News in :90 – Feb. 20, 2024

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A court in the Russian Capital ruled to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges, court records show the man who shot and killed two police officers and a firefighter in Burnsville was not allowed to own guns after a previous assault conviction and protestors gathered on the corner of Summit and Cretin avenues to protest the construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Ice Arena on Monday. Miles Schiffer 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 – 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.