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Bug Out branches out
MOSES LAKE — After a year of successfully fighting off bugs and weeds, Bug Out is expanding into helping things gr…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock index futures Tuesday:
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, sending the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record highs.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tue:
Toyota recalls nearly 700K vehicles to fix faulty fuel pumps
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall. That can increase the risk of a crash.
Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Monday brought a lawsuit against three distributors of opioids after winning a lawsuit against one drug manufacturer and reaching pretrial settlements i…
US budget deficit running 11.8% higher this year
The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit in eight years.
New Boeing CEO inherits crisis created under his predecessor
Changing CEOs was the easy part. Now it's up to Boeing's new leader to deal with a crisis caused by two crashes and the grounding of the company's best-selling plane.
Kentucky miners block coal train over missed paychecks
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Some Kentucky coal miners and their families stood on train tracks Monday to prevent a train loaded with coal from leaving, saying they had worked since Dec. 16 without being paid.
Grains mixed, livestock lower.
Wheat for Mar. was off 2.25 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 3.75 cents at 3.8950 a bushel, Mar. oats gained 2.50 cents at $3.11 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 5.75 cents at $9.2925 a bushel.
High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal…
US drops its designation of China as currency manipulator in advance of trade-pact signing
WASHINGTON (AP) — US drops its designation of China as currency manipulator in advance of trade-pact signing.
US warns vessels transiting Gulf amid tensions with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States on Tuesday warned of threats to commercial vessels in and around the Persian Gulf in the wake of its confrontation with Iran.
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