Politics

January 7, 2020
France calls on Britain to be flexible in post-Brexit talks

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Britain will need to show flexibility in negotiations that will follow the country's departure from the European Union on Jan. 31. Macron said...

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January 7, 2020
US stocks open lower as investors monitor Iran trensions

Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as investors continue to closely monitor tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices gave up some of their recent big gains...

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January 7, 2020
Authorities seeking inmate who didn’t return from job hunt

An inmate who'd been given permission to leave the state's Community Corrections Center-Lincoln so he could find a job has not returned, prison officials said. The Nebraska Department of Correctional...

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January 7, 2020
Researchers: Some pet products touted as CBD don’t have any

Companies have unleash ed hundreds of CBD pet health products accompanied by glowing customer testimonials claiming the cannabis derivative produced calmer, quieter and pain-free dogs and cats. But some of...

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January 7, 2020
South Africa train passengers stranded for more than a day

South Africa's state-owned passenger rail operator has apologized for stranding riders on a train from Johannesburg to Cape Town for more than a day as food reportedly dwindled and carriages...

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January 7, 2020
Former Atlanta official to be sentenced in corruption probe

A man who was tasked with ensuring equal opportunities for those seeking contracts with the city of Atlanta is to be sentenced Tuesday for failing to disclose outside consulting work...

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January 7, 2020
Millennial Money: How to take charge of your credit in 2020

By now, you've encountered the world of credit, whether it was renting your first apartment or figuring out how to pay for a kitchen remodel. Whatever your financial goals this...

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January 7, 2020
Recent Kansas editorials

The Manhattan Mercury, Jan 2 By now certainly you've heard of the unfortunate episode in Herington. It's been all over the news, nationally and even internationally. That's because it's very...

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January 7, 2020
Gardening trends for 2020? Think unconventional, sustainable

Gardeners in 2020 will veer from the beaten path, opting for unconventional varieties and eco-conscious surroundings, according to a plant trends study by horticulturalists with the University of Florida Institute...

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January 7, 2020
US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November

The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see...

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January 7, 2020
2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket

Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. Odis Latham, 47, and...

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January 7, 2020
Woman sues ex-boss over firing, sharing of sexual images

A woman alleges in a lawsuit that she was fired from a Kansas City recycling company after a breakup with the owner whom she also accused of circulating sexual images...

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January 7, 2020
Laid off Kentucky coal miners say final wages remain unpaid

Employees laid off from a Kentucky coal company last month say they haven't received their final paycheck or payment for unused vacation days, according to a former company manager. About...

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January 7, 2020
The Latest: EgyptAir suspends flights to Baghdad this week

The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Egypt's national airline EgyptAir has temporarily suspended flights...

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January 7, 2020
Golden Globe-winning ‘feminist’ Fleabag is adored by woke critics. Does that mean it’s actually terrible?

We've become wary of watching something just because it's been hyped by critics with an agenda. But does that mean we are missing out on great shows? I tried to...

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January 7, 2020
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation

Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation. The social...

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January 7, 2020
12 climate activists on trial for stunt at Swiss bank office

A dozen climate activists have gone on trial for storming a Credit Suisse office in Lausanne, Switzerland, and playing tennis inside, part of a protest against the bank's investments in...

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January 7, 2020
Budget looms as key issue as Kentucky lawmakers convene

Lawmakers are returning to Kentucky's Capitol to start a 60-day session that will be dominated by work on a new two-year state budget. The House and Senate are scheduled to...

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January 7, 2020
Rising carbon prices led to drop in German emissions in 2019

Germany's greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country's 2020 climate goal within reach again. A report released Tuesday by the think tank Agora Energiewende found that emissions...

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January 7, 2020
10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. STAMPEDE ERUPTS AT IRAN GENERAL'S FUNERAL More than 30 people were killed...

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January 7, 2020
US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike

U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on...

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January 7, 2020
UK media uses Christopher Steele (of all people!) to push new conspiracy theory about Cambridge Analytica & 2020 election hacking

A fresh Cambridge Analytica leak of more than 100,000 documents exposing its work in 68 countries claims to show that global electoral manipulation is now on an ‘industrial scale' and...

