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Stocks lose more ground on fears of looming recession
However, the major indexes notched a gain for the week, thanks to a powerful but short-lived rally Monday and Tuesday.
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First U.S. cobalt mining operation begins after 30-year hiatus
The metal is a key component of EV batteries and is on the government’s critical-minerals list.
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Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer
The USDA says Texas farmers are likely to abandon nearly 70% of their spring planting.
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Maine has costliest COVID telehealth screenings, national survey says
The average cost of an online, remote screening for COVID-19 was $55 in the state.
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Delta works with MIT to study impact of airplane contrails on climate
The focus of the study is how to eliminate persistent contrails, which make up about 10% of all contrails and create clouds that trap heat and warm the earth, according to Delta.
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Dan Wieden, adman who coined ‘Just Do It’ for Nike, dies at 77
Dan Wieden was responsible for the slogan that lifted Nike to the multi-billion dollar apparel company its known as today.
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White House adds new restrictions on chip exports to China
Washington is looking to ensure that Chinese companies don’t act as a conduit for the transfer of technology to their country’s military.
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Farmington Solar, construction company enter agreement to pay $20,100 civil penalty
The penalty is for soil erosion violations at one of the solar projects in New England located in Farmington.
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Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords
The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users in order to steal their login information.