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Spokane-area florists stay 'ahead of the game' with busy Valentine's Day despite pandemic

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Susan Matteson has seen firsthand how unpredictable Valentine’s Day can be for florists. Some years have involved preorders galore, said Matteson, co-owner of Peters...

U.S. gun maker Colt bought by Czech company

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PRAGUE — Czech firearms company Ceska Zbrojovka has signed a deal to acquire Colt, the American gun maker that helped develop revolvers in the...

Roughly 1,000 artworks in $2 million Coeur d'Alene gallery inventory 'rained' on in flood

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For the first time in 19 years, the basement normally filled with The Art Spirit Gallery’s inventory in Coeur d’Alene is completely empty. Blair...

Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

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NEW YORK – The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking. She...

Larger stimulus leads to upgrade to U.S. growth forecasts

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With COVID-19 cases stabilizing and Democrats oiling the tracks to pass large parts of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan – even without...

Mars, Nestle named in cocoa labor lawsuit alleging abuse

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By Marvin G. Perez Bloomberg International Rights Advocates, a human rights group, said it filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday on behalf of eight...

New jobless claims in state, Spokane County drop for fifth consecutive week

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New jobless claims in the state continued to decline last week as fewer layoffs occurred in the accommodation and food services sector when compared...

Wall Street trades mixed; investors grow cautious on outlook

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Stocks remained mixed in early trading on Friday, following the highs the market set the day before. The market remains focused on trillions of...

Sign of inequality: U.S. salaries recover even as jobs haven't

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WASHINGTON — In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now...

Study: Smaller cars may explain why crashes injure women more

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they...

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