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Oil prices climb back toward $100, and US stocks halt their record-breaking rally

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose Wednesday following the latest flare-up in fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% from its all-time high for its first drop in 10 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 620 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.9%. Weighing on the market was a climb of 1.9% for the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, which brought it back to $97.81. It rose after both the United States and Iran said they launched retaliations for earlier attacks ...

Crime

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MARSHALL — A 39-year-old man was cited for expired vehicle tabs at 6:03 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of South Fourth Street and West Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A 50-year-old man was cited for driving after cancellation in a traffic stop at 5:37 p.m. Tuesday on the 1100 block of East Main Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Theft of a package at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday on the 1300 block of Birch Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of charges ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago. The administration this week has proposed slapping double-digit tariffs on products from dozens of major U.S. trading partners after an investigation into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labor. And more tariffs are likely coming. Under the proposal released in Washington late Tuesday, 16 economies — including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Taiwan and the United Kingdom — would face 10% levies for allegedly failing to enforce ...

Filing period closes for some MN elections

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MARSHALL — The filing period for Minnesota state, federal and some local elections closed Tuesday. According to filing information posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website, there will be some crowded primary elections for races in Minnesota state government and the U.S. Senate. In Lyon County government, officials like the sheriff and two commissioners will be running unopposed, according to the filing data. Minnesota will hold primary elections on Aug. 11. The candidate filing period for positions that don’t have a primary, including township, city and school board ...

Breaking ground for the future

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GRANITE FALLS — A new era has officially begun for the Yellow Medicine East School District. School staff, faculty, students, community members and partners gathered on Tuesday to mark the start of the campus's complete makeover in a groundbreaking ceremony. “Today is the day we've all ...