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Minneapolis school bus driver shot in the head while students were on board

A school bus driver in Minneapolis was shot in the head while students were still on the bus, CBS Minnesota reports. The driver’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to police. The shooting occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Officers responded to …

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Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid wants you to know your “Made in USA” beef may have been raised in Brazil

The all-American hamburger often is not. U.S. cattle ranchers may not have had a hand in producing the cattle for burgers billed as American, and Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid wants to change that.  “Have you ever noticed ‘Product of the USA’ on the label of beef in the grocery store? …

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Interest rates are set to rise. For consumers, it could “add up quickly.”

Americans are likely to find themselves paying more for loans and credit this year, with the Federal Reserve signaling on Wednesday that it plans to start boosting its short-term interest rate in March from its current level of close to zero.  That shift is a response to the highest inflation …

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Former Northwestern professor Wyndham Lathem sentenced to 53 years in prison for “execution” of boyfriend during sexual fantasy

A judge sentenced a former Northwestern University professor to 53 years in prison Tuesday for the 2017 stabbing death of his boyfriend as part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom. Cook County Judge Charles Burns called the killing of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau “cold-blooded” and an “execution” as he sentenced …

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What’s next for Biden’s Build Back Better bill?

After months of setbacks, President Biden is looking to chart a path forward for passage of his spending agenda. But while the president indicates he’s willing to break up the Build Back Better Act to get it done, Democrats may be starting from scratch with negotiations on Capitol Hill.  On …

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André Leon Talley, influential fashion journalist, has died at 73

André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was 73. Taley’s death was confirmed on his Instagram account. The cause of death was not provided. Talley’s literary agent David Vigliano confirmed Talley’s death to USA Today. The Instagram post announcing his death …

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Microsoft to buy embattled Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

Microsoft said Tuesday it is buying video game company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in a transaction that will bring titles such as “World of Warcraft” and “Call of Duty” to the software giant. The purchase comes after Activision was sued over its “frat boy” culture and amid allegations of …

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Transcript: Mayor Quinton Lucas on “Face the Nation,” January 16, 2022

The following is a transcript of an interview with Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas that aired Sunday, January 16, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, Quinton Lucas. He joins us from our CBS affiliate KCTV. Good morning to you, Mr. …

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AT&T and Verizon agree to two

AT&T and Verizon agreed Monday night to postpone their deployment of new 5G wireless service over concerns that it may interfere with flight safety equipment, the companies said. AT&T confirmed the decision in a statement, noting that at the request of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, “we have voluntarily agreed to …

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Artist Judy Chicago on making a name for herself

“The Dinner Party,” a triangular table set for 39 singular women – Virginia Woolf, Sojourner Truth, and Georgia O’Keeffe among them – with the names of nearly a thousand others on the floor around it, in porcelain and needlework, has a spiritual, “Last Supper” quality, intentionally. “I wanted to substitute …

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