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Parveen Kumar

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Scrutiny, criticism of ICE come with immigration enforcement

RICHMOND, Va. — The officers suit up in the pre-dawn darkness, wrapping on body armor, snapping in guns, pulling on black sweat shirts that read POLICE and ICE. They gather around a conference table in an ordinary office in a nondescript office park in the suburbs, going over […]

Where do the investigations related to Trump stand?

Where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Trump is facing criminal investigations in Washington and New York. Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president […]

Missouri and Kansas among worst smoking-prevention states

KANSAS CITY : — A new study finds that Missouri and Kansas are spending only a fraction of their tobacco settlement proceeds on smoking cessation efforts, despite recommendations from federal health officials. Missouri is the worst among states that spent any money on tobacco prevention programs, amounting to […]

Alaska winter tourism gains popularity

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Winter tourism is growing in Alaska, a state known as a popular summer destination. Visitor volume grew 33 percent for the fall and winter season over the past decade, the Anchorage Daily News reported . Winter business also has been up for the Alaska Railroad for the […]

Business group upbeat on Montana tech industry’s future

MISSOULA, Mont.  — A Montana business group is optimistic about the future of the technology industry in the state. Christina Henderson of the Montana High Tech Business Alliance says she’s encouraged by 2018 developments at three companies with a presence in Missoula. The Missoulian reported Sunday that Advanced Technology Group, […]

Gains, growing pains mark California’s 1st year of legal pot

LOS ANGELES  — It was supposed to be a great year for marijuana entrepreneur Brian Blatz. When California broadly legalized pot on Jan. 1, the lawyer with a background in banking and health care had been working for a year to set up a trucking company that would […]

Bakers create world’s largest s’more

MIDDLESEX :  — A local bakery has unveiled what is unofficially the world’s largest s’more at a winter festival in Vermont. Red Hen Bakery presented the 4-by-8-foot (1.2-by-2.4-meter), 200 pound treat at the Winter S’morestice at Camp Meade in Middlesex Saturday. A team of 10 people helped carry […]

This Week: Manufacturing index, jobless aid claims, hiring

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: EYE ON MANUFACTURING IHS Markit’s latest monthly index should provide insight into the health of U.S. manufacturing. The financial information company’s purchasing managers index, due out Wednesday, is a broad gauge of activity […]

China factory activity falls amid tariff fight

BEIJING — China’s factory activity weakened further in December, an official survey showed Monday, boosting pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic slowdown as it heads into trade talks with Washington. The purchasing managers’ index of the National Bureau of Statistics and an industry group, the China Federation […]

Aides: Trump’s wall pledge may not get expected results

WASHINGTON — Three confidants of President Donald Trump, including his departing chief of staff, are indicating that the president’s signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not be fulfilled as advertised. Trump sparked fervent chants of “Build that wall!” at rallies before and […]

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