January 26, 2021

Lindell says Twitter ban won't stop his campaign to claim election fraud

Mike Lindell, the Minnesota businessman and backer of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that Twitter’s decision to permanently suspend him is the climax of […]
January 26, 2021

French lawmakers debate ban on wild animals in circuses

PARIS — French lawmakers on Tuesday debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in traveling circuses and keeping dolphins and whales […]
January 26, 2021

US consumer confidence rebounds in January

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence rose in January as Americans became more optimistic about the future. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence […]
January 26, 2021

Angry farmers storm India's Red Fort in challenge to Modi

NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of protesting farmers marched, rode horses and drove long lines of tractors into India’s capital on Tuesday, breaking through […]
January 26, 2021

Polaris introduces more than 120 new products in 2020

Polaris Inc. introduced more than 120 new products in 2020 as it met increased consumer interest in the outdoors, fueled by the pandemic, and doubled […]
January 26, 2021

Arms deal, hacking complicate Joe Biden's approach to Russia

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against […]
January 26, 2021

Rosemount refinery put out bids for its own large solar plant

Flint Hills Resources is contemplating the construction of a large on-site solar farm to generate electricity for its sprawling Pine Bend oil refinery in Rosemount. […]
January 26, 2021

Virginian-based UPS Freight being sold to TFI for $800M

RICHMOND, Va. — UPS has reached an agreement to sell the Virginia-based UPS Freight to Canadian trucking giant TFI International for $800 million. Both companies […]
January 26, 2021

Merkel aide floats long suspension to German debt rule

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has floated the idea of Germany suspending rules to prevent the government running up new debt for […]
January 26, 2021

IMF: Vaccines will power 5.5% global economic growth in 2021

WASHINGTON — The spread of COVID-19 vaccines will power a stronger global economic recovery in 2021, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday. After sinking 3.5% […]