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Ribbon-cutting for new ramen bar at Bes.Teas

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Bes.Teas adding a build-your-own ramen bar. Already known for its specialty drinks and unique flavor combinations, Bes.Teas’ new ramen bar allows customers to create their own ...

Online magazine Salon will shut down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Salon, one of the early internet's most influential websites that featured sharp voices and political and cultural journalism with a liberal sensibility, announced Thursday it would shut down after 31 years of publication. "It has been an extraordinary privilege," the outlet said in a farewell note. The announcement, seen as a surprise, cited the fact that "the business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years." It did not immediately indicate what would become of its employees, though some reported they had lost their ...

Three injured in Iowa post office shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A female postal worker shot two female co-workers at the main post office in Iowa's capital city Thursday before being captured nearby and faces attempted murder charges, authorities said. Jennifer Christine Pledger, 39, of West Des Moines, stood above one woman ...

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Raman elected in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — Little-known Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to lead the nation's second most populous city. Her victory means LA will follow the lead of New York, where democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor last year. Voters turned to Raman after a rough first term for Bass that was marked by wildfire fallout and public frustration with homelessness. In a matchup between rival Democrats, Raman tapped into voters' desire for change. She had endorsed Bass before ...

Trump meets with top Putin envoy at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met at the White House on Thursday with a Russian envoy who was on the premises for an event with first lady Melania Trump and suggested that some kind of grand deal about European security was in the works, but said he did not meet with visiting ...

One dead in Iron County in two-vehicle crash on US 2

CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP — One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash today on U.S. 2 in Iron County. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. near Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township and involved an eastbound pickup truck pulling a trailer with three occupants and a westbound passenger car with one occupant, according to a news release from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office. The sole occupant of the westbound passenger car was pronounced dead at the crash site. One occupant of the eastbound pickup was transported to Aspirus Iron River Hospital for ...