(Bloomberg) — Sweden edged nearer to joining NATO after Turkey planned a vote to approve the Nordic nation’s accession and Hungary sought talks on the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg Turkey’s parliament is expected to vote on Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization later Tuesday, according to the parliament’s agenda. Ratification in Turkey […]
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US inflation edges up, fueled by energy and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildly
WASHINGTON — Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2 percent target will likely remain a bumpy one. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3 percent from November and 3.4 percent from 12 months […]
Minnesota edges close to picking new state flag to replace design offensive to Native Americans
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission selected a basic design concept Friday for a new state flag for Minnesota to replace a current banner that is considered offensive to Native Americans, but will need more time to add the finishing touches. The final choice came down to two templates. The panel went with one bearing […]
Sea Queen advances to sing another day as “The Masked Singer” edges toward the finals.
GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and faith. Offstage, their sharp edges reemerged
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — A trio of Republican presidential candidates shared stories of family and faith before hundreds of voters in northwest Iowa on Saturday, having congenial individual conversations with their hosts not long after dueling at the campaign’s latest fractious debate. But off the stage at a small Christian college in Sioux Center, the […]