Putin calls for steal-y resolve: The Standard &Poor’s rating agency has downgraded Russia’s credit grade to junk status, amid a slide in the country’s currency and weakening revenue from oil exports.
Undaunted, President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged his cabinet to make sure the country doesn’t waste its hard currency reserves, thereby ensuring there’s still plenty for him to loot.
Got pushback? As Americans continue turning away from milk, an industry group is responding to critics with a social media campaign trumpeting its many benefits.
Benefit No. 34: Happy hour drinks with Mitt Romney.
Storm convergence zone: A massive snowstorm descended on the northeast late Monday, with accumulations of up to 3 feet predicted in places.
However, the storm was nothing compared with the blizzard of questions about deflated footballs that greeted Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the rest of the New England Patriots when they arrived in Arizona on Monday.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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