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Renovated low-income housing unveiled in Grant County communities
QUINCY — A new-and-improved Quincy Manor apartment complex was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesday. “Today is not on…
The Latest: Dr. Fauci: Public health safeguards slow virus
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says even if the coronavirus is around for decades, public health safeguards and an eventual vaccine will allow the world to successfully adapt.
Apple shines in pandemic with $2 trillion value on horizon
Early in 2020, Apple appeared to be caught in a horrible bind.
US senators take aim at German port over Russia pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Three Republican senators have issued a dire warning to operators of a small German port, threatening them with “crushing” sanctions for allegedly providing supplies to Russian vessels involved in a p…
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over claims that top executives illegally diverted …
Correction: Bribery Investigation-Ohio story
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a story Aug. 5, 2020, about groups named in an FBI affidavit regarding an alleged Ohio corruption scheme, The Associated Press erroneously reported that D. Eric Lycan is currently the counsel fo…
US average mortgage rates fall; 30-year loan at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages fell this week, pushing the key 30-year loan to a record low for the eighth time this year.
New York attorney general sues to dissolve the NRA, saying its leaders exploited the company for personal gain
NEW YORK (AP) — New York attorney general sues to dissolve the NRA, saying its leaders exploited the company for personal gain.
Turkish currency hits all-time low amid market jitters
LONDON (AP) — Turkey’s currency dropped to an all-time low against the dollar on Thursday as the global recession created by the pandemic brings to the fore weaknesses in the country's economy.
Wall Street's rally stalls; indexes hold near record highs
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Thursday after a report showed the pace of layoffs across the country is slowing, though it remains incredibly high.
Indexes open lower on Wall Street following 4 days of gains
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a sluggish start on Wall Street as a four-day rally in the S&P 500 cools off. The benchmark index was down 0.2% in the early going on Thursday, a day after it came within 2% of the…
1.2 million laid-off workers seek US jobless aid as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — 1.2 million laid-off workers seek US jobless aid as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus.
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal …
Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand installs new economic team
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reshuffled his Cabinet, with an experienced banker taking over the post of finance minister.
Hilton sales plunge in second quarter with travel frozen
Hilton lost $432 million in the second quarter, and occupancy rates began to lift from dismal lows as hotels reopen and coronavirus restrictions were lifted around the world.
Bank of England says economy will take time to heal
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England predicted Thursday that the economic downturn in the U.K. economy might be less severe than it thought at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - even as it warned it would take a lon…