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Senator Al Franken to Officially Resign from Office
Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Bachmann told Bakker that she had been called by God to run in the 2012 presidential race, when she finished sixth in the Iowa caucuses. Bachmann resigned from Congress in 2015 after serving for almost ten years. That money could be transferred to a Senate campaign. Bachmann has always been a polarizing figure both in Minnesota and nationally.
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New York Installs 1500 Metal Bollards
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill will make it official this afternoon in Times Square. In an effort to better prevent vehicular terror attacks in New York City, officials on Tuesday unveiled plans to add 1,500 permanent bollards , or barriers, in high-profile areas.
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Lottery ticket worth $560000 sold in Coopersburg
A QUICK PICK ticket bought in Dublin is the victor of last Friday's EuroMillions jackpot of €38.9 million. "Full details will follow once we contact the winning store and arrangements are in place". In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the lottery paid out $59.8 million to players in Lehigh County and contributed $26.9 million "to programs serving the county's older residents", the lottery said.
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Bitter cold continues ahead of 'potent coastal' snow storm in MA
The snow led to school closures and delayed openings Friday across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of the South. Jackson, Miss., reported its highest snowfall since 1982, the Clarion Ledger reported. Winds will top out at 14 miles per hour. Wind chills were measured at -26 degrees. Throughout past year, the city measured 38.28 inches of precipitation and liquid equivalent of snow, which is about 4 inches above the annual normal.
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Abbas slams Likud body's vote on annexing settlements in the West Bank
The Likud Central Committee voted in one voice for Israeli sovereignty over all of Judea and Samaria . Ruling Israeli Likud party's central committee, has approved a proposal for the annexation of Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank Palestinian territories .
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China Focus: China's factory sector shows resilience
A reading above 50 indicates economic expansion, while a reading below 50 points toward contraction. "Growth in China next year is going to be weaker than growth this year, but that's not a big deal", he told CNBC, adding that GDP will likely slow to the lower end of 6 percent.