Tag: Government business and finance
Penny dreadful: Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins
ATLANTA — A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November.
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Senate votes to extend small biz loan program for 2 months
<p>WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill 92-7 on Thursday to extend the deadline for business owners to apply for forgivable loans through the...
EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision
<p>DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration <a href="https://apnews.com/article/6c1af80fb290472c89fb930e223505af">ban on bump stocks</a>, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms...
Canada’s Supreme Court says carbon price is constitutional
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon price is entirely constitutional.
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EXPLAINER: California’s net neutrality law springs to life
More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators killed federal net neutrality regulations designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from...
$500M fund to help Detroit neighborhoods, pay tax debt
DETROIT — A $500 million fund aimed at improving Detroit neighborhoods over the next decade is kicking off its efforts by spending $15 million...
Senate votes to extend small biz loan program for 2 months
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill 92-7 on Thursday to extend the deadline for business owners to apply for forgivable loans through the...
Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision
DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration ban on bump stocks, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms to...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
<p>SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....