News in :90 – Oct. 12, 2023

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Millions of social security recipients will get an increase in their benefits in 2024, the social media platform X has removed hundreds of terrorist-linked accounts and the U.S. Secretary of State vowed American support to Israel. Jaydin Fairbanks has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 13, 2023

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​South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for more rain as it cleaned up Thursday from nearly a foot (30 centimeters) that fell in a matter of hours, causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauderdale airport, and turning thoroughfares into rivers. Russia might be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap with the U.S. involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his trial on espionage charges, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Minnesota’s Kyle Farmer was hit in the face by a 92 mph fastball on Wednesday, a frightening mistake by Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito that sent the Twins shortstop for oral surgery to realign his four bottom teeth and suture together lacerations on his lower lip.

News in :90 – April 6, 2023

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Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to pursue economic cooperation. Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities as people marched in a new round of strikes and nationwide demonstrations Thursday seeking to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap pension reforms that have ignited a monthslong firestorm of public anger. Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House is preparing to vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting, an extraordinary move that the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.

News in :90 – March 30, 2023

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A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations.

News in :90 – Feb. 21, 2023

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The St. Paul Police Department was on the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Cretin Avenue North. Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday. A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home.

News in :90 – Feb. 14, 2023

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Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University. Nikki Haley, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January compared with a year earlier.

News in :90 – Feb. 10, 2023

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Russia announced it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month, rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings in Turkey and Syria and China dismissed a U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemning Beijing over a a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above U.S. waters. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 9, 2023

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Tens of thousands of people are without shelter following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped. A Minnesota women is convicted of killing her 6-year old son.

News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2023

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Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria. Residents near the crash site in East Palestine, close to the Pennsylvania line, were ordered to leave because of the risk of death or serious injury from toxic fumes. President Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

News in: 90 – Feb. 6, 2023

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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked a major portion of Turkey and Syria early Monday. Intense fighting in the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soldedar and Vuhledar has continued, the Ukrainian presidential office said. Sunday’s Grammy’s saw Beyoncé become the ceremony’s most decorated artist after winning four awards. Managing editor Sam Larson has today’s news in: 90.

Sports in: 60 – Feb. 6, 2023

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Tommie men’s hockey came away with a 3-to-2 win against the Minnesota State Mavericks sealing their most significant victory to date on the road Friday. St. Thomas women’s hockey fell 4-to-1 on the road to Bemidji State Saturday afternoon. Sports editor Annabelle Wikus has today’s sports in: 60

Top Stories: Dec. 14, 2022

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St. Thomas celebrated its 45th anniversary of co-education this fall, and coach Glenn Caruso took home the Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year award. Derek Badger and Rori West cover these stories and more on TommieMedia’s Top Stories. Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu