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Rep. Pete Stauber, some GOP colleagues call on Biden to dump Interior nomination
Minnesota congressman says New Mexico's Haaland should withdraw over mining stance.
Lindell: Twitter ban won't stop his claims of election fraud
Twitter 'permanently suspended' the Minnesota-based promoter of election conspiracies and pillows.
Walz budget raises taxes on wealthiest Minnesotans
His $52.4 billion plan would provide a tax credit for an estimated 300,000 working families and would cut taxes for about 1 million households across the state.
GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial
All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for "incitement of insurrection" after the deadly Capitol siege on Jan. 6 is unlikely.
Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role government has played in implementing discriminatory housing policies.
Dwayne Johnson is a contender in NBC sitcom 'Young Rock'
Dwayne Johnson's new NBC comedy "Young Rock" has him campaigning for president in 2032, but the actor and producer sidestepped the possibility of a real-life run someday.
Farmers back at protest camp after deep challenge to PM Modi
Tens of thousands of farmers who stormed the historic Red Fort on India's Republic Day were again camped outside the capital Wednesday after the most volatile day of their two-month standoff left one protester dead and more than 300 police officers injured.
Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, SolarWinds breach
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first conversation as counterparts Tuesday in a phone call that underscored troubled relations and the delicate balance between the former Cold War foes.
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Brooks: In some states, they bury the hatchet — literally
A Delaware tradition offers a template for the rest of us in times when we agree on very little.
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Flap over Minneapolis deputy chief's 'white boys' comment missed point
Minneapolis Police Deputy Chief Art Knight gave half a quote to the paper the other week.He was talking about a defunct diversity program that used…
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Class-action lawsuit: French police discriminate in checks
In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks.
Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research
Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers and using fake accounts on social media while attempting to steal information from researchers in the field.
US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
The United States said all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region "immediately."
Asian shares mixed as focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting
Stocks are mixed in Asia as investors focus on the Federal Reserve policy meeting that ends Wednesday.
Senators: New data say Lyme disease under-reported in US
A bipartisan push for more data about Lyme disease has yielded a new estimate that nearly a half million people are diagnosed and treated for the disease every year.
China: Military flights warn against interference in Taiwan
The Chinese government said Wednesday that actions like its warplanes flying near Taiwan last weekend are a warning against both foreign interference in Taiwan and any independence moves by the island.
Amid crisis, Hezbollah 'bank' a lifeline for some Lebanese
When Lebanon's financial meltdown began in late 2019, Hassan Shoumar was locked out of his dollar savings like everyone else in the country as banks clamped down with capital controls.
UN panel: Yemen's war being fueled by economic profiteering
Economic profiteering is fueling the catastrophe in Yemen, where a six-year war has involved attacks on civilians, forced disappearances and other violations of human rights and international law, U.N. experts said in a new report.
Newly found Fukushima plant contamination may delay cleanup
A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, adopted by Japanese nuclear regulators Wednesday, says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors, adding to concerns about decommissioning challenges.
Biden says he's 'bringing back the pros' for virus briefings
For nearly a year it was the Trump show. Now President Joe Biden is calling up the nation's top scientists and public health experts to regularly brief the American public about the pandemic that has claimed more than 425,000 U.S. lives.