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«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Circus museum director laments end of Ringling Brothers

BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — The executive director of Circus World Museum in Baraboo says Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has left an imprint on the community.

TheRepublic.com 

Missouri woman admits embezzling $380K on job

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A southwestern Missouri woman faces up to 23 years in federal prison after admitting in court that she embezzled more than $380,000 from her former employer. Forty-seven-year-old Regina Allison of El Dorado Springs pleaded guilty Friday in Springfield to single counts of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Allison waived

TheRepublic.com 

Lochner, Meyers Taylor win World Cup bobsled races

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — World junior champion Johannes Lochner of Germany raced to his first World Cup victory in a two-man bobsled event on Saturday. Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States piloted partner Briauna Jones to victory by just 0.01 second over Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Melissa Lotholz, the World Cup leaders, in the

WN.com 

Women descend on DC to push back against new president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throngs of women determined to push back against the new American president descended on the nation's capital and other cities around the globe Saturday for marches aimed at showing Donald Trump they won't be silent over the next four years. They came wearing bright pink "pussyhats" and wielding signs with messages such as "Women won't back down" and "Less fear more love." City officials tweeted that organizers of the Women's March on Washington had increased the expected turnout there to 500,000... Читать дальше...

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Missouri woman admits embezzling $380K on job

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri woman faces up to 23 years in federal prison after admitting in court that she embezzled more than $380,000 from her former employer.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Missouri woman admits embezzling $380K on job

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri woman faces up to 23 years in federal prison after admitting in court that she embezzled more than $380,000 from her former employer.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

2 more schools open bank branches for students

The student banks are part of a district-wide effort to promote financial literacy through the hands-on experience of opening and contributing to a real-life savings account. Students can choose to open a savings account after a parent or guardian signs a permission slip. By opening an account at an early age, students get to watch their savings grow over their elementary career, Carter Lake Principal Doreen Knuth said. There's lots of economic woes in our society, and there's always a cause for early literacy ... Читать дальше...

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Indiana residents hope Pence keeps their interests in mind

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Fort Wayne needed expensive airport improvements, its mayor contacted an influential Indiana native — then-Vice President Dan Quayle — to help secure federal funding.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Indiana residents hope Pence keeps their interests in mind

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Fort Wayne needed expensive airport improvements, its mayor contacted an influential Indiana native — then-Vice President Dan Quayle — to help secure federal funding. Paul Helmke, the former Fort Wayne Mayor and current public affairs professor at Indiana University, recalls getting federal funding for the city airport after Quayle "put in a word" He says Quayle also smoothed the way for a flood abatement project in the city. [...] some Indiana GOP leaders who recently... Читать дальше...