Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are…
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The global economy’s 2020 hangover is far from over
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business It’s almost 2022, but 2020 isn’t done with us yet. Despite good news about Covid-19 vaccinations, a solid…
Continue ReadingAP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue ReadingAP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue ReadingInterstate 5 rest areas close north of Seattle due to trash
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed five Interstate 5 rest areas north of Seattle because of excessive…
Continue ReadingCyprus, Egypt sign deal to speed up electricity grid linkage
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says an undersea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be key to helping…
Continue ReadingCyprus, Egypt sign deal to speed up electricity grid linkage
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says an undersea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Egypt could be key to helping…
Continue ReadingAP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue ReadingAP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety…
Continue ReadingHorrific delay? Norway eyes police response to arrow attack
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Norway has announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and…
Continue ReadingPolice: 1 deputy killed, 2 wounded in ambush at Houston bar
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man with an AR-15-style rifle ambushed three constable deputies outside of a Houston bar, killing one and wounded…
Continue ReadingFour train passengers are hurt in Amtrak crash with truck in Oklahoma
By Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train struck a truck near Thackerville, Oklahoma, on Friday, injuring four train passengers, a spokesperson for Amtrak…
Continue Reading20 federal health care workers to help with COVID in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Providence Health Care in Spokane said Friday it has requested federal resources to help address an increasing number of…
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Providence Health Care in Spokane said Friday it has requested federal resources to help address an increasing number of…
Continue ReadingRemoving the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press A Maine law banning obscene license plates goes into effect Monday, but getting the foul language off the roads and…
Continue Reading5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 last week
By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue Reading5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 this week
CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Africa’s largest film festival is kicking off in Burkina Faso for the first time…
Continue ReadingIran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A judiciary spokesperson says a court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingCambridge University to return Benin bronze to Nigeria in historic moment
Hannah Ryan, CNN Cambridge University is due to return a Nigerian artifact looted during a British raid to its country of origin, in a historic…
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