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Mar 30 2023
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Raymond Residents React Evacuation Following Train Derailment
(KNSI) – Hundreds of residents, including the entire city of Raymond, were temporarily displaced after Thursday’s early morning train derailment. Diane Macht and her husband were among them. They were first moved to Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg and then nearby Unity Christian Reform Church. Macht tells KNSI News she is grateful for the efforts of everyone who put together a
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Nov 04 2022
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Top Democrat Downplays Impact of Cost of Gas, Food on Midterms
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said in a recent interview that voters' economic concerns are not as important as protecting democracy.
The South Carolina Democrat told Fox News on Thursday that Americans should ponder whether they want to live in a democracy or autocracy, conjuring past comments made by former President Donald Trump in which he called the press "the enemy of the people
Newsweek
Dec 15 2022
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A new study of high US food prices says the culprit is consumer behavior, not inflation
The covid-19 pandemic pushed food prices to record highs. Only since September has the rate of change in food prices started to decrease, but prices are still up a lot—10.6% year-over-year in the US in November, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That, in part, reflects a decline in commodity prices such as wheat and corn finally reaching the supermarket.
But the
Quartz
Apr 01 2023
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Little Rock picks up pieces after tornado
West Little Rock residents on Saturday returned to neighborhoods damaged by an EF3 tornado to pick their belongings from the rubble, while volunteers brought food and water, cleared fallen trees and limbs and helped out wherever they could. Until Friday afternoon, Little Rock’s Walnut Valley neighborhood featured streets lined by countless large, shady trees. But on Saturday, there wasn’t a
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Mar 29 2023
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US risks another baby formula shortage: Ex-FDA leader
The U.S. remains in a vulnerable position and is one disaster from ending up where it was last February when the closing of an infant formula plant sparked a nationwide shortage, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s former top food safety official.
“The nation remains one outbreak, one tornado, flood or cyber-attack away from finding itself in a similar place to that of
NewsNation
Mar 31 2023
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This U.S. city just became the first to give delivery drivers permanent paid leave benefits
Seattle’s mayor this week signed a law to give tens of thousands of app-based delivery workers paid sick leave, making his city the first in the nation to do so permanently. The new law, which will be effective May 1 for food delivery companies with 250 or more workers worldwide, extends paid sick and safe leave that was granted to gig workers at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and
MarketWatch
Mar 31 2023
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Biden refers to tornado-torn Mississippi town Rolling Fork as ‘Rolling Stone’
President Biden visited the small tornado-ravaged Mississippi town of Rolling Fork on Friday and twice referred to it as “Rolling Stone.” Biden committed his latest gaffe while delivering a speech to the community, ensuring them that the federal government would help as they recover from the deadly and destructive twister that tore through the area last Friday. “We’re not just here for today
New York Post (News)
Mar 31 2023
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Key Fed inflation gauge rose 0.3% in February, less than expected
An inflation gauge the Federal Reserve follows closely rose slightly less than anticipated in February, providing some hope that interest rate hikes are helping ease price increases.
The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 0.3% for the month, the Commerce Department reported Friday. That was below the 0.4% Dow Jones estimate and lower than
CNBC
Mar 31 2023
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Five Arrested in Mexico over Fire That Killed 39 Asylum Seekers Near U.S. Border
In Mexico, authorities have arrested five out of the six individuals who had arrest warrants issued against them, including three officials from the National Immigration Institute, and who face homicide charges, after at least 39 asylum seekers were killed in a fire at an immigrant jail in Ciudad Juárez near the U.S. border. One of the survivors was taken into custody, accused of starting the
Democracy Now!
Mar 31 2023
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Raymond Train Derailment: Over 30 Fire Departments Still On Scene
Community volunteers have provided "a seemingly endless supply of home-cooked food" since the crash, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office said. "A heartfelt thanks to all. Please keep the workers and volunteers in your prayers." A BNSF train derailed at about 1 a.m. Thursday, four of the cars carrying ethanol ruptured, caught on fire, and continue to burn through the morning. Authorities
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