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Indiana Mike Braun

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Mike Braun files to run for Indiana governor

Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican from Indiana, filed to run for governor on Tuesday. INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Braun has decided to run for governor, according to paperwork filed with the secretary of state's office. Braun, who was elected to the Senate in 2018, has criticized the chamber's slow speed and has for months expressed interest in the governorship. Reps. Victoria Spartz and Jim Banks also have voiced an interest in the seat. Another competitor is Eric […]

todayDecember 1, 2022 1

Business & Lifestyle

Midwestern farmers afraid spring will bring more widespread flooding

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UPI) -- Midwestern farmers, who endured record-breaking floods in 2019 that hindered planting and harvesting, now face the strong possibility that widespread flooding will return for the 2020 planting season. "It will probably be more of the same," said Tom Christensen, a farmer in southeastern North Dakota who grows wheat, corn and soybeans. The problem, Christensen said, is that the ground still soaked from last year's flooding and it simply can't absorb any more water. "In much of […]

todayFebruary 6, 2020 1

Business & Lifestyle

Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald is newest stakeholder in NBA’s Phoenix Suns

PHOENIX (UPI) -- Veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has purchased a portion of the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Sources told NFL Network and ESPN Fitzgerald purchased a minority stake in the franchise. The Suns were valued at $1.5 billion in 2019, according to Forbes. "It's an investment in something I have supported since I've been in Arizona," Fitzgerald told NFL Network. "It gives me another connection in the community I love and always will live in. It's a long-term commitment I […]

todayJanuary 22, 2020 5

Marcell Ozuna

MLB News

Atlanta Braves, Ozuna agree to single year, $18 million contract

ATLANTA (UPI) -- The Atlanta Braves signed former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday. Ozuna, who helped the Cardinals beat the Braves in the playoffs last October, signed a one-year contract worth $18 million, according to the club. The Braves now have 40 players on the team's 40-man roster. Ozuna posted a .429 average with two home runs for the Cardinals in their five-game victory over the Braves in the National League […]

todayJanuary 22, 2020 4

National

2 inmates killed during fight in Mississippi prison

PARCHMAN, Miss. (UPI) -- Two inmates were killed in a fight at a Mississippi prison, officials said, increasing the number of violent deaths within the state's correctional facilities to seven in less than a month. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said in a statement Tuesday the two inmates died from injuries sustained during a fight Monday night at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, located about 130 miles north of Jackson, the latest in a string of deaths that have occurred […]

todayJanuary 22, 2020 4

Business & Lifestyle

Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison for insider trading

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Federal judge on Friday sentenced former Rep. Chris Collins of New York to 26 months in prison for insider trading. The Republican pleaded guilty to two counts -- conspiring to commit securities fraud and making false statements -- after initially facing an 11-count indictment. Federal prosecutors accused Chris Collins of encouraging his son, Cameron Collins, and Stephen Zarsky -- Cameron Collins' prospective father-in-law -- to sell their shares in Australian biotech firm Innate Immunotherapeutics using […]

todayJanuary 18, 2020 7

Delta Airlines

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Los Angeles teachers sue Delta Airlines after fuel dump over schools

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Four Los Angeles teachers filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines after a passenger jet en route to China dropped fuel over several schools in the area, injuring at least 60 people. The teachers say they are entitled to compensatory damages due to emotional anguish and distress. Delta representative Adrian Gee said Delta Flight 89, which departed from Los Angeles International Airport, en route to Shanghai with 149 passengers aboard, was forced to turn around "shortly after […]

todayJanuary 18, 2020 3

National

Prosecutors seeking 5-year prison sentence for former Rep. Chris Collins

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Former Rep. Chris Collins should be sentenced to nearly five years in prison for insider trading, Federal prosecutors told a U.S. district court judge in filings Monday. Collins, 69, opted to continue serving in Congress while lying about his case to Federal investigators, prosecutors said in a letter to a Federal judge for the Southern District of New York. Collins, who was the first Congressman to endorse President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, in October, pleaded guilty to […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 11

Business & Lifestyle

Visa to buy fintech provider Plaid in $5.3 billion deal

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Visa has announced it will pay more than $5 billion to acquire financial technology company Plaid, which produces software for startups to connect to users' bank accounts. Some of Plaid's clients include payment app Venmo, investing app Robinhood and cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. The firm was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco. The deal is worth $5.3 billion, the companies said. Visa said three-fourths of the world's online consumers used a financial […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 8

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