Politics

August 21, 2020
Idaho unemployment rate drops as 14,000 workers land jobs

About 14,000 people landed jobs or returned to work in July as Idaho's unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, the Idaho Department of Labor said Friday. That's a significant drop...

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August 21, 2020
The Latest: Lions won’t allow fans at their opening 2 games

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Detroit Lions say they will not have fans at their first two home because...

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August 21, 2020
Thesis hotel opens in Coral Gables near UM campus

THesis hotel has opened in Coral Gables. The Amrit Ocean Resort and Residences on Singer Island and Riviera Beach represents a wellness project 14 years in the making. … Click...

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August 21, 2020
Nelly producer charged with fraud in Sweetie Pie’s case

An investigation into 2016 killing of a man whose grandmother's St. Louis-area soul food restaurant was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie's” has led to fraud...

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August 21, 2020
Movie theater trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols

As movie theaters come back to life across the country, the National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices in the...

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August 21, 2020
$3 million federal grant will help new industrial park

A $3 million federal grant awarded Thursday will help the Port of Woodland build a new industrial park, add hundreds of jobs and generate millions of dollars in private investments...

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August 21, 2020
Second Dem lawsuit claims USPS changes will harm mail voting

Democratic attorneys general in six more states and the District of Columbia sued the Postal Service on Friday over changes they say have undermined mail-in voting ahead of the November...

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August 21, 2020
Florida’s unemployment rate climbed in July amid economic hit from COVID-19

Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 11.3 percent in July, up one percentage point from the revised June rate, and up 8.2 percentage points from a year ago, as the...

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August 21, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. was up .0620 cent at $5.1740 a bushel; Sept. corn rose .0460...

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August 21, 2020
Kentucky wins federal approval for extra jobless benefits

Kentucky won quick federal approval to add $400 to the weekly unemployment checks for about 80,000 people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday....

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August 21, 2020
Explosion reported in port district of Corpus Christi, Texas

Firefighters in Corpus Christi responded Friday to an apparent explosion in the city's port and refinery district. A fire was reported about 8 a.m. near Nueces Bay in the northern...

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August 21, 2020
Furloughed airport restaurant workers slated for layoffs

Almost 2,000 airport restaurant workers who were furloughed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic have been notified that they face permanent layoffs by mid-October. In letters sent last week...

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August 21, 2020
US home sales spike 24.7% in July, another record

U.S. home sales rose a record-breaking 24.7% in July, extending June's rebound after the coronavirus pandemic all but froze the housing market this spring. National Association of Realtors said Friday...

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August 21, 2020
Longtime Amazon executive Jeff Wilke to retire next year

Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke is retiring early next year. He will be replaced by Dave Clark, who runs the company's warehouses and delivery network, the company said Friday. Wilke,...

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August 21, 2020
Nonprofit seeks help to repair North Carolina lighthouse

The coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on planned repairs at a 145-year-old lighthouse in eastern North Carolina. A nonprofit that runs the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is now soliciting donations...

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August 21, 2020
Bannon’s Chinese host an irritant to Communist Party

The self-exiled Chinese tycoon on whose 150-foot (45-meter) yacht President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was arrested is a high-profile irritant to the ruling Communist Party. Guo Wengui...

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August 21, 2020
‘Utility accountability’ centerpiece of clean-energy outline

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday provided a substantive look at how he wants to make Illinois a completely renewable-energy state by 2050 with tighter controls on utility companies amid an...

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August 21, 2020
‘Utility accountability’ centerpiece of clean-energy outline

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday provided a substantive look at how he wants to make Illinois a completely renewable-energy state by 2050 with tighter controls on utility companies amid an...

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August 21, 2020
‘Utility accountability’ centerpiece of clean-energy outline

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday provided a substantive look at how he wants to make Illinois a completely renewable-energy state by 2050 with tighter controls on utility companies amid an...

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August 21, 2020
‘Utility accountability’ centerpiece of clean-energy outline

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday provided a substantive look at how he wants to make Illinois a completely renewable-energy state by 2050 with tighter controls on utility companies amid an...

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August 21, 2020
Man with religious objection to filing tax returns sentenced

A judge Thursday sentenced a northwestern Oregon man to probation for four counts of willfully failing to file tax returns after the court last year threw out his religious objection...

