A Florida sheriff’s office says a suspect woman who threatened one of our deputies with a visit from the KKK, a cross burning in his yard and harm to him and his family.”
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
Amazon pays no federal income tax for 2018, despite soaring profits, report says
Amazon’s profits nearly doubled in 2018, but itpaid nofederal income tax, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says.
‘Like a rover in the wind’: One Mars rover pays tribute to another on NASA Twitter account
The tribute poem, invoking Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind,” was tweeted by Curiosity Rover’s Twitter account after news broke thatOpportunity, a 15-year-old Mars rover, had been declared dead.
Ted Cruz says billions in assets tied to ‘El Chapo’ should fund the border wall
Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that billions of dollars in assets connected to convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo”Guzmán should be used to build a border wall with Mexico. His idea has previously been criticized as impractical.
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Poll: Nearly half of California voters say they can’t afford living in the state
A Quinnipiac University poll has found nearly half ofCalifornia votersbelieve they can’t afford to live in the state.
‘She knows’: Nancy Pelosi’s daughter reacts to mother’s viral clap at Trump during SOTU
Christine Pelosi posted to Twitter Wednesday that the viral image, widely described as a condescending clap, reminded her of her teen years.
Infant ibuprofen recall: New lots for Walmart, CVS Pharmacy impacted amid dosing concerns
Tris Pharma, Inc. has expanded a voluntary nationwiderecall ofinfant ibuprofen amid concerns the medication may containahigherconcentrationof ibuprofen than labeled.
Recall: More than 36,000 pounds of Tyson chicken nuggets may contain rubber, USDA says
Certain products labeled “Tyson white meat panko chicken nuggets” may be contaminated with rubber,the United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.
School superintendent faces fraud charges for allegedly using own insurance to help ill student
Casey Smitherman —superintendent of Elwood Community Schools in Elwood, Indiana —was booked on charges including insurance fraud after she allegedly used her own insurance to help a sick student.
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Shutdown could cripple air travel, unions warn: At some point, ‘the entire system will break’
The partial government shutdown has forcedair traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration officers, FBI agents, and othersafetystaff to work without pay. Unions say that is creating “serious safety concerns.”
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