October 20, 2020

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

PORTLAND, Ore. — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle […]
October 20, 2020

DC debuts smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure alert system

WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital has become one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system, a joint Google-Apple […]
October 20, 2020

Pentair had good quarter thanks to people investing in their pools

Consumers focused this summer on home improvements and additions, including new pools, helped Pentair to report a 20% increase in third quarter earnings. The company […]
October 20, 2020

Trick-or-treat: Retailers adjust as pandemic forces mixed bag of Halloween demand

Tom Fallenstein is on a mission to “help save Halloween.” But the chief executive of Fun.com — owner of HalloweenCostumes.com — is in need of […]
October 20, 2020

City Council approves new Amazon fulfillment center in Lakeville

Amazon is planning to open a 750,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Lakeville next summer, under plans unanimously approved Monday night by the City Council. The center […]
October 20, 2020

Older workers face higher unemployment than midcareer peers

For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers are facing higher unemployment than midcareer workers, according to a study released Tuesday from the […]
October 20, 2020

San Francisco Conservatory buys Opus 3 Artists agency

With much of the classical music industry shuttered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, one of the leading management agencies has been acquired by an unusual […]
October 20, 2020

DOJ announces center to help cops, offers aid to Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center that will provide […]
October 20, 2020

Reports: Germany issues warrants for Panama Papers lawyers

BERLIN — The two founders of a Panama-based law firm at the center of a tax haven scandal exposed by the so-called Panama Papers are […]
October 20, 2020

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle […]