Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Vlhova keeps winning run going as Shiffrin slowly returns
Petra Vlhova has beaten Michelle Gisin Sunday to clinch her second World Cup slalom win in two days
ABC News: Sports Nov 22, 2020

Black clergy, United Way to launch anti-coronavirus effort
Black clergy leaders are joining forces with the United Way of New York City for a new initiative designed to combat the coronavirus’ outsized toll on African Americans through ramped-up t...
ABC News: US Nov 22, 2020

Trump campaign requests recount of Georgia's presidential race
President Donald Trump's campaign requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race on Saturday, a day after state officials certified results showing Democrat Joe Biden won the state, as ...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020

AP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to Hornets
A person with direct knowledge of the discussions tells The Associated Press that guard Fred VanVleet has agreed to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors
ABC News: Sports Nov 22, 2020

How to plan – and even be grateful – for a socially distanced Thanksgiving
Jasmine Surti (far right) and three generations of her family celebrating Thanksgiving in Philadelphia in 2018. From left, front: Louise Aucott, Gabe Aucott with Juniper Chamberlin, Rachel Aucott, San...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
It's not just President-elect Joe Biden's transition that's under a microscope.President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020

In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up and slow tally
Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one ...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020
Somalia's strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded could drop 2 years' rain in 2 days
The strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the northern Indian Ocean has made landfall in eastern Africa, where it is poised to drop two years' worth of rain in the next two days.Tropical Cy...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020
Conservation group buys remaining Potlatch land in Minnesota
A nonprofit organization has purchased more than 70,000 acres of northern and central Minnesota forest formerly owned by the paper giant Potlatch.Potlatch once owned 330,000 acres across Minnesota, on...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020

Biden's first Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks
President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January, as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from the ...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 22, 2020