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Monday: In Business

Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraud

MIAMI — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation’s rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. Increasingly, it’s also unleashing a torrent of lawsuits. The latest came Tuesday, when ...

Chamber Chat: COVID-19 and the impact on community events

Community events are going to be a lot different this summer as we continue to mitigate and navigate the coronavirus pandemic. While there have been several cancelations already announced many organizations are evaluating how to proceed with modified traditional events or moving the event to ...

Takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brutal. Horrific. Tragic. Choose your description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummeled the U.S. economy. Most obviously, there’s the 14.7% unemployment rate, the highest since the Great Depression. And ...

Downtown Seattle brought to ‘screeching halt’ by virus outbreak

SEATTLE — With the U.S. unemployment rate spiking to levels last seen during the Great Depression, people in Seattle have felt some of the deepest impacts as the first city to grapple with a major COVID-19 outbreak. Jon Scholes, president and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, said ...

Getting back to work: Business owners making changes so staff feels safe

NEW YORK — Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in a car. And when Sunnyland’s workers reach a customer’s home, “we’ll deliver ...

News from the Greater Munising Area: Warmer days on the horizon

Waterfalls are now flowing thunderously into streams and rivers and the ice has mostly thawed around Munising Bay. Higher temperatures are projected throughout the week, and the welcome signs on the eastern and western ends of Munising were switched from images of ice caves and snowmobiling to ...