News in :90 – Sept. 14, 2022

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Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of instigating new rounds of shelling Wednesday across their borders as hostilities reignited between the two longtime adversaries. MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country. Nurses, hospital staff and supporters gathered outside of Children’s Minnesota-St. Paul and United hospitals Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day nurses strike pressing for higher wages, resolving understaffing and more. Ben Hogan has today’s New in :90.

St. Thomas updates travel abroad policies

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The St. Thomas Travel Risk Advisory Committee lifted its review process April 11 for countries that are rated at risk levels of one or two out of a scale of 1-4 per Centers for Disease Control and Department of State standards, opening the door for pre-pandemic risk assessment for students studying abroad.

OPINION: Twitter buyout, Elon doesn’t care about you

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Twitter accepted a deal to be bought out for $44 billion on April 25 by SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk, who said he wants to protect and enhance free speech. However, this buyout is a disgusting waste of money in a world full of real issues for real people. Reporter Ben Hogan argues that Musk shouldn’t be allowed to control Twitter.

News in :90 – May 4, 2022

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About 500 people gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday evening to protest the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance won Ohio’s contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday and Wall Street is off to a mixed start on Wednesday and bond yields are rising as traders look ahead to an announcement later in the day on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Ben Hogan has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 11, 2022

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Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine, a self-described member of an anti-government extremist group accused of taking advantage of the unrest after George Floyd’s killing to raise money for the movement was sentenced to three years in federal prison, and Minnesota legislative leaders remain so far apart on a deal to avert a looming increase in unemployment insurance taxes on businesses that they could not agree on whether the deadline is next Tuesday or April 30th. Reporter Ben Hogan has today’s News in :90.