News in :90 – Dec. 14, 2022

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Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it. The U.S. government charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes on Tuesday, alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others while playing a central role in the company’s multibillion-dollar collapse. On Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law in a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an ongoing conservative backlash over gender issues. Krista Boaz has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 13, 2022

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Much of the central United States was braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions, a Minnesota prosecutor said Monday that officers will not face criminal charges in the August shooting of a man in Otsego and the University of St. Thomas is looking to hire a new neighborhood liaison. Opinions Editor Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 12, 2022

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Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told French broadcaster LCI that Russian wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by targeting infrastructure in Ukraine. Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States. Yasmin Berganza has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 9, 2022

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The head of NATO expressed his worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday. Democratic Sentator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she has registered as an independent, a move that could bolster her political brand but won’t upend the Democrats’ narrow senate majority. Sinema says she will not caucus with Republicans. A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported Friday in areas across China after the ruling Communist party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 8, 2022

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Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner today as part of a prisoner exchange with the U.S., hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout this morning and Sen. Chuck Schumer was elected for another term as Senate Democratic leader. Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 7, 2022

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Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the
rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year. Many international students at St. Thomas are going home for the upcoming J-term break for the first time since being at St. Thomas. Yet, some have felt at home at St. Thomas due to various outreach groups attempting to connect them. China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 6, 2022

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Drone struck inside Russia’s border with Ukraine, U.S. House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals and the St. Paul Police department says an officer fatally shot a man they say displayed a handgun as they attempted to arrest him. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 5, 2022

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On Monday, Russia unleashed what Ukraine called a “massive missile attack” across the country. Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show “Sesame Street” has died at the age of 90. The Supreme Court is hearing the case Monday of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. Miles Schiffer has todays News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 2, 2022

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Russia said Friday that Western demands for it to pull out of Ukraine for any future negotiations would rule out any such negotiations. President Biden has declared that Democrats should give up “restrictive” caucuses and prioritize diversity at the start of their presidential primary calendar. Christian Pulisic is on track to play for the United States in its World Cup match against the Netherlands Saturday. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 1, 2022

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment fell last week, police in Spain detonated a suspicious envelope discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and the U.S. House moved to avert a rail strike by passing a bill binding companies and unions to a proposed settlement from September. Annabel Lyons has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 30, 2022

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The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, two deaths were reported after tornados rippled through Mississippi and Alabama and the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on an attempt by environmental groups to cancel a key permit for a long-stalled copper-nickel mine. Zach Knapp has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 29, 2022

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President Joe Biden asked congress to intervene in contract talks ahead of a potential railroad strike, Houston officials lifted an order calling for residents to boil their water and the University of St. Thomas had its annual tree lighting ceremony. Madeline Mussay has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Nov. 22, 2022

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One of the biggest rail unions rejected a deal Monday and raised the risk of a national rail strike, hundreds gathered in a vigil in a Colorado Springs park to honor those killed and wounded during Saturday’s attack and Ukraine could face rolling blackouts through March. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.