to new business tax to fund college aid

The Washington Senate passed a measure that make changes in a new business and occupation tax surcharge levied on some professional services and technology companies because the tax the Legislature...

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January 31, 2020
Report: Albuquerque police hired convicted felon

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hired a convicted felon and allowed him to continue working in a high-ranking position even after officials learned he had provided a wrong birth date...

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January 31, 2020
Sonic laying off in Oklahoma City, transferring to Atlanta

Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. will lay off employees at its headquarters and transfer others to Atlanta, the home of its parent company. Sonic spokeswoman Christi Woodward said Friday the changes...

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January 31, 2020
The Latest: Delta, American suspend U.S.-China flights

The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local): 1:40 a.m. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are suspending all flights between the U.S. and...

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January 31, 2020
Auditor: Most major California dams lack emergency plans

Three years after the Oroville Dam spillway broke apart driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes over fears of catastrophic flooding, only 22 of 650 major dams in...

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January 31, 2020
After Brexit: UK leaves EU but what’s next far from certain

Britain is leaving the European Union after 47 years of membership. That's just the first stage of a journey that still has many twists in store. The U.K. is quitting...

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January 31, 2020
2 juveniles captured after stealing transport van in York

Two juvenile offenders were captured in nearby Hamilton County after one overpowered the driver of their transport van and stole it in York, police said. The van had stopped Wednesday...

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January 31, 2020
Diplomat: 2 Indian sailors killed, 2 missing in tanker fire

Two Indian sailors were killed and two remain missing after an oil tanker caught fire earlier this week off the United Arab Emirates' sheikhdom of Sharjah, an Indian diplomat said...

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January 31, 2020
Mechanical issues interrupt southeast Alaska ferry schedule

Mechanical issues will keep the Alaska state ferry Matanuska out of service until Feb. 7, according to the Alaska Marine Highway System. The Matanuska is the only mainline state ferry...

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January 31, 2020
Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union

A timeline of key events related to Britain's decision to leave the European Union: Jan. 23, 2013: British Prime Minister David Cameron promises a referendum on Britain's membership in the...

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January 31, 2020
Dutch government plans to ban some forms of fireworks

The Dutch government plans to ban the sale of most fireworks in a bid to rein in injuries and attacks on emergency service workers during unruly New Year's Eve celebrations,...

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January 31, 2020
Mosaic of discarded bottlecaps transforms Venezuelan plaza

A young Venezuelan artist has transformed a once-abandoned plaza in the country's capital with a huge, vibrant mosaic made of bottlecaps. Four huge macaws, bright sunflowers and images of El...

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January 31, 2020
SC governor loses 2 agency leaders to post-nomination issues

South Carolina's governor has had two of his choices to lead state agencies bow out before they could start their new jobs after problems surfaced following their nominations. State Rep....

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January 31, 2020
From Thatcher to Farage, EU should have seen Brexit coming – now reform is key to avoid a mass Euro exodus

In his farewell to the EU Parliament upon Britain's release from Brexit purgatory, Nigel Farage said populism had proved popular – a message that should, but inevitably won't, be given...

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January 31, 2020
Climate activists from African nations make urgent appeal

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations on Friday made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to...

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January 31, 2020
Tennessee sues to recoup $1.2M incentive after plant closed

State economic development officials have sued to reclaim more than $1.2 million in incentives awarded to a snack food company that committed to create 273 jobs in Tennessee, but shuttered...

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