Tag: Consumer products and services
Maine seaweed growers to break state records this spring
<p>FALMOUTH, Maine — Maine's seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records.</p>
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Face masks still being required at Indiana casinos
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Gamblers will have to keep wearing face masks inside Indiana’s casinos at least through the end of May.</p>
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States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
<p>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back
<p>LAS VEGAS — To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel...
Mobile looking to return of cruises by mid-summer
<p>MOBILE, Ala. — With demand for COVID-19 vaccinations lagging at an immunization clinic set up at the Alabama Cruise Terminal, an official said the...
Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back
LAS VEGAS — To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel...
Disneyland opening highlights California’s COVID turnaround
<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor...
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
<p>WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Americans hungry for Burger King, sales improve in Q1
Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, saw its sales climb in the first quarter to top Wall Street's view as Americans...