Visa and Plaid scrap $5.3 billion merger agreement
Visa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. The…
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This is the right-wing media problem in a microcosm
Shortly after the Capitol attack on January 6, several media companies leapt into action, scrambling to modify the infrastructures of misinformation…
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Forget foldable TVs. Transparent screens are the cool new tech trend
TVs seem to get bigger, slimmer and more connected each year. But now, in 2021, you can also see right through them. In a video shown during the…
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Key steps in Trump Organization criminal probe stall as investigators await Supreme Court decision
The Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s business has slowed as investigators wait for a…
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Impeachment a ‘vote of conscience’ for GOP
House Democrats’ drive to impeach President Donald Trump for his role inciting last week’s riots at the US Capitol is putting many…
Continue ReadingMilitary Joint Chiefs condemn “sedition and insurrection” at US Capitol
America’s most senior military leaders condemned the violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and reminded service members of their…
Continue Reading‘Super-Earth’ found orbiting one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way
A hot and rocky exoplanet known as a super-Earth has been discovered orbiting one of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new…
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Deschutes County SO warns of aggressive ‘jury duty’ scam caller seeking money
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warned the public Tuesday of the latest rash of a familiar phone scam in which an aggressive caller claims to…
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FBI considers putting some of those who attacked the Capitol on no-fly list
The FBI has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it is considering preventing those who attacked the US Capitol last week from boarding…
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Defiant Trump denounces violence but takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot
A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was “totally appropriate” while at the…
Continue ReadingSchool District approves grade reconfigurations
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — The Fort Smith School District is reconfiguring some of…
Continue ReadingCDC to require all air travelers to US to show negative coronavirus test
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it will require a negative Covid-19 test from all air passengers entering the United…
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Vulgar messages scrawled on car during family’s Mt. Bachelor visit
On Saturday, 11-year Bend resident Natalie Raymond took her children, ages 5 and 12, up to Mt. Bachelor for a fun day on the slopes. It was a special…
Continue ReadingCommunity raises over $40K for Chaska family who lost everything in fire
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Twin Cities family of five lost everything in a fire…
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A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County…
Continue Reading New York Times: McConnell has told associates he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told associates that he thinks President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses when he incited a…
Continue ReadingThe US has averaged more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths a day over the past week
The magnitude of loss from Covid-19 is now on par with suffering the 9/11 attacks every day. The US averaged more than 3,223 Covid-19 deaths a day…
Continue ReadingCouple taking axe-throwing business on the road until Minnesota reopens
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota couple says they are not waiting for the…
Continue ReadingPanel recommends steps by Oregon lawmakers to rein in rising health care costs
A committee led by policy experts, citizens and stakeholders took steps Tuesday that they say will help put Oregon on a path to keep health care…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats to fine lawmakers who don’t wear masks on the floor after 3 Dems test positive and blame GOP colleagues
House Democrats plan on setting up a system to fine members who don’t wear masks on the House floor after three Democrats said they tested…
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