Politics

January 17, 2020
Court to look anew at health care law birth control rules

The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women. The justices agreed Friday to yet...

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January 17, 2020
Huawei CFO lawyers say her alleged crimes no crime in Canada

Defense lawyers argue a senior executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei should not be extradited to the U.S. because her actions would not be considered crimes under Canadian law....

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January 17, 2020
Lawmakers weigh ban on many flavors of vaping products

South Dakota lawmakers are considering banning many flavors of vaping products in order to curb usage among teens. Rep. Carl Perry, an Aberdeen Republican, filed a bill in the House...

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January 17, 2020
Who’s who on Trump’s legal team for impeachment trial

President Donald Trump's legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defended Trump on television and played roles in some of...

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January 17, 2020
Kansas property managers to pay $160,000 for sex harassment

A Wichita property manager accused of inappropriately touching female tenants and repeatedly asking them for sex in exchange for rent will pay $160,000 in damages and penalties under a settlement...

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January 17, 2020
Toyota shifting pickup production to Mexico, no US jobs lost

Toyota will stop making its Tacoma small pickup in San Antonio next year as it shifts production to Mexico, but the company says no U.S. jobs will be lost. To...

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January 17, 2020
BC-Cash Prices, 1st Ld-Writethru,0343

Wholesale cash prices Friday     Fri       Thu. F  Broilers national comp wtd av  0.9146     0.9146  Eggs large white NY Doz.    0.76       0.74  Flour hard winter KC cwt   14.90      15.10  Cheddar Cheese Chi. 40 block...

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January 17, 2020
Cruise line: Grandpa leaned out window before girl’s fall

An Indiana man charged with negligent homicide in his young granddaughter's fatal fall from a cruise ship's open window in Puerto Rico leaned out of that window for several seconds...

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January 17, 2020
Comcast, State Street rise; Gap, J.B. Hunt fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Schlumberger Ltd., down 41 cents at $38.37. The world's largest oilfield services company reported surprisingly good profits and revenue for the...

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January 17, 2020
Michigan governor urges Facebook to curb hate speech

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should do more to curb hate speech on the platform, days after a political page was shut down amid questions over...

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January 17, 2020
TSA: Arizona man tried to board Omaha flight with loaded gun

An Arizona man was allowed to board his flight after a loaded handgun was found in his bag at a security checkpoint at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, federal authorities said...

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January 17, 2020
Atlantic City mayor: Tear down ‘eyesore’ of ex-Trump casino

Atlantic City's mayor wants to demolish the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino. Mayor Marty Small said in a speech Thursday to a business group that knocking down the vacant...

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January 17, 2020
Poorest, best schools a focus in proposed Arizona budget

Gov. Doug Ducey proposed a $12.3 billion spending plan Friday that would send more money to Arizona's best-performing and poorest schools while boosting the budget for repairing schools and building...

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January 17, 2020
Boeing is working on a new software issue on the 737 Max

Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the...

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January 17, 2020
Moody’s says Kansas layoffs threaten government tax revenues

Moody's Investors Service said Friday that layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems are “credit negative” for the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County and local communities because the workforce reduction threatens retail sales,...

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January 17, 2020
New Jersey sets new goal for electric cars, offers incentive

New Jersey set lofty new goals Friday as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill boosting the number of electric vehicles in the state over the next five to 15...

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January 17, 2020
Weekly Summary Corporate dividends, name changes, new listings

Changes announced in corporate dividends Jan. 13-Jan. 17. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Ally Financial .19 from .17 Brookfield Renewable Part .5425 from .515 Consolidated Edison Inc .765 from .74 Enterprise Products Partners...

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January 17, 2020
Mine waste, air pollution on Idaho agency’s expense concerns

The director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality said Friday that the agency needs money to clean up or contain past mining waste. John Tippets told the Legislature's powerful...

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January 17, 2020
Integrity tests done on Arkansas oil pipeline that ruptured

A company tested the integrity of a segment of pipeline that has been idle since it ruptured in 2013, spilling 5,000 barrels of crude oil in a Arkansas neighborhood and...

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January 17, 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. AnPac Bio-Medical Sci - Lishui, China,...

