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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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