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Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making

By John Seewer, Associated Press

Ohio lawmakers are facing calls to repeal a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout that’s now entangled in a state bribery scandal.

With loan money gone, restaurants are at mercy of virus

By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Many restaurants that got coronavirus relief loans have spent the money and now find themselves in the same precarious position as in the pandemic's early days.

WATCH: Florida gov. says he's encouraged by virus trends

By Associated Press

Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported.

WATCH: Trump meets with tech workers and signs executive order on 'hiring American'

By Candice Norwood

Since March, the president has made changes to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processes seeking to create more job opportunities for Americans.

U.S. manufacturing shows further improvement in July

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

U.S. manufacturing showed further improvement in July with a key gauge of activity rising for a second straight month.

Retail continues to falter as Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy

By Associated Press

The company last year, before the emergence of coronavirus, sold its 11-story flagship building on New York’s Fifth Avenue which it's owned for more than a century.

America's COVID-19 economy struggles as cases climb

By PBS NewsHour

As the emergency $600-per-week unemployment benefit expired on July 31, officials expressed optimism for another relief package. The bill, being negotiated right now, would be the fifth since the pandemic hit and likely the last before the November elections. Diane…

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Can Oregon's timber Industry make a comeback?

By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo

In 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to revitalize many of the country's most iconic blue collar industries. In Oregon, where the timber industry has lost tens of thousands of jobs over the past few decades, candidate Trump promised those…

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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's election agitations and distortions

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Heads snapped and eyes rolled when President Donald Trump made a case for considering an election postponement in the pandemic. Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who agree on precious little, said forget about it.

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's U.S. business

By Tali Arbel, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

The potential deal would be a victory for both companies, making Microsoft Corp. a major player in the social media arena and providing relief to TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance Ltd., a target of President Donald Trump’s.