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Wall Street holds steadier as bond yields and bitcoin stabilize

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding relatively steady on Tuesday as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilize.

The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, coming off its first loss in six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 116 points, or 0.2%, as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.

MongoDB helped lead the market and jumped 23.2% after the database company delivered stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. United Natural Foods also climbed after reporting a stronger profit than expected, and it rose 9.2%. Read More

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando HernÃ¡ndez freed after Trump pardon

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate website showed that Hernández was released from U.S. Penitentiary, Hazelton in West Virginia on Monday, and a spokesperson for the bureau on Tuesday confirmed his release.

His wife Ana García thanked Trump... Read More

Tennessee voters make final call in House special election testing Trump's power

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Republicans will try to bounce back from recent losses around the country when Tennessee voters choose the next representative for the reliably conservative 7th U.S. House Congressional District on Tuesday.

The special election, which was organized after Republican Rep. Mark Green resigned this summer, saw an unexpected surge of spending in recent weeks, flooding the airwaves and filling residents' mailboxes with campaign flyers.

Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate, has been backed by more than $1 million from... Read More

The Latest: US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

Putin, however, ahead of the talks accused Ukraine’s European allies of sabotaging U.S.-led efforts to end the war, calling their demands “absolutely unacceptable.”

U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner would join the meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He said the talks would take “as long as needed” and... Read More

The first big snowstorm of the winter hits the Northeast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Northeast saw its first major winter snowstorm arrive on Tuesday just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Some parts of northern New England were expecting up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of snow. A windy, potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak some parts of the area's six states while piling snow in others, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in states including Massachusetts, New... Read More

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Wall Street holds steadier as bond yields and bitcoin stabilize

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando HernÃ¡ndez freed after Trump pardon

Tennessee voters make final call in House special election testing Trump's power

The Latest: US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow

The first big snowstorm of the winter hits the Northeast

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