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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…
Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailin…
Trump Jr. expresses opposition to Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump's eldest son agreed Tuesday with calls to block a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska.
Officials: School laptops held up ahead of new academic year
About 4,000 new laptop computers bound for an Alabama school district were held up over issues with manufacturers, weeks before the school year was set to begin with increased online learning amid the
Reports: Chicago schools to announce all-remote learning
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce Wednesday that it will start the school year with all-remote learning in response to coronavirus concerns, according to published reports.
The Latest: Trump says more Americans will be lost to virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says more Americans will be lost to COVID-19.
New York Fed: Black-owned business hard hit by pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black-owned businesses have been almost twice as likely to fail as businesses overall during the current pandemic, according to a study released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
American, pilots agree on steps aimed at reducing job cuts
American Airlines has reached a deal with its pilots’ union designed to reduce the number of job losses in October as the airline shrinks because fewer people are flying during the pandemic.
NBCUniversal laying off workers amid pandemic pain
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is having company-wide layoffs, a spokeswoman confirmed.
The Latest: 2 Iowa schools rebuff governor's return demand
Des Moines, IOWA — At least two school districts in Iowa are refusing to follow the governor’s demand that they return students to classrooms, rebuffing the idea that the state can override what local officials bel…
Questions being raised after Kodak's stock has a big moment
Eastman Kodak's potentially lucrative deal to help the U.S. government make more generic drugs domestically is threatening to turn into a regulatory headache for the fallen photography giant.
The Latest: Dog tests positive for coronavirus in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s agriculture department said a dog in the state has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Latest: Louisiana governor continues state mask mandate
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’ll continue Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate and the business restrictions he enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least three more weeks.
Fox News Channel viewers tune out for John Lewis' funeral
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel viewers are usually a loyal bunch, but thousands looked for the “off” switch during last week's telecast of civil rights icon John Lewis' funeral.
Beyond Meat's 2Q sales jump as more try plant-based burgers
More people are throwing plant-based burgers on the grill this summer.
Mosaic, Take-Two Interactive rise; Ralph Lauren falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: