January 29, 2021

EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

BERLIN — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast […]
January 29, 2021

As crews build Line 3 through Fond du Lac Reservation, a protest camp takes shape

Within a week, the parcel on Magney Drive became a home base for activists, who call themselves Water Protectors, opposed to Enbridge’s Line 3, the […]
January 29, 2021

Hungary first in EU to approve Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s medicine and food safety regulator on Friday approved China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the first country in […]
January 29, 2021

EU, AstraZeneca publish redacted contract in vaccine dispute

BRUSSELS — The European Union and AstraZeneca agreed Friday to make public a heavily redacted version of their coronavirus vaccine agreement, which lies at the […]
January 29, 2021

US contract signings to buy homes hits record for December

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still […]
January 29, 2021

Key cabinet nominees have opposed mining near Boundary Waters, but Biden’s been silent

But the Trump administration made quick work of reversing those changes, moves that revived the Twin Metals proposed copper-nickel mine project and paved the way […]
January 29, 2021

US employment costs rise modestly in fourth quarter

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the last quarter of the year, putting all of 2020 in somewhat of […]
January 29, 2021

GameStop back on the rise as Robinhood eases trading ban

Shares in the video game store chain and headphone maker Koss Corp. were up more than 50% in premarket trading after slumping on Thursday when […]
January 29, 2021

GameStop back on the rise as Robinhood eases trading ban

Shares in the video game store chain and headphone maker Koss Corp. were up more than 50% in premarket trading after slumping on Thursday when […]
January 29, 2021

Albert Lea restaurant faces $9,000 fine as it plans Friday night party

An Albert Lea restaurant is facing a $9,000 fine for a party it plans to throw Friday that will violate Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 restrictions […]