January 5, 2021

Final Election Day: Georgia deciding US Senate control

ATLANTA — Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect […]
January 5, 2021

France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay

PARIS — France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to pay child […]
January 5, 2021

India says it hasn't banned the export of COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI — India’s government had not banned the export of any vaccines for COVID-19, the health ministry said Tuesday, days after the head of […]
January 5, 2021

US factories grew in December at fastest pace since mid-2018

WASHINGTON — American factories grew in December at the fastest pace in more than two years as manufacturing continued to weather the pandemic better than […]
January 5, 2021

Minnesota Legislators Need to Pass Cocktails To-Go Now

This is Eater Voices, where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the […]
January 5, 2021

Dutch government criticized for late start to vaccinations

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government came under heavy criticism from lawmakers Tuesday over a COVID-19 vaccination plan that has the first shots set […]
January 5, 2021

St. Paul loyalty and reward program company Augeo expanding despite pandemic

St. Paul-based Augeo has acquired the loyalty and rewards business of Shoreview-based Deluxe Corp. Augeo has been growing its loyalty and engagement business at double-digit […]
January 5, 2021

The Latest: Voting underway for key Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA — The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times local): 10:15 a.m. In conservative-leaning east Cobb County, dozens of red Kelly Loeffler […]
January 5, 2021

US stocks push higher, recover some of their sharp losses

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are pushing higher Tuesday and recovering some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 was 0.4% […]
January 5, 2021

Amazon buys 11 jets for 1st time to ship orders faster

NEW YORK — Amazon said Tuesday that it bought 11 jets from Delta and WestJet airlines to boost its growing delivery network and get orders […]