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Johnson edged as Pirovano clinches downhill globe Italian wins third straight race to seal discipline Aicher trims Shiffrin’s lead to 95 points overall Italy’s Laura Pirovano claimed the women’s downhill World Cup title with victory in Lillehammer on Saturday, as Emma Aicher closed the gap on leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings. The 28-year-old … Read more

From layoffs to export troubles, California’s wine industry is in flux – but small producers are innovating to survive After more than a quarter century tracking the seemingly endless growth of the wine industry, Rob McMillan was finally vindicated last year as California’s vigneron of doom. McMillan is the author of Silicon Valley Bank’s annual … Read more

Democratic leaders say they don’t oppose voter ID laws, but they blocked a bill to impose a nationwide requirement Thursday. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, attempted to pass a standalone voter ID bill through unanimous consent Thursday night, but Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., blocked the measure on the Senate floor.  “I’ve heard my Democratic colleagues say … Read more

Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels in nearly three years Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US car buyers are showing a surge in interest in electric vehicles after Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran helped cause … Read more

In Appalachia, a deeply red region hit by poverty and cuts, some ask why billions are going to war instead of home When it comes to politics in Appalachian Kentucky, one of the first things anyone will tell you is that people defy easy categorization. There are fervent church goers who say that Jesus’ message … Read more

Connecticut Democrats recently rushed through an emergency anti-fraud law requiring bottle redemption centers to collect a copy of a person’s driver’s license when they cash in more than 1,000 cans or bottles in a day — a document demand that Republicans say undercuts the party’s attacks on voter-ID rules. Earlier this month, an emergency certification … Read more

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., invoked his collegiate soccer career while introducing a package of bills to prevent immigration enforcement behavior in and around World Cup sites this June. More than a dozen American cities will be hosting World Cup soccer matches, including East Rutherford, N.J., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington – while three … Read more

As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, can stay shut down. “We already said we’d … Read more

After putting an aggressive redraw of the state’s congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election

President revealing congressman’s terminal diagnosis follows caginess about his own health, such as recent rash When Donald Trump revealed that Republican congressman Neal Dunn would have been “dead by June” if not for White House doctors who treated the representative’s reportedly terminal condition, many were shocked by his disclosure. The president’s comments last week, which … Read more