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Principal Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $406.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $1.79. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.16 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average

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Olin: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Olin Corp. (OLN) on Monday reported a loss of $1.3 million in its second quarter. The Clayton, Missouri-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 5 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average

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Democratic-led states sue over Trump administration’s effort to obtain personal information of SNAP recipients

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Twenty states are suing the Trump administration, alleging that the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to gather sensitive personal information of low-income families across the country who use food stamps. The USDA has demanded information, including Social Security numbers and home addresses, from people who get credits from

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Capitol security found a naked man inside the Minnesota Senate chamber late night on July 25 while the building was closed to the public

Naked man found inside the Minnesota Senate chamber after hours is arrested, investigation underway

By Caroline Cummings, Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story     ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WBBM) — Capitol security found a man inside the Minnesota Senate chamber late Friday night, even though the building was closed to the public, the Minnesota State Patrol said Saturday. He returned to the Capitol complex two other times before

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers

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Attorneys: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings. The immigration attorneys argued Monday during

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Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged Israel to get people food, seemingly recalibrating his stance on Gaza as images of emaciated children have sparked renewed worries about hunger in the war-torn territory. Trump, speaking in Scotland

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.

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