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Trump’s firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government. The firings, which weren’t publicly announced but were confirmed by Democratic senators and House

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Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless. “Some of the coldest temperatures of the entire winter season

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Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless. “Some of the coldest temperatures of the entire winter season

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Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor’s veto

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care. GOP lawmakers reversed Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto less than a month

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Abortions resume in Missouri as GOP lawmakers strategize possible repeal

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortions resumed in Missouri over the weekend following a ruling blocking regulations that clinics said made it impossible to provide abortions despite a new constitutional amendment for reproductive rights, officials confirmed Tuesday. Emily Wales, the president and CEO of a Kansas City

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As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock. The federal government will seek “better ways, with biosecurity and medication and

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Feb. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Feb. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Feb. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Feb. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 26.07 +.20 Altria 52.75 — .54 AmerenCp 98.34 +.27 AmExpress 312.85 +1.81 ArchDanM 45.91 +.32 AutoZone 3384.43—74.12 BPPLC 35.31 +.31 Boeing 184.97 +.55 BristMySq 54.43 +.53 Brunswick 64.79 — .79 Chevron 156.16 +.82 Citigroup 84.63 +.02 CocaCola 69.05 +.18 ConAgraBr 23.90 —1.38 ConocoPhil 97.45 +1.19 Corning 52.89 +.35 CurtissWright 325.56

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BC-Merc Table,1st Add

OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. Mar 604.0 620.0 603.5 619.5 +9.5 May 624.5 635.5 623.0 635.0 +7.5 Jul 644.5 648.0 644.5 648.0 +7.0 Est. sales 964. Fri.’s sales 737 Fri.’s open int 6,165 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts

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Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, left Coleman

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New York’s governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a series of meetings with key political leaders Tuesday as she contemplates removing Mayor Eric Adams from his office, an unprecedented step that reflects the growing turmoil inside City Hall. The governor’s scheduled sit-downs —

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–COLORADO-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — Iowa State goes for a third win this season over Colorado. The Cyclones beat

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–COLORADO-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — Iowa State goes for a third win this season over Colorado. The Cyclones beat

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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

By AMANDA SEITZ, ANDREW DEMILLO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program. Millions more Americans signed up for taxpayer-funded health care coverage like Medicaid

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