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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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A speed limit for ships in part of the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle is needed to protect the few remaining endangered whales there, environmental groups said Tuesday...

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___Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags onCHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) - More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday that the extra federal unemployment aid offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic won't be available in Tennessee starting July 3, including the end of $300 weekly additional payments...

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Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday touted Kentucky's progress toward reaching a post-pandemic normal while celebrating a startup bourbon distillery - the kind of event his predecessors savored.The governor participated in a ribbon cutting for a tasting room where visitors will sample spirits crafted at ...

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A data expert testifying at a landmark opioid trial in West Virginia said Tuesday that the potency of prescription drugs sent to local communities increased over time, but the three large drug distributors being sued tried to discredit his analysis...

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska court system said Tuesday it had restored email capabilities nearly two weeks after a cybersecurity attack.The court system, in a statement, said it doesn't know who was behind the attack, why the court system was targeted or how long it will be before services are ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk and Black customer was overturned Tuesday by a federal appeals court that found his speech was protected by the First Amendment under the circumstances...

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HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu's mayor on Tuesday said he would appoint former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa to the board of the city's rail line as the long-delayed and massively over-budget project faces a funding shortfall that could prevent construction from continuing to its original intended ...

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A Chinese-born political adviser on Wednesday lost his challenge in Australia's highest court against laws banning covert foreign interference in domestic politics.John Shi Sheng Zhang also lost his High Court challenge to the validity of search warrants executed by police...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Debate over whether to raise Missouri's gas tax to pay for roads and bridges divided House Republicans Tuesday as lawmakers near their Friday deadline to pass bills. At issue is a contentious proposal that would raise the state's 17-cent gas tax for the first time in ...

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TOKYO (AP) - Toyota reported Wednesday its profit more than doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen ($7 billion), as the Japanese automaker's sales recovered from the pandemic...

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When Cliff and Karen Tyllick set out to install solar panels on their Austin, Texas , home in 2012, their goal was to reduce their carbon footprint. The fact that they also saved thousands of dollars upfront and lowered their bills was a nice bonus...

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ZURICH (AP) - A FIFA fund helping players whose salaries were not paid sent $2 million to more than 400 applicants from Greek and Turkish clubs in the first wave of payments, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday...

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BOSTON (AP) - A Florida woman authorities allege used the personal information of a Massachusetts resident to fraudulently obtain a pandemic-related federal loan that she then used for a private flight to California and stays at luxury hotels has been arrested, federal prosecutors said...

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LONDON (AP) - U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by "hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.Raab also pledged 22 million pounds ($31 million) in support to "vulnerable" countries in Africa and the Indo-Pacific to improve their digital ...

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KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (AP) - Two people are charged with assault after a fight in a line at a North Carolina gas station as a fuel pipeline shutdown sparks panic-buying, authorities said. Knightdale police officers were called to a Marathon gas station in the town on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a ...

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SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., the third-largest employer in Arkansas, reported 2,866 COVID-19 cases at its workplaces, nearly one-third of the state's 9,065 sickened workers across all industries from May 19, 2020, to April 8, 2021, according to an Arkansascovid...

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For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere in Congress. In 2020, it finally passed - but that milestone came too late to resolve the crisis that enveloped the sport and its latest Kentucky Derby winner this ...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a property tax relief bill that opponents say is deeply flawed but backers say is better than nothing.The Republican governor on Wednesday approved the legislation rushed through by lawmakers last week...

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(Charleston) Post and Courier. May 10, 2021.Editorial: SC shouldn't subsidize open carry, but Senate had one good idea about gunsA week of debate in the Senate didn't produce a good reason for South Carolina to let people carry handguns openly in public...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take a closer look at two rare plants found only in northwestern New Mexico to see if they warrant protection under the federal Endangered Species Act as environmentalists push to stop oil and gas development in the region...

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