Hugo Chavez Dies at 58 in Caracas After Cancer Battle
Hugo Chavez, former paratroop chief and fiery socialist leader, died in Caracas at 4:25 pm local time after a lengthy cancer illness. He steered Venezuela toward leftist programs, faced a 2002 coup, survived, and built a Bolivarian republic with oil wealth backing social projects and a global anti U.S. stance.
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Senate commits gun background checks stalled amid talks
Nationwide brief outlines stalled bipartisan effort on expanded gun background checks as Senate Judiciary Committee prepares Thursday votes. Coburn and Schumer direct talks with White House involvement while Democrats seek private sale records. Also notes TSA plan to allow knives and sports gear on planes next month draws unions’ rebuke. Brennan advances toward CIA director with drone-opinion access granted, and Mattis warns Iran sanctions not working amid ongoing pressure. Dow hits record after 14,253.77 close, while Zimmerman immunity remains tied to June trial proceedings.
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Dow Reaches Record High Erasing Great Recession Losses
New York AP report notes the Dow Jones industrial average has regained all losses from the Great Recession and hit a new high, rising 125.95 points on Tuesday, erasing about $11 trillion in combined portfolio losses over five and a half years.
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Zimmerman defense declines separate April hearing
SANFORD Florida AP The Zimmerman defense says it will not need time in April for a judge to hold a separate immunity hearing on Florida stand your ground law Attorney Mark OMara said he has not yet decided whether to file a formal motion for an immunity hearing If such a hearing is held it would proceed under court procedure and timing remains uncertain
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Population limits curb growth in St Paul and nearby areas
The author notes St Paul’s population of 214,271 is capped by lack of land for expansion, a constraint shared by Minneapolis to the west at 387,753. Together the ring of suburbs pushes totals toward 887,024, compared with Austin at 790,390, warning that tax or mismanagement claims are misleading.
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Opinion on Kent F. Strunk statistics in Little Falls
An opinion piece from Little Falls discusses how readers should interpret Kent F. Strunk statistics, cautioning about bias and data interpretation. It argues for skepticism toward sensational claims and stresses checking methodology and sources behind numbers cited.
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Service firms grow at fastest pace in a year in February
U S service companies expanded in February at the strongest pace in a year as higher sales and more new orders boosted activity. The Institute for Supply Management index rose to 56 from 55.2, signaling growth across retail, construction, health care, and financial services. Jobs rose, though hiring cooled slightly. the Labor Department will release February employment data Friday.
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