Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings amid burglary investigations

Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings Nicole Mitchell removed from committees, caucus meetings 00:42 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Embattled Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from her committee assignments and caucus meetings while burglary allegations against her play out in both a Senate and legal investigation, the Senate majority leader announced Sunday.

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In Beijing, Blinken and Xi stress need for continued U.S.-China dialogue to avoid “any miscommunications”

Beijing — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, warning of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations as the United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. Blinken met with Xi in Beijing after holding talks with

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Menthol cigarette ban delayed due to “immense” feedback, Biden administration says

The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the “historic attention” and “immense amount of feedback” on the controversial proposal by the Food and Drug Administration.  “This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of

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