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U.S. budget deficit totals $743.6B in 6 months

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COVID-19 exacerbating already weak grain markets

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Gas is cheap, but for many motorists there’s nowhere to go

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Stocks have first back-to-back gains since sell-off began

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Indiana legislators pass bill seeking to deregulate wetlands

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s protections for certain wetlands would end under legislation state lawmakers approved in the waning hours of their session,...

Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000

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Pentagon reconsiders Microsoft contract after Amazon protest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon...

U.S. hospitals preparing for virus’s ‘tremendous strain’

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer U.S. hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tents, calling doctors...

Stocks roar back from bad day on hopes for government’s virus plan

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