By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries has shrunk over the years, and the number may decrease further in the coming months as lawmakers hear complaints about high prices for eggs and other household staples. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday unveiled
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation. The people spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose the plans.
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation. The people spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose the plans.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (KCLI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $12.6 million in its fourth quarter. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had a loss of $1.30 per share. The insurance company posted revenue of $115.8 million in the period. For the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (KCLI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $12.6 million in its fourth quarter. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had a loss of $1.30 per share. The insurance company posted revenue of $115.8 million in the period. For the
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena and Elijah Shama, CNN (CNN) — US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Donald Trump could announce a trade deal with Mexico and Canada as soon as tomorrow, just one day after the US imposed punishing tariffs on the two nations and sparked retaliatory levies. “I think he’s going to work
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By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 400 federal properties it says it could close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations.” The list
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Want better sleep in your older years? Time to grab some weights. Exercise, but particularly those workouts that incorporate resistance to improve muscular strength, can be helpful for older adults with insomnia, according to a new study. Insomnia can be a big problem, especially as you get older. “Between
Continue ReadingPor Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español El régimen de excepción en El Salvador cumplirá tres años en vigor a fines de marzo, tras la más reciente prórroga aprobada este martes por la Asamblea Legislativa, de mayoría oficialista. La medida de seguridad, aprobada con los votos de 57 de 60 diputados, extiende la suspensión de varias
Continue ReadingPor Ivana Kottasová, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, ha apostado todo en su esfuerzo por presionar a Kyiv para que entre en negociaciones de paz con Rusia, suspendiendo la asistencia militar estadounidense a Ucrania con efecto inmediato. La medida ha sacudido al mundo occidental y ha dejado a Ucrania y sus aliados en
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday called American tariffs “very dumb” and said that U.S. President Donald Trump is appeasing Russia while launching a trade war against Canada. In a blunt news conference during his final days in office, Trudeau said that Canada would plaster retaliatory
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. has been Ukraine’s biggest military backer since Russia’s full-scale invasion began three years ago. The suspension of that aid by the Trump administration doesn’t mean Ukraine’s defenses will quickly collapse. But it’s a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons
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All Times EST AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Athletics 7 3 .700 Toronto 6 3 .667 Kansas City 6 4 .600 New York 6 4 .600 Boston 5 4 .556 Houston 5 5 .500 Baltimore 4 4 .500 Los Angeles 5 6 .455 Tampa Bay 4 5 .444 Minnesota 3 4 .429 Seattle 5 7
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NEW YORK (AP) — A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events on StubHub, according to prosecutors in New York. The international scam involved people working in Jamaica for a firm contracted by the online ticket marketplace, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday.
Continue Reading Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 12 Pittsburgh 4 Final N.Y. Yankees 12 Philadelphia 3 Final Minnesota 0 Atlanta 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 Detroit 1 Final Cleveland 8 L.A. Angels 1 Final Athletics 6 Texas 3 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at L-A Dodgers 8:05
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at WASHINGTON 4 (233½) Utah at CHARLOTTE OFF (OFF) Minnesota at CLEVELAND 11 (225½) Miami at BOSTON 10 (225) Portland at MILWAUKEE OFF (OFF) Dallas at DENVER OFF (OFF) Sacramento at MEMPHIS OFF (OFF) Oklahoma City at LA CLIPPERS OFF (OFF) Detroit COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wednesday
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By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — If there is a still open wound in Latin America, it is that of the tens of thousands of disappeared people and decades-long pain that has accumulated in parts of the region such as Mexico and Colombia. Two visions of the trauma had a central role
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State University hosted it’s annual science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career fair on Tuesday evening. The career fair is commonly known as “MO-Rise,” affording students and alumni the opportunity to interact network with employers in STEM based fields in both St. Joseph and Kansas City. “It
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years, according to figures released by ABC on Tuesday. The triumph of “Anora,” which won five Oscars including best
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years, according to figures released by ABC on Tuesday. The triumph of “Anora,” which won five Oscars including best
Continue ReadingEFE Desde la calidad individual en dos zarpazos, en acciones decisivas de Rodrygo y Brahim, el Real Madrid castigó a un Atlético de Madrid superior como bloque, que empató con un gol para enmarcar de Julián Álvarez pero no sostuvo su racha de diez partidos sin perder, en una eliminatoria que se decidirá en el
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — American asset management giant BlackRock has agreed to buy two ports at either end of the Panama Canal from a Hong Kong-based firm whose ownership had angered President Donald Trump. Trump said several times during the lead-up to his inauguration and since taking office that he intends
Continue ReadingPor Bryan Mena, CNN El secretario de Comercio de EE.UU., Howard Lutnick, dijo este martes que el presidente Donald Trump podría anunciar un acuerdo comercial con México y Canadá tan pronto como mañana, solo un día después de que EE.UU. impusiera aranceles punitivos a las dos naciones y desatara gravámenes de represalia. “Creo que va
Continue ReadingCNN en Español El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció este lunes de la detención del presunto líder de pandilla, David Alejandro Orellana Alemán, de 27 años, en Hyattsville, Maryland, ocurrida el pasado 27 de febrero. El comunicado indica que Orellana, de origen salvadoreño,
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and reports of violence at the hands of its workers. State police are investigating the death of 22-year-old inmate Messiah
Continue ReadingPor Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Los aranceles generales del 25 % impuestos por el presidente Donald Trump a México y Canadá entraron en vigor el martes, una acción extraordinaria destinada a poner en cintura a los principales socios comerciales de Estados Unidos. Pero amenaza con debilitar la economía de Norteamérica, incluida la de Estados Unidos, en
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could severely impact the economies of both countries, potentially slowing down production of certain goods, raising prices on products and sparking fears of a recession, analysts warn. The US on Tuesday imposed 25% tariffs on imports from both of its
Continue Reading Tuesday, Mar. 4 SOUTH Lenoir-Rhyne 73, Anderson (SC) 71, OT Lincoln Memorial 85, Wingate 67 Malone 72, Kentucky Wesleyan 62 ___
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