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Ephrata council considers park and transportation fees for new developments
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council continued discussions Wednesday on whether to adopt new park and transportation…
Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — He weighed at least 7 tons and had eyes the size of baseballs. His bite could have crushed a car. He bore scars from fierce prehistoric battles.
The Latest: Health officials: Vaccine still 6-8 months away
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It will likely be at least six to eight months longer before a coronavirus vaccine can be distributed in a best-case scenario, leading Maryland health officials and lawmakers said as they make plan…
Attorney Alan Dershowitz sues CNN over impeachment quote
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorney Alan Dershowitz is suing CNN for $300 million, alleging it slandered and libeled him through its editing of a comment he made to the Senate while defending President Donald Tru…
Trump fuels spread of altered Biden video, tweeting it twice
A video altered to make it appear as though Democratic president candidate Joe Biden played a song disparaging the police was viewed more than 4.5 million times on Twitter by Wednesday afternoon, its spread fueled …
FedEx, AMC Networks rise; Spotify, NextEra fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday:
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.88 to $40.16 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $1.69 to $42.22 a barrel.
US stocks shed gains after Federal Reserve’s rate decision
U.S. stocks were losing some of their gains Wednesday as a brief rally following the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate policy update faded. The central bank signaled it will keep interest rates near zero into …
Trop boss makes 4 of 9 Atlantic City casinos run by women
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J,. (AP) — Four of Atlantic City's nine casinos will be run by women, following Wednesday's appointment of a veteran female executive to run the Tropicana.
Mortician fights for license, livelihood after virus scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate.
Federal Reserve sees rates near zero at least through 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate.
Doctors in hard-hit Madrid: 'It's like March in slow motion'
MADRID (AP) — It feels like a flashback. Pneumonia, a common acute manifestation of the COVID-19 disease, is keeping Spanish intensive care wards busy again. And it's also leaving medical workers who are still reco…
Federal Reserve to seek inflation over 2%, keeps benchmark interest rate near zero; sees low rates at least through 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve to seek inflation over 2%, keeps benchmark interest rate near zero; sees low rates at least through 2023.
The Latest: CDC director: Scientific integrity not altered
WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Senate lawmakers that his agency has not altered its scientific publications on the coronavirus.
High-tech UK-US ship launched on 400th Mayflower anniversary
PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — With a splash of Plymouth gin, the U.S. ambassador to Britain officially launched a ship named Mayflower on Wednesday, 400 years to the day after a wooden vessel with that name sailed from …
US companies seeking tariff relief faced red tape, delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported steel and aluminum ran into long delays and cumbersome paperwork, a federal watchdog found.