The oversight authority for the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium issued nearly half of the tickets for a pair of luxury suites to friends and family of top officials and leased a third suite used for state profit, the state’s legislative auditor said Tuesday while releasing a report on the suite usage at U.S. Bank Stadium. Republican legislators condemned the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority during the hearing of the Office of the Legislative Auditor investigation that raised concerns about sloppy record-keeping and a continued lack of oversight of the organization’s practice of giving away tickets for games and concerts at the new downtown Minneapolis stadium, which was partially funded by the public.
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Arizona’s Rep. Gosar won’t challenge Republican Sen. Flake
A congressman from Arizona has announced that he won’t challenge U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake during his Republican primary next year. The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Gosar told reporters this weekend that he was considering challenging Flake, who has upset some Republicans by clashing with President Donald Trump.
FIFA appoints CONMEBOL president to chair finance panel
FIFA says Alejandro Dominguez of Paraguay leads the new eight-member panel, which includes two independent officials from outside soccer. Dominguez won the CONMEBOL election last year after his predecessor, Juan Angel Napout, was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a soccer racketeering case and arrested in Switzerland.
Search resumes for father, toddler swept into ocean by wave
In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter searches a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sunday as they walked near the surf. (Oregon State Police via AP)
Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 onboard
In this Aug. 1, 2008 photo, Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairman John T. Fleming proposes at toast following the tapping of the first Dublin Stout Keg at Brazenhead in Dublin, Ohio. A flight-tracking service shows that a plane piloted by the Ohio executive with five other people onboard quickly lost altitude after taking off from Cleveland’s lakeshore airport.
Trump holds Q&A, discussing jobs, Russia, Israel
President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted to the most detailed interaction he’s had with journalists since before the election. In one of his cameos Wednesday on the front steps of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump touted plans by a Japanese mogul to bring jobs to the United States.
Trump holds Q&A, discussing jobs, Russia, Israel
President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted to the most detailed interaction he’s had with journalists since before the election. In one of his cameos Wednesday on the front steps of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump touted plans by a Japanese mogul to bring jobs to the United States.
US stocks headed for big gains in 2016 despite early stumble
In a year with no shortage of surprises and stomach-churning turns in the market, stock investors can feel pretty good about 2016. Wall Street repeatedly bounced back from steep slumps, including the worst start to any year for stocks, the second correction for the market in five months and investor fears of a global slowdown.
Volkswagen, regulators get more time to seek emissions deal
Volkswagen, U.S. regulators and attorneys for vehicle owners have made “substantial progress” on a deal for the remaining 80,000 diesel cars caught in the company’s emissions cheating scandal but need more time to negotiate, a federal judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco gave the parties until Monday to report back on whether they had reached a settlement.