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Ackman donates $10,000 to Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti’s family, WSJ reports

Jan 26 (Reuters) – Billionaire Bill Ackman donated $10,000 to a fundraiser for the family of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a spokesman for Ackman. The GoFu

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota’s special legislative elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two special elections Tuesday in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year. Republicans hold a 67-65 advantage in

Fed meeting likely to be overshadowed by threats to central bank’s independence

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week at a meeting overshadowed by a Trump administration criminal investigation of U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell, an evolving eff