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January 17, 2020
AP Explains: The Justice Department’s new quarrel with Apple

The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal government and tech companies over data privacy and encryption....

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January 17, 2020
University leaders plead for NC budget stalemate to end

University of North Carolina campuses -- including students and employees -- could suffer if the extended state budget impasse isn't resolved soon, system President Bill Roper said Friday. A two-year...

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January 17, 2020
James, Lakers lead NBA jersey, merchandise sales rankings

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston's Jayson Tatum and Dallas' Luka Doncic are seeing their jerseys sell more briskly than ever, the NBA said Friday when announcing its latest list of most...

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January 17, 2020
Judge says conservation group can look into energy panel

A conservation group can seek details from the Trump Administration on whether it used the recommendations of a disbanded committee to craft policies on oil, gas and coal extraction, according...

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January 17, 2020
Tiny community struggles to find residents to help run it

A 44-acre Pennsylvania community with fewer than 90 residents may soon end up absorbed by an adjacent city because there isn't enough citizen interest to keep its government functioning. No...

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January 17, 2020
Plane slides off taxiway in icy weather as storm hits US

A plane slid off an icy taxiway at Kansas City International Airport on Friday as a sprawling winter storm hits large sections of the Midwest and beyond, leading to the...

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January 17, 2020
JetBlue ups fee by $5 to $35 for checking a bag on a flight

JetBlue Airways is raising fees for checking bags again by $5 — to $35 for the first one and $40 for the second — on flights within the United States....

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January 17, 2020
North Dakota oil production down from October record

North Dakota regulators say oil production in November was down slightly from the record set a month earlier. The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of...

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January 17, 2020
Brown says Oregon cap-and-trade bill her top priority

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that passing legislation aimed at stemming global warming was her top priority when lawmakers return to the Capitol next month and she was “cautiously...

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January 17, 2020
Oklahoma’s GOP lawmakers want more medical pot regulations

Some GOP lawmakers are taking steps to ban billboards that advertise medical marijuana, further limit where dispensaries can be located and make Oklahoma's medical pot program more transparent. Those lawmakers...

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January 17, 2020
Tribe members discuss best practices to clean up oil spills

Tribal members at a Bismarck conference talked oilfield best practices, including how to clean up oil spills using microorganisms. The oilfield service company, Chief Oilfield Services, wants to train more...

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January 17, 2020
US to screen airline passengers from China for new illness

U.S. health officials announced Friday that they will begin screening airline passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens and killed two, prompting worries about...

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January 17, 2020
Runway project totaling $62M planned at Cheyenne airport

A $62 million repair project is in the works for the runways at Cheyenne Regional Airport. The work will happen in phases over several years and could stretch into 2025....

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January 17, 2020
Colorado budget writers seek millions in undisclosed funds

After former Gov. John Hickenlooper came under fire for how he spent money from a little-known account in his office, KCNC-TV has learned there are similar accounts throughout state government...

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January 17, 2020
California sues to block Trump administration fracking plans

California increased its efforts Friday to keep the federal government from allowing oil and gas drilling on more than 1 million acres of public land, suing to block the Trump...

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January 17, 2020
3 people get prison for Manhattan explosion that killed 2

Three people were sentenced to prison Friday for a 2015 explosion in Manhattan's East Village that was caused by an illegally installed gas line and killed two men. Maria Hrynenko,...

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January 17, 2020
Chains required on I-80, 2 feet of snow above Lake Tahoe

Chain restrictions remain in effect on U.S. Interstate 80 after a winter storm dumped more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow on the top of some ski resorts around...

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January 17, 2020
SC’s largest hospital system lays off 327 employees

South Carolina's largest private health system is laying off 327 employees. Prisma Health said the eliminated positions affect all departments — both administrative and medical — and all locations, both...

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January 17, 2020
Zimbabwe police raid opposition party offices, seek machetes

Zimbabwe police on Friday raided the offices of the country's main opposition party, and a spokesman says the officers were looking for machetes. Police officers blocked roads leading to the...

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January 17, 2020
California teachers exposed to jet fuel dump plan lawsuit

Southern California teachers plan to file a lawsuit after a commercial airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area, including several schools, while making an emergency...

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