April 30, 2021

Cloquet show draws crowds in support of local vendors

The show features 74 local vendors, ranging from crafters to farmers to metal workers. The two locations are open for business from 10 a.m. until […]
April 30, 2021

Canada to start to get Pfizer vaccines from the US next week

TORONTO — Canada will start getting Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the United States next week, a company spokesperson said Friday, in what will be the […]
April 30, 2021

All aboard! Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50 years on the rails

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden, once a regular Amtrak rider, helped the nation’s passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service Friday. As a U.S. […]
April 30, 2021

Big Tech stocks flex muscles again after a rough winter

NEW YORK — Big Tech stocks are flexing their enormous strength again, after getting knocked around a bit earlier this year. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google’s […]
April 30, 2021

As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

LOS ANGELES — Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of India’s […]
April 30, 2021

Recovery is more visible as Q1 results at Minnesota companies emerge

The U.S. economy is turning the corner on the pandemic and many of Minnesota’s largest businesses are seeing an effect on sales and profits, a […]
April 30, 2021

Recovery is more visible as 1Q results at Minnesota companies emerge

The U.S. economy is turning the corner on the pandemic and many of Minnesota’s largest businesses are seeing an effect on sales and profits, a […]
April 30, 2021

Enbridge faces fines for slow reporting of Wisconsin leak

MADISON, Wis. — Enbridge Energy faces millions of dollars in fines after environmental regulators said the Canadian company failed to promptly report a 2019 leak […]
April 30, 2021

Stocks move lower, still head for 3rd straight monthly gain

Stocks fell broadly in midday trading as investors backed away from technology and communications companies. Despite the decline, the market is on pace for its […]
April 30, 2021

Brazil backs away from the virus brink as deaths top 400,000

RIO DE JANEIRO — For most of this month, intensive care units across Brazil were at or near capacity amid a crush of COVID-19 patients, […]