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NEW YORK — Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses. The markets are now building on that goodwill as the customers that became regulars and the vendors who set ...

Charge by mile, not tank?

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still hasn’t bought in. Margaret ...

Wall Street drifts as central banks crank interest rates higher

NEW YORK — Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday as central banks around the world keep cranking interest rates higher in their fight against inflation. The S&P 500 rose 16.20, or 0.4%, to 4,381.89, even though the majority of stocks fell. A rebound for technology ...

L’Anse store offers wide selection of fishing gear

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com L’ANSE — Indian Country Sports’ ethos is summed up in five words: Hunt, fish, camp, paddle, play. Owners Tammy and Kevin Engelhardt have run the L’Anse outdoors store for almost eight years. Their daughter Ashley Engelhardt works as ...

Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies

DENVER (AP) — Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly ...