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Trump selects concept for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumphas announced the concept he wants for his futureGolden Dome missile defense program a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space. Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be fully operational before the…
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New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
WASHINGTON The Trump administrationsaid Tuesday it will limit approval forseasonal COVID-19 shotsto seniors and others at high risk pending more data on everyone else raising questions about whether some people who want a vaccine this fall will be able to get one. Top officials for theFood and Drug Administrationlaid out…
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George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers,’ dies at 76
NEW YORK George Wendt,an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedyCheersand later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in Art, Hairspray and Elf, has died. He was 76. Wendt’s family said he died early Tuesday morning,…
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Renewable energy jobs power employment in South Dakota
MITCHELL Matthew Pearson found a successful career in the wind energy industry purely by chance. After graduating from high school in Vermillion, Pearson knew he didnt want to pursue a four-year degree and instead scrolled through the list of majors offered at Mitchell Tech, one of the states four technical…
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Moodys downgrades U.S. credit rating
NEW YORK (AP) After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks, bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar drifted through a quiet Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government may be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after Moodys…
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Trump’s efforts to dismantle agency leading to staff, program cuts at nation’s libraries
Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve theInstitute of Museum and Library Services. Federal judges have issued temporary orders toblock the Trump administrationfrom taking any further steps…
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Gene editing helps desperately ill baby thrive
A baby born with arare and dangerous genetic diseaseis growing and thriving after getting an experimentalgene editing treatmentmade just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, saying hes among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical…
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FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimers disease
WASHINGTON U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimers and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease. The test can aid doctors in determining whether a patients memory problems are due to Alzheimers or a number…
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Walmart joins cavalcade of businesses expecting to raise prices
NEW YORK Volley after volley of tariffs and at timeson-again, off-again trade actions have put companies around the world on edge. And a handful of major retailers have already raised prices across the U.S., or warned of future hikes. PresidentDonald Trumphas slapped new import taxes on nearly all of America’s…
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ICE raids in Madison
MADISON Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids and arrested eight people at Global Polymer Industries and Manitou Equipment America in Madison on May 13, just days after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was protested while she spoke at Dakota State Universitys commencement ceremony in the city. Masked agents gathered in…
