Stock market today: Stocks edge higher on Wall Street in muted trading
[ad_1] Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in what’s expected to be another quiet day between the Christmas and New
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Government programs
Casinos, hospital ask judge to halt Atlantic City road narrowing, say traffic could cost jobs, lives
[ad_1] ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Five Boardwalk casinos and a hospital want a judge to prevent Atlantic City from completing
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New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network
[ad_1] FORT MORGAN, Colo. — Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the
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Iowa won’t participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month
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Hawaii announces first recipients of student loan payment program for health care workers
[ad_1] HONOLULU — The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off
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Long-delayed Minnesota copper-nickel mining project wins a round in court after several setbacks
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by a state agency to grant a
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Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana’s Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022
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$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest
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Alaska governor’s budget plan includes roughly $3,400 checks for residents and deficit of nearly $1B
[ad_1] JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled a budget plan Thursday that would pay residents an oil-wealth
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Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in
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