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August 21, 2020
Man with religious objection to filing tax returns sentenced

A judge Thursday sentenced a northwestern Oregon man to probation for four counts of willfully failing to file tax returns after the court last year threw out his religious objection...

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August 21, 2020
Man with religious objection to filing tax returns sentenced

A judge Thursday sentenced a northwestern Oregon man to probation for four counts of willfully failing to file tax returns after the court last year threw out his religious objection...

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August 21, 2020
Man with religious objection to filing tax returns sentenced

A judge Thursday sentenced a northwestern Oregon man to probation for four counts of willfully failing to file tax returns after the court last year threw out his religious objection...

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August 21, 2020
With Bannon arrest, ‘Sovereign District’ sends another salvo

If the recent firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was intended to quell criminal investigations into President Donald Trump's close associates, as some have accused, federal prosecutors in...

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August 21, 2020
With Bannon arrest, ‘Sovereign District’ sends another salvo

If the recent firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was intended to quell criminal investigations into President Donald Trump's close associates, as some have accused, federal prosecutors in...

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August 21, 2020
Miami Beach’s Collins family built this home. A mansion may soon rise on the same site

The 10-bedroom waterfront house owned by Irving Collins — the son of John Collins, one of Miami Beach's founding fathers of Miami Beach — may be moving. But it won't...

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August 21, 2020
Miami Beach’s Collins family built this home. A mansion may soon rise on the same site

The 10-bedroom waterfront house owned by Irving Collins — the son of John Collins, one of Miami Beach's founding fathers of Miami Beach — may be moving. But it won't...

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August 21, 2020
Open a resort in the middle of a pandemic? These developers are giving it a go

THesis Hotel first came off the drawing board seven years, when pandemic was still a sci-fi theme. The developers of the Paseo de la Riviera condo saw it as a...

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August 21, 2020
Open a resort in the middle of a pandemic? These developers are giving it a go

THesis Hotel first came off the drawing board seven years, when pandemic was still a sci-fi theme. The developers of the Paseo de la Riviera condo saw it as a...

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August 21, 2020
Asia Today: Seoul surge appears to spread around South Korea

South Korea added its most new virus cases in months on Friday, driven by a surge around the capital that appears to be spreading nationwide. The 324 new infections was...

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August 21, 2020
You’ve got mail. But you’re going to have to wait awhile longer to get it delivered

“I've been standing here waiting, Mr. Postman. So patiently, for just a card or just a letter.” That's how the old Motown golden oldie went. But it won't help to...

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August 21, 2020
Biden’s speech stirs up sense of déjà vu – same old lies disguised as new promises, little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing

One speech, well written and read well, does not a president make. At the end of the day, the Democrats are putting forward a wolf in sheep's clothes, who is...

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August 21, 2020
These states aren’t waiting for the feds to create COVID-19 worker safety rules

Ron Smith, a bus operator in San Mateo County, California, says at least six of his colleagues have tested positive for the new coronavirus. But until recently, he said, it...

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August 21, 2020
Bad Yelp reviews during pandemic add insult to injury for struggling restaurants

Over the past decade, North San Diego County restaurant owners Roddy and Aaron Browning have looked upon Yelp, the high-profile crowd-sourced reviews platform, as something of a necessary evil. A...

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August 21, 2020
US business activity hits 18-month high, IHS Markit data show

U.S. business activity expanded in August at the strongest pace since early last year as faster growth at manufacturers spilled over to service providers, indicating the recovery is broadening. The...

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August 21, 2020
US existing-home sales surged in July by most on record

U.S. sales of previously owned homes surged by the most on record in July as lower mortgage rates continued to power a residential real estate market that's proving a key...

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August 21, 2020
Joe Biden tells Detroit-area autoworker that future is bright at Democratic convention

Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had words that Gerald Lang and his autoworker colleagues could appreciate Thursday night. "I tell you what, the future of...

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August 21, 2020
Porsche Experience Center re-opens; same thrills, new COVID guidelines

The pandemic forced many metro Atlanta attractions to temporarily close their doors, causing some residents to go a little stir crazy while seeking ways to combat cabin fever. One facility...

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August 21, 2020
Russian doctors refuse Navalny’s transfer to Germany

Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk refused to authorize the transfer of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a German hospital, his spokeswoman said Friday. Navalny remains in a...

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