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Quincy port approves contract award for intermodal expansion
QUINCY — Construction crews will be working this winter on the first phase of expansion of the Port of Quincy’s in…
US-China pact signing to ease tension but leave much undone
WASHINGTON (AP) — After 18 months of economic combat, the United States and China are set to take a step toward peace Wednesday. At least for now.
Asian shares fall back on jitters over China-US trade deal
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday as conflicting reports raised concerns over the likely outcome of a trade deal to be signed by the U.S. and China.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Money rates Wednesday for various loans, CDs and Treasurys:
15 states oppose Trump plan to allow LNG shipments by rail
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The attorneys general of 15 states said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes Wednesday
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4th person pleads guilty in $1B California energy scam
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An executive of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in what federal prosecutors said was a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors o…
Jet dumps fuel that lands on schoolkids near Los Angeles
CUDAHY, Calif. (AP) — An airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel that fell as a smelly mist on dozens of schoolchildren while the plane made an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport, officials …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock index futures Wednesday:
Senate Republicans plan vote on US-Mexico-Canada trade act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the Senate are taking advantage of delays in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial to speed up a vote on a modified North American trade pact.
California housing crisis: Oakland moms evicted by deputies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeless women ordered by a California judge last week to leave a vacant house they illegally occupied in Oakland for two months were evicted before dawn Tuesday by sheriff's deputies in a case…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A snapshot of major stock and commodities market indicators Wednessday:
Philadelphia Inquirer names Lisa Hughes as next publisher
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Inquirer announced Tuesday that Lisa Hughes, a member of the company's board and former publisher of The New Yorker, will take over as publisher next month.
NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued
The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.