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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…
Arizona prosecutors charge Uber backup driver with negligent homicide in first autonomous vehicle fatality
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona prosecutors charge Uber backup driver with negligent homicide in first autonomous vehicle fatality.
FedEx's profit jumps as residential deliveries soar
NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx's profit jumped 67% in its latest quarter, as online shopping soared among customers avoiding stores and shipments between businesses improved.
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Wall Street gave up some of an early gain but still closed higher Tuesday. Good showings for big technology companies outweighed losses in banks and elsewhere in the market.
Struggling Kraft Heinz sells dairy brands to Lactalis
Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it is selling its natural cheese business — including its Cracker Barrel and Breakstone’s brands — to French dairy company Lactalis Group as part of a larger restructuring.
Asia Today: Vietnam to resume international flights
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will resume international commercial flights to several Asian destinations starting Friday, after a monthslong shutdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
As MLB plays on, the businesses it feeds fight for survival
The cathedrals lie empty. Wrigley. Fenway. Yankee Stadium. PNC Park. Progressive Field.
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US industrial production slowed to a modest increase of 0.4% in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production slowed to a modest increase of 0.4% in August.
Dutch government unveils budget overshadowed by virus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government plans to invest in protecting jobs and businesses during the coronavirus crisis but warned Tuesday as it laid out its spending plans for the coming year that the N…
The Latest: UN assembly head warns of pandemic unilateralism
UNITED NATIONS — The new president of the U.N. General Assembly is warning that unilateralism will only strengthen the COVID-19 pandemic and is calling for a new commitment to global cooperation including on the fa…
Voters see economy through political lens in polarized era
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Nothing can shake Scott Rice’s faith that President Donald Trump will save the U.S. economy — not seeing businesses close or friends furloughed, not even his own hellish bout with the novel co…
Billionaire hedge fund manager Cohen agrees to buy Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has agreed to buy the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families.
Backup driver in fatal Arizona Uber autonomous crash charged
PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver involved in the first self-driving vehicle fatality has been charged with negligent homicide for being distracted in the moments before fatally striking a woman in suburban Pho…
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Top GOP senator says Fed nominee Judy Shelton short on votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Republican on Tuesday said conservative economist Judy Shelton does not have the votes to be confirmed to one of two vacancies on the Federal Reserve board.