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CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart will hold two days of talks in San Francisco this week, a step toward more-normal ties ahead of a long-anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. Yellen and Chinese Vice Premie…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday endorsed Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis’ bid to be the party’s nominee, a much-needed boost to the Florida governor as he seeks to shrink former President Donald Trump’s big lead in the polls. “Ron i…

(Reuters) — Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said he would err on the side of overtightening monetary policy rather than not doing enough to bring inflation down to the central bank’s 2% target, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. “Undertightening will no…

(Reuters) — A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic by failing to report hundreds of thousands of suspicious orders of prescription painkillers. U.S. Dis…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden answers a question as Republican Donald Trump listens during the second and final presidential debate at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 22, 2020. (Reuters) — Democratic President Joe Biden trails Republican front…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Senior U.S. senators expressed concern about civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, signaling growing scrutiny in Washington over Israel’s military response to last month’s attack by Hamas. “Israel has a right to defend itself, but what Israel does not have the right to do is…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A California police officer has resigned over a series of racist text messages he sent over the summer. Mark McNamara of the San Jose Police Department was subject to an internal affairs investigation after he shot K’aun Green in March 2022. Green, who is Black, was walking b…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A 23-year-old Santa Rosa man was arrested Friday in San Francisco on suspicion that he decapitated a female relative the day before and took her head when he fled the scene, police said. On Thursday afternoon, officers responded to a home in northwest Santa Rosa after receivi…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — The Texas Senate met for less than a minute Sunday and gaveled out for the day without debating a controversial border security bill prioritized by Gov. Greg Abbott. Sunday’s unexpected development likely assures Abbott will call a fourth special session as only two bills fro…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — The hats weren’t selling. They were off-white and polyester and embroidered with three words: DeSantis for President. So LeeAnn Crotty decided she’d reduce the price to $5. “We’re trying to offload them,” she said from behind her merchandise booth. At the other end of the boo…