President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration's release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists.
David Joles, Star Tribune
Firefighters remained on the scene of a fire that has been burning for more than 24 hours at the Northern Metals Recycling plant in Becker.
The city called in a Sherburne County Emergency Management Team, the state's Pollution Control Agency and the Health Department about concerns over air quality.
01:54Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption.
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