August 21, 2020

Online exchange blocked in Venezuela ahead of health bonuses

MIAMI — A currency exchange website appeared Friday to have been blocked in Venezuela as the online platform prepared to launch a U.S.-backed plan to […]
August 21, 2020

FBI investigating COVID-19 data breach in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The FBI is investigating a data breach that may have compromised the identity of people with the COVID-19 virus in South […]
August 21, 2020

Developer plans 12-story apartment building in Mill District

Last month Nick Walton bought what he thinks is the last available redevelopment parcel in the Minneapolis Mill District, a stretch of former bluff land […]
August 21, 2020

Bolstered by federal aid, Mayo Clinic saw operating income of $153 million in Q2

Even after the pandemic forced a statewide shutdown of elective medicine, the Mayo Clinic managed to make money between April and June and is now […]
August 21, 2020

Tax collector faces sex trafficking count with new charges

SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida tax collector already facing charges of stalking a political opponent and making fake driver’s licenses for himself was charged Friday […]
August 21, 2020

3 large corrals approved for western US wild horse roundups

RENO, Nev. — The federal Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of three new corrals to hold more than 8,000 wild horses captured on […]
August 21, 2020

Diverging effects of the pandemic visible in the numbers at Target, Walmart

Walmart last week reported a strong second quarter of growth. But it sure looked unimpressive next to Target’s booming performance, with record sales growth and […]
August 21, 2020

Deere, Buckle rise; Enterprise Financial, Marathon Oil fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: BioNTech SE, up $6.75 to $73.02. The biotechnology company and partner Pfizer said their […]
August 21, 2020

Duluth entrepreneur shoots for gender equity with aftershaves, beard oils and balms

It’s called the “pink tax” and some estimates say that women end up spending about $1,300 more per year. So — what’s a girl to […]
August 21, 2020

LaGuardia Airport rail link gets initial approval from FAA

NEW YORK — A $2 billion plan to build an elevated train link connecting New York City with LaGuardia Airport through an intermediate stop is […]