A rail strike looms and impact on US economy could be broad
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month.
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Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democraticcontrolled House Ways and Means Committee.
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New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal — and lucrative — marketplace for recreational marijuana. The licenses approved by the state’s Cannabis Control Board were the first of 175 the state plans to issue, with many in the first round reserved for applicants with past convictions for marijuana offenses.
Unity in the Community offers free dinner
For people who have not had enough turkey yet this holiday weekend, the Unity in the Community organization will be offering a free Thanksgivingstyle dinner on Saturday in Leavenworth. Jermaine Wilson, CEO of Unity in the Community, said the event will provide a place to go this Thanksgiving weekend for local residents who do not have family members in the community.
Main Street offers promotion for Small Business Saturday
Many people likely are heading to the stores today to take advantage of Black Friday deals. And the director of the Leavenworth Main Street Program is hoping shoppers will not forget about small businesses this weekend.
Adding fuel to the fire
Leavenworth boys basketball team ready to prove doubters wrong Leavenworth, picked to finish seventh in the UKC, is embracing the underdog role. “I know we’re going to have to prove people wrong pretty much all year, which is fine,” Leavenworth boys basketball coach Dru Linebach said.
Was it sedition? Jan. 6 trial a major test for Justice Dept.
As angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, smashing through windows and beating police officers, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes extolled them as patriots and harkened back to the battle that kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
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Duck season can really stink sometimes
My first experience duck hunting was a real quack up. His instructions were simple enough, although hard to follow, at 6 a.m. with the temperature outside at 19. My guy, all decked out in his camo waders, camo coat, hat, gloves and facemask was in the water trying to connect the wings onto his remote control duck. He remembered everything but his handy dandy headlamp, so he wanted me to come down the hill to shine my flashlight on his pretend duck.
Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree
Consumers could see higher gas prices and shortages of some of their favorite groceries during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can’t agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that had already been pushed back.