Politics

January 28, 2020
Miami-based cruise companies cancel China itineraries as coronavirus spreads

Miami-based cruise companies are canceling trips to China as the number of people infected with the Wuhan coronavirus rises. Wuhan, an inland city about a 9-hour drive from coastal Shanghai,...

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January 28, 2020
Harvard professor charged with hiding China ties

A Harvard University professor has been charged with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he received from the Chinese government for research, federal officials...

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January 28, 2020
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ is an ‘offer they can’t refuse’: It will work, as an ultimatum if not a deal

President Donald Trump has done what no other has been able to accomplish — get Israel to agree to a two-state solution with Palestine. With the fail-safe ultimatum he's concocted,...

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January 28, 2020
New judge sworn in to federal bankruptcy court in Las Vegas

A new federal bankruptcy judge has begun work in Las Vegas, court officials said. Natalie Cox was sworn in Monday to a 14-year term on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for...

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January 28, 2020
Michigan Senate votes to require study of highway tolls

The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to require that a study be done to assess the feasibility of tolls along the state's highways, as lawmakers consider ways to boost spending on...

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January 28, 2020
Senate makes tweaks to workplace conduct rules

While the Washington Senate will continue to automatically release full investigative reports on sexual harassment or discrimination by senators, other types of workplace complaints against lawmakers might not automatically be...

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January 28, 2020
Hogan says Bay Bridge work will be finished this summer

A rehabilitation project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge will be complete by this summer, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. In addition to wrapping up work on the westbound right lane,...

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January 28, 2020
Two tax increase measures may be on November Arizona ballot

Arizona voters may have the opportunity to choose between competing tax increase measures to boost school funding in November. A proposal backed by some Republican lawmakers to boost a dedicated...

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January 28, 2020
Car dealership offers parking for homeless living in cars

A North Carolina car dealer is opening up his sales lot to homeless people whose cars are their only means of shelter. James Charles made the move after a member...

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January 28, 2020
Tailgate woes cause Ford F-150 recall in Canada, but not US

Ford is recalling its popular F-150 pickup truck in Canada to fix a problem with electric tailgate latches, but identical trucks aren't being recalled in the U.S. Ford's F-Series pickups...

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January 28, 2020
Santa Fe chooses finalists for midtown campus redevelopment

The city of Santa Fe has named three finalists for the redevelopment of a city-owned campus that was left vacant when the Santa Fe University of Art and Design closed....

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January 28, 2020
Prisoner captured after brief escape at New Jersey airport

A prisoner briefly escaped Tuesday while he was being detained by federal Customs and Border Protection officers at a New Jersey airport, authorities said. Port Authority of New York and...

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January 28, 2020
Virginia House OKs undoing GOP-backed abortion restrictions

The Virginia House has approved legislation to undo Republican-backed restrictions on abortion. The new Democratic majority voted Tuesday to undo requirements that included a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion,...

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January 28, 2020
Pence touts school choice in liberal capital of Wisconsin

Vice President Mike Pence touted alternatives to a public school education during a visit Tuesday to the state where the private school voucher program began, stopping in battleground Wisconsin for...

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January 28, 2020
Idaho agency wants to spend $408,000 a year to count wolves

Idaho's top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count wolves. Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever told the Legislature's budget-setting...

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January 28, 2020
Bad timing: New virus poses threat to fragile world economy

This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travelers...

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January 28, 2020
Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy. The Congressional Budget Office report...

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January 28, 2020
Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in red-light bribery case

A former Illinois state senator pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting around a quarter of a million dollars in bribes in exchange for protecting the interests of a red-light camera company,...

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January 28, 2020
Bill allowing beer sales with curbside groceries moves on

A bill allowing people in South Carolina to use a shopping service to buy beer and wine as well as groceries and have them delivered to their car is a...

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January 28, 2020
Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms

Thousands of nurses and other employees at a Seattle hospital system began a three-day strike over staffing levels and wages Tuesday, forcing administrators to close two emergency departments and bring...

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January 28, 2020
AP source: Astros, Dusty Baker working on manager deal

Dusty Baker is working to finalize an agreement to become manager of the Houston Astros, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person...

