For more than a year now, the state of America's live music industry has been a grim one.The COVID-19 pandemic threw hundreds of thousands of musicians, roadies and other touring industry professionals out of work, according to the Country Music Association...

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NEW YORK (AP) - ElectraMeccanica, known for its tiny, single passenger, three-wheeled electric cars, has chosen Mesa, Arizona, as the location for its U.S. assembly and engineering plant...

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The Treasury Department on Monday launched its $350 billion program to distribute aid to state and local governments, giving the U.S. economy an added boost after relatively modest hiring in April...

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece reopened primary schools and junior highs for in-person classes Monday for the first time in months, as the country eases coronavirus restrictions even as daily infections and deaths remain stubbornly high...

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - U.S. and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact. The complaint argues that Mexico has not lived up to its pledge under the trade accord, known as the USMCA, to guarantee workers the right to freely ...

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Drops in several Big Tech companies led the stock market lower Monday, pulling major indexes below the record highs they set last week. The S&P 500 spent the first half of the day wobbling between small gains and losses before slipping...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror...

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's state government will receive $1.75 billion in pandemic relief from the federal government under the economic recovery plan from the Biden administration and Congress, the U...

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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ 3D Systems Corp. (DDD) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $45.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Rock Hill, South Carolina-based company said it had profit of 36 cents per share...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The father of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, elementary school student said Monday he was shocked when he pulled two activity booklets from his son's backpack that had been distributed at his school, including one titled: "Natural Gas: Your Invisible Friend...

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NEW YORK (AP) - A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation's aging energy infrastructure. The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern seaboard, shut down ...

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan on Monday surpassed a 55% COVID-19 vaccination rate, reaching a milestone that will lead to the automatic easing of in-person work restrictions in two weeks.Employers currently must prohibit onsite work if employees' jobs can feasibly be done remotely...

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___Consumer watchdog agency rediscovers its teeth under BidenNEW YORK (AP) - The nation's consumer watchdog is signaling a more aggressive approach toward the financial services sectors after a few years of being on a tight leash...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Consumers could get wine shipped directly from manufacturers, under a bill that narrowly won passage Monday from the Louisiana House.Current law prohibits wine manufacturers from shipping wine directly to a consumer unless that consumer makes the purchase in person at the ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina House members on Monday approved a plan to curb the governor's ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccines through executive action - a power Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has shown no desire to exercise...

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ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a 2022 Georgia state budget that restores some money to K-12 education, increases some mental health funding, and pays nursing home operators more.However, the Republican governor is telling agencies not to increase salaries for some state troopers and...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are preparing to launch an all-out assault on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically difficult votes during a committee hearing that will spotlight the increasingly charged national debate over access to the ballot...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin families who want to send their children to a private school using a voucher paid for by taxpayers would increase to three times the federal poverty level under a Republican-backed bill the state Assembly is scheduled to pass on Tuesday...

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HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong officials dropped a plan to mandate foreign domestic workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus, after hearing international criticism the move would be discriminatory...

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LONDON (AP) - The British government plans to expand student loan programs to give all adults access to four years of university or job training throughout their lifetimes as part of a legislative program designed to help the U...

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The credit card you pluck out of your wallet can make as much of a statement as the purse or pants you keep your wallet in. With cards touting sleek metal designs, luxury perks and loyalty program status upgrades, simply carrying a flashy card can make you look like the kind of person who has access...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses trying to find new workers as the country emerges from the pandemic and the economy expands...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is meeting virtually with a bipartisan group of governors Tuesday to share best practices for encouraging Americans to get vaccinated as the pace of shots nationally declines and he looks to meet his July Fourth inoculation targets...

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing and to "functionally end family homelessness" within five years...

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico has joined several other states that have reinstated the work search requirement for people who receive unemployment payments.Starting this week, state labor officials said claimants must verify that they have made at least two work search contacts per week to ...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - One big casino operator says it'll begin charging parking fees again at events and its Las Vegas Strip resorts.The move by MGM Resorts International marks the end of free parking that lingered after pandemic-related casino shutdowns...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents receiving unemployment benefits will again have to show they are actively searching for work as the governor Tuesday reinstated a requirement that he lifted soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state...

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NEW YORK (AP) - The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining that could lead to a spring training lockout next year...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks are both bringing more fans back into their buildings as the coronavirus crisis ebbs.The clubs announced separately on Tuesday that they will raise their fan capacity limits to 50...

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The man who transformed the Vermont-based Orvis company from a niche fly-fishing supply company into a global retailer of outdoor supplies, apparel and protector of the environment has died. Leigh H...

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