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Trump says will raise US tariffs on EU cars to 25%

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal ... But the US leader said Friday ... But that figure has since slipped ... .
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Benton Supervisors Sets Land Use Hearing

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
VINTON – The Benton County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, dealing with roads, land use, weeds and medical services. The meeting was at the service center in Vinton ... Tax abatements were approved for two parcels ... .
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'Cats Win V-S Co-Ed Title, Vikes Strong 2nd

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
VINTON — The Benton Bobcats won four events, and the host Vikings won three as the two teams went 1-2 at Tuesday’s Vinton-Shellsburg Co-Ed Relays ... 2 Vinton-Shellsburg 120 ... Vinton-Shellsburg 1.42.69 ... Vinton-Shellsburg ... Vinton-Shellsburg 1.34.72.
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Schwab Plumbing Receives Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Grant

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
VINTON — Schwab Plumbing LLC, a local plumbing company based in Vinton, has been named as one of 20 winners of the 2026 HomeServe Skilled Trades Apprenticeship and Training Grant Program ... “We cover Vinton and all the towns around here.
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Gridlock as pandemic treaty talks fail to finish

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
The World Health Organization said Friday that divided member states want up to a year of further negotiations on the missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics ... Access to genetic sequences remains a sticking point ... .
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Erickson Wins Shot At V-S Co-Ed Relays

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
VINTON — Aly Erickson closed it out in style. The Vinton-Shellsburg senior fired off a personal record of 38 feet, one inch Tuesday to win shot put at the V-S Co-Ed Relays at the Karr Complex ... Vinton-Shellsburg 2.00.35 ... Vinton-Shellsburg.
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Norris on sprint pole as McLaren shine again

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
World champion Lando Norris ended Mercedes' early-season supremacy by steering his upgraded McLaren to pole position on Friday for Saturday's sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix ... We've known that this track has always been good for us ... str/js ... .
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Venezuelan protesters call government wage hike a joke

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
About 1,500 people demonstrated in Venezuela on Friday, denouncing a 26 percent income increase announced by the government as grossly insufficient in a crisis-hit economy ... Smaller protests were reported in other parts of the country ... .
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State FFA Convention - CPU FFA

Oelwein Daily Register 02 May 2026
The Center-Point Urbana FFA Chapter had a phenomenal turnout at the Iowa State FFA Convention this past week. With incredible participation in LDEs, CDEs, and the state choir, the chapter’s presence was strong in Ames ... .
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PHOTO GALLERY: Vinton blanks Logansport in regional playoffs

American Press 01 May 2026
The No. 5 Vinton Lions shut out No. 12 Logansport 7-0 on Thursday, April 30, 2026, led by a nine-strikeout complete game by Gage Guidry in the regional round of the Non-select Division IV playoffs. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press) ... .
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Knicks demolish Hawks to advance in NBA playoffs

Oelwein Daily Register 01 May 2026
The New York Knicks put on one of the most dominant displays in NBA playoff history Thursday, destroying Atlanta 140-89 to advance to the second round ... New York's 47-point half-time lead, at 83-36, was the widest in NBA post-season history ... amz/pst ... .
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Clashes erupt in Australian town over death of Indigenous girl

Oelwein Daily Register 01 May 2026
An angry crowd clashed with Australian police outside a hospital treating the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl in the outback town of Alice Springs ... Lewis was then taken to hospital ... - 'Sorry business' - ... djw/kln/fox ... .
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Iran war redraws sea routes with Africa as the pivot

Oelwein Daily Register 01 May 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources ... Large differences exist between routes ... .
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King Charles arrives in Bermuda after whirlwind US visit

Oelwein Daily Register 01 May 2026
King Charles III arrived in Bermuda on Thursday after wrapping up a marathon US state visit aimed at healing ties between Washington and London strained by the war in Iran ... Following handshakes and a bit of chat, Trump added as the couple drove off ... .
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Oil strikes 4-year peak, stocks diverge as central banks in focus

Oelwein Daily Register 30 Apr 2026
Oil prices struck a four-year high on Thursday on worries over a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, while global stock markets diverged as investors turned to central bank decisions and corporate earnings ... Shanghai gained ... London - FTSE 100.
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