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Pandemic effect: Utility bills overwhelm some households

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Millions of U.S. households are facing heavy past-due utility bills, which have escalated in the year since the pandemic forced...

Weakness in bank stocks leaves indexes mixed on Wall Street

Major indexes were little changed in morning trading as a drop in bond yields pushed down banks and energy companies. Big technology companies, which...

Mullen Technologies future in Spokane uncertain as company plans electric vehicle plant in Memphis

When Mullen Technologies announced plans nearly two years ago to manufacture electric sports cars on the West Plains, it brought promise of more than...

Buck Knives taps outdoor industry veteran to lead company

Post Falls-based Buck Knives has named outdoor industry veteran Lane Tobiassen as the company’s new president, effective in April. Tobiassen will assume leadership of...

Microsoft to start bringing workers back to headquarters

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft will begin bringing workers back to its suburban Seattle global headquarters on March 29 as the tech giant starts to...

Existing U.S. home sales fell in February, while prices rose

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed last month as rising prices and a dearth of homes for sale kept some would-be buyers on...

In front of the mask: An attitude, and opinion, an expression of joy

Our masks have morphed. Still a tool against coronavirus spread, the fabric of our lives now stretches across the nose and mouth in increasingly...

Sundance development in Nine Mile Falls wins key approval

A proposed 475-home development at the former Sun Dance Golf Course has cleared a major regulatory hurdle. Despite neighborhood opposition, the county’s hearing examiner...

Report: DOJ investigating Visa over debit card business

Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Visa is under investigation by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division over whether the company pushes merchants into more...

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