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Then and Now: The Lincoln Building

In the depths of the Great Depression, the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 offered federal underwriting and direct loans to small banks called savings and loan associations. Sometimes called thrifts or mutual savings banks, many popped up around the country.
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China confirms Xi-Trump summit that was delayed by Iran war

Beijing officially announced the date of Donald Trump’s state visit this week, publicly green-lighting the first U.S. presidential trip to China in nearly a decade despite tensions over the Iran war. Trump, who last visited China in 2017, will meet Xi Jinping in a much-anticipated summit that’s already been rescheduled once due to the war. The White House had said the summit will be held May ...
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Seoul confirms strike on vessel in Hormuz before Pentagon talks

South Korea said a fire aboard a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was caused by external strikes, the first official acknowledgment by Seoul that the incident was the result of an attack, though it stopped short of assigning blame. A South Korean government joint investigation found that two “unidentified aerial objects” struck the stern of the HMM Namu about one minute apart ...
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With commissioner under pressure, FDA opens door to flavored vapes

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration issued a new policy Friday that could allow major tobacco and vape companies to begin selling flavored e-cigarettes, delivering a win to top donors after a year of paring back federal tobacco-control efforts.The policy was announced hours after President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on a plan to fire Dr. Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, who has resisted allowing sales of flavored vapes for months over concerns about their appeal to young people. Trump later said he was not aware of plans to oust Makary.
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Parents of slain Annunciation student pressure Speaker Demuth to allow gun bill to move in the House

Last September, Mike Moyski and Jackie Flavin opened their Minneapolis home’s door to the most consequential person in a crusade that, just weeks before, they did not know they’d be leading. The cause was violence prevention, which they took up after their 10-year-old daughter, Harper, was killed in a hail of gunfire while attending a back-to-school Mass at the Annunciation Catholic Church and ...
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Earthquake swarm shakes Imperial County with 4.7 magnitude quake reported

A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, rattling the region around Brawley, California, south of the Salton Sea. The most intense earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.7 shortly after midnight in the early morning Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quakes continued through the morning, with ...
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Beware of wolves, but straw houses could help with climate change

Paul Lewis, an architectural professor at Princeton University has built a cottage 120 miles outside of New York City made of straw. Lewis believes straw can do much more than provide bedding in a horse stable; it can also provide the stable's frame, walls and insulation. He and his team have showcased the agricultural byproduct's potential by building a tiny home – the first of its kind, he said – made almost entirely of straw.
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