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When St. Paul City Council Member Cheniqua Johnson read through written comments submitted on the proposed St. Paul Bicycle Plan, she was taken aback to find just a handful of emails from her East Side ward, despite public outreach from city staff for more than a year. And by a handful of comments, she means […]

The night after opening statements in his criminal trial in New York, and with a hearing already scheduled to discuss whether Trump has violated the gag order in the trial, Donald Trump attacked members of the jury during an interview. Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Judge Juan Merchan should […]

TechCrunch TLcom Capital closes second fund at $154M to back early-stage startups across Africa Venture capital activity in Africa has shown resilience over the past six months, with major firms on the continent closing their funds despite the ongoing funding winter. In the latest development, TLcom Capital, an African VC firm with offices in Lagos […]

Legislation is expected to be used to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region. European Union lawmakers are set to vote to ban products made using forced labour under a new law that has China in its sights, risking tensions with Beijing. The law to be voted on on Tuesday does not directly mention China, but […]

MIAMI (AP) — The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him to curtail in a potential second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, filed an application […]

Apr. 22—A Hernández man is accused of setting fire to his family’s home early Monday while his mother and several children were inside. Eric Jason Rivera, 38, faces four counts of attempted murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of negligent arson, according to a criminal complaint filed in Rio Arriba County Magistrate […]

President Joe Biden broke out his “Dark Brandon” alter ego as he fired off a quick joke at the expense of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who has been one of his biggest critics in Congress. Jordy Meiselas of the progressive news outlet MeidasTouch Network pointed out to Biden that Boebert abandoned her constituents to run […]

Rishi Sunak‘s flagship Rwanda bill is finally set to become law after months of wrangling ended in a parliamentary showdown shortly before midnight. It designates Rwanda a safe country and is a key part of the government’s plans to send some asylum seekers there. The bill has been fiercely criticised by opposition parties but the […]

Lower prices, stubborn costs could weigh on copper miners’ quarterly results Freeport-McMoRan and Canada’s Teck Resources are expected to post a combined adjusted net income of $666.3 million, according to LSEG estimates, compared with $1.43 billion in the year-ago quarter. Copper prices touched a multi-year high last month after major Chinese copper smelters agreed to […]

Apr. 22—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji City Council will discuss potential uses for the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds during its work session tonight at city hall. The city has approximately $1,120,000 left from the original $1.7 million provided by ARPA. According to the legislation, the funds must be committed to project or other […]