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January 7, 2020
Sex tech from female-led startups at CES gadget show

Sex tech will grace the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week after organizers endured scorn for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a...

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January 7, 2020
Bloomingdale’s at The Falls is closing. It opened 35 years ago amid violins and champagne

Bloomingdale's at The Falls will soon be no more. On Monday, the parent company of Bloomingdale's, Federated Department Stories in Cincinnati, confirmed to the Herald that it was closing the...

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January 7, 2020
Miami finally has a strategy to tackle its housing affordability crisis. Here’s the plan

If Miami's political leaders are serious about solving the city's growing affordability crisis, here's what a sweeping new plan to be unveiled Wednesday says they need to do: Create a...

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January 7, 2020
Maine’s former governor is registered to vote in Florida

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage won't be voting in Maine's presidential primaries on March 3. The snowbird who lives in Florida in the winter has registered to vote in the...

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January 7, 2020
France and EU ready to respond to US threat of new tariffs

France has warned it will retaliate with the full backing of the European Union if the United States imposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French products, including...

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January 7, 2020
Fire at Russia greenhouse farm kills 8 people; 1 injured

A fire at a greenhouse farm in a Moscow suburb has killed eight people and injured one other person on Tuesday morning, Russian emergency services said. All eight victims were...

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January 7, 2020
Eurozone inflation rate hits 6-month high of 1.3%

Inflation across the 19-country eurozone spiked to a six-month high in December due to steady and widespread price increases, official figures showed Tuesday. Despite the rise in the annual rate...

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January 7, 2020
Tesla delivers first Chinese-made Model 3 to customers

Tesla's Shanghai factory delivered its first cars to customers Monday and chief executive Elon Musk said the electric automaker plans to set up a design center in China to create...

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January 7, 2020
Virginia begins $2.5M road project at Tysons Corner

The Virginia Department of Transportation has launched work on a $2.5 million project to improve the intersection whose name is synonymous with traffic congestion. The corner of Routes 123 and...

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January 7, 2020
Spain: Just two votes may end protracted political stalemate

Spanish lawmakers are due to vote Tuesday on whether to endorse the formation of a Socialist-led coalition government, ending almost a year of political limbo for the eurozone's fourth-largest economy....

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January 7, 2020
Pakistani writer says his novel on ex-dictator confiscated

A prominent Pakistani novelist and New York Times columnist said on Tuesday that security agents raided the offices of his publisher and confiscated all the copies of his book about...

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January 7, 2020
American Airlines’ pilots and mechanics are frustrated that contract negotiations are dragging into the new year

Both pilots and mechanics are lashing out at American Airlines as contract negotiations moved into 2020 without significant progress toward new deals. The Fort Worth-based airline is in contract negotiations...

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January 7, 2020
Blue Origin will steer its space exploration efforts from new Kent headquarters

In a neighborhood dominated by terrestrial pursuits such as steel distribution and package delivery, Blue Origin has erected a bulbous, blue-and-white, U-shaped structure that looks like a dry run for...

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January 7, 2020
For tech-weary farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity

Kris Folland grows corn, wheat and soybeans and raises cattle on 2,000 acres near Halma in the northwest corner of Minnesota, so his operation is far from small. But when...

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January 7, 2020
Stressed at work? Feeling underpaid or ignored? Employees still have leverage in 2020

Welcome to the start of a new year at work, where unemployment remains low and employees – in theory – have leverage to call the shots. Yet the state of...

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January 7, 2020
Talks to end hobbling walkouts resume in strike-bound France

Negotiations to end record-setting strikes that have hobbled France's train network and made commuting miserable for Parisians are resuming Tuesday between the government and unions. The government is fighting to...

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January 7, 2020
Leagues finally cash in on sports betting by selling data

Professional sports leagues struck out in their quest for a cut of sports betting money by claiming they needed payments to help protect the integrity of games. They also fumbled...

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January 7, 2020
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, flights suspended

A passenger plane skidded off the runway in the Turkish city of Istanbul Tuesday, temporarily shutting down the airport. The Boeing 737-800 from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, operated by Turkish...

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