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Mars, Nestle named in cocoa labor lawsuit alleging abuse

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

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

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

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

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

Black Sheep owner purchases Silver Lake Mall

The Chicago-based owner of NorthTown and Spokane Valley malls has sold the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d’Alene to a company run by the...

Autoworkers face dimmer future in a new era of electric cars

TOLEDO, Ohio — When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just mark a...

U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat

A day after it put a hold on a proposed ban of TikTok, the Biden administration is distancing itself from attempts by former President...

Shaq's historic Atlanta Krispy Kreme damaged by raging fire

ATLANTA — A historic Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store in Atlanta owned by basketball star Shaquille O’Neal that dates back to the mid-1960s was engulfed...

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