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.

JRC greenhouse reopens to students and free tea

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The John Roach Center greenhouse reopened its doors to students this fall after being shut down due to COVID-19 in 2020-21. Now, the greenhouse is back to serving free tea to the St. Thomas community every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Joe LaPorte has the story.

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.

Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker

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ATLANTA (AP) — 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 term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.

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.