September 10, 2020

Many more likely sought US jobless aid as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the pace of layoffs, which have remained elevated but have been declining as […]
September 10, 2020

Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Ford is currently retooling one of its factories to ramp up production of an all-electric F-150 truck, which is expected to hit the market late […]
September 10, 2020

St. Paul brewery, U of M team up on Organic Brewers Alliance

The rise in craft breweries means more people are drinking local these days. But it might surprise you to learn that a lot of the […]
September 10, 2020

Pandemic financially imperils nearly half of American households, poll finds

Kim Ryu for NPR Cynthia Maclin cannot get out of bed most days. Chronic lung disease leaves her short of breath and ended her 45-year […]
September 10, 2020

Small farmers challenge conventional agriculture in Pineland Sands

It’s hard to see how anyone could coax anything green from this sandy patch of Minnesota soil. But Kathy Connell can.  Most of the vegetables […]
September 10, 2020

Manufacturer Xxentria to relocate facility to New Mexico

SANTA TERESA, N.M. — A Taiwanese manufacturer of metal composite materials announced Thursday it is relocating a distribution facility to a booming New Mexico border […]
September 10, 2020

Does my employer have to say if a coworker has the virus?

Does my employer have to say if a coworker has the virus? Employers are generally not required to tell workers when someone in the workplace […]
September 10, 2020

Intelligence Squared debate: Washington should break up Big Tech

After a 13-month investigation that yielded millions of documents and hundreds of hours of interviews, Congress called the chief executives from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and […]
September 10, 2020

Twitter's new rules aim to prevent confusion around the 2020 vote

Twitter says it will crack down on attempts to undermine faith in the November election or incite unrest. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Twitter is […]
September 10, 2020

The Latest: India reports record 95,735 new virus infections

NEW DELHI — India has recorded another one day record increase in new coronavirus infections, logging 95,735 new cases. According to the Health Ministry, India’s […]