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January 28, 2020
‘American Dirt’ Latino backlash part of long publishing war

During a trip to Mexico to visit family, writer Myriam Gurba took “American Dirt,” a novel about immigration and cartel violence that was being touted as one of the biggest...

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January 28, 2020
Ex-mail carrier sentenced in scheme to deliver pot packages

A former postal service worker convicted of intercepting packages of marijuana and delivering them to a drug dealer in return for cash payments has been sentenced to three years of...

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January 28, 2020
House resolution proposed against minor league contraction

Four members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution Wednesday urging Major League Baseball not to follow through with its proposal to eliminate 42 current minor league teams. MLB...

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January 28, 2020
Georgia could cap college course payments for high schoolers

Georgia high school students would face a cap on the number of college courses the state would pay for under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. House...

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January 28, 2020
ESPN+ to get streaming deal as PGA Tour wraps up TV talks

The PGA Tour is closing in on its next television rights deal, likely to be announced after the West Coast swing now that the digital side is coming together. Two...

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January 28, 2020
Regis University in Denver paid ransom in cyberattack

A ransom was paid to the hackers responsible for a cyberattack on a Denver college with hopes to restore their incapacitated systems, university officials said. Campus leaders at Regis University...

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January 28, 2020
Coal mines’ owner says deal in place to pay back taxes

A Navajo Nation company says it has an agreement to pay outstanding taxes and royalties on three large coal mines that it bought last year in Wyoming and Montana. The...

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January 28, 2020
Contractor charged in murder of man found in burning vehicle

Authorities say a roofing contractor has been charged in the murder of a man whose body was found in a burning Jeep in south Philadelphia a week ago. Prosecutors on...

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January 28, 2020
Carbon monoxide leak at vacation rental sends 25 to hospital

Authorities say 25 people were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a vacation rental home in an Idaho mountain town. Donnelly Rural Fire Protection Chief Juan Bonilla says...

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January 28, 2020
Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals finalize $2M, 1-year contract

Ryan Zimmerman and the World Series champion Washington Nationals finalized a $2 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The 35-year-old first baseman, who has spent his entire 15-year big league career...

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January 28, 2020
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Plague Inc. Ndemic, Creations 2. TouchRetouch, ADVA Soft GmbH 3. Minecraft, Mojang 4. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 5. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd...

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January 28, 2020
Post-It notes maker 3M cutting about 1,500 jobs

A profound slump in manufacturing and a trade war that has slowed economic growth in China has led to a second round of layoffs at 3M, the Minnesota company that,...

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January 28, 2020
What’s next for the Keystone XL pipeline in South Dakota

Plans for construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline inched forward last week with several approvals at both the federal and state levels, but opponents in South Dakota say...

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January 28, 2020
Germany rejigs reconnaissance system plan, drops US drones

Germany said Tuesday it is abandoning plans to install a new airborne reconnaissance system on U.S.-made drones and will instead install it on manned aircraft. The defense ministry said it...

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January 28, 2020
Frontier bringing commercial air service to Delaware

Frontier Airlines will soon end Delaware's status as the only state in the country without commercial air service. Frontier announced Tuesday that it will begin offering nonstop flights from Wilmington-New...

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January 28, 2020
Sanders storms ahead as Democrats confront their worst nightmare – and it’s not Donald Trump

As Sanders gains in the polls, Democratic leaders are getting nervous, arguing the ‘democratic socialist' has no chance against Trump. The reality, however, is that they are terrified of their...

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January 28, 2020
Column: A new tour without Tiger is no tour at all

Jay Monahan was at Torrey Pines for the annual players meeting, most of it pertaining to the potential of a financial windfall for top players. Five days later, after so...

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January 28, 2020
Pennsylvania governor has $2.2M to help Democrats win seats

Gov. Tom Wolf is renewing his push for his top priorities that have stalled in Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Legislature, and the Democrat will have at least a couple million dollars to...

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January 28, 2020
Bills in Washington Legislature to allow sports betting

Bills to allow sports betting at Indian casinos in Washington state, including events like the Super Bowl and the World Series, have been introduced in the Legislature. The bills would...

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