Minnesota’s health insurers are seeking relatively small premium increases and in some cases cuts for patients who buy coverage on the individual market. The Commerce Department says the Blue Cross … Click to Continue »
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Uber offers riders more legroom, less chatting at a price
Uber passengers can now get a more spacious ride and a less talkative driver — if they’re willing to shell out a few extra dollars. The ride-hailing giant launched “comfort” … Click to Continue »
What did Epstein’s famous friends know and see?
Jeffrey Epstein has hobnobbed with some of the world’s most powerful people during his jet-setting life. Future President Donald Trump called him a “terrific guy.” Former President Bill Clinton praised … Click to Continue »
Greece creditors say no changes in bailout terms for new PM
Greece’s bailout creditors on Monday bluntly rejected calls from the country’s new conservative government to ease draconian budget conditions agreed as part of its rescue program. Conservative party leader Kyriakos … Click to Continue »
Crews rush to fix roads, utilities after California quakes
Officials in two damaged desert communities worked Sunday to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake in Southern California in nearly two decades. Ridgecrest and neighboring Trona were … Click to Continue »
Martin Charnin, Tony-winning ‘Annie’ lyricist, dies at 84
Martin Charnin, who made his Broadway debut playing a Jet in the original “West Side Story” and went on to become a Broadway director and a lyricist who won a … Click to Continue »
Investigators search for clues in Bahamas chopper crash
Accident investigators in the Bahamas are going well below the surface of the water to try to figure out what went wrong in the moments before a helicopter crashed after … Click to Continue »
JBS a big winner in USDA trade war relief contracts
A Brazilian-owned meat processing company undercut its competition by more than $1 per pound to win nearly $78 million in pork contracts through a federal program launched to help American … Click to Continue »
Intel, Rio Tinto fall; Deutsche Bank, NorthStar Realty rise
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Bank of America Corp., up 21 cents to $29.26 Financial stocks bucked the overall downward trend in the market and rose … Click to Continue »
Rash of ATV crashes prompts warning from Maine wardens
Game wardens in Maine are calling for a renewed focus on safety in the wake of several all-terrain vehicle crashes involving children. The wardens say they responded to a crash … Click to Continue »