Initial state and federal unemployment claims increased over the weekend, reflecting a shift of more claimants to a second round of federal benefits. There were 12,640 claims filed Sunday, the N.C. Division of Employment Security reported Monday. That’s the …
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To help meet the unprecedented level of need this holiday season, Walmart and The Salvation Army are working together to make it even easier for people to help others this Christmas. Building upon a …
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San Marcos-based cable and broadband company Grande Communications Inc. will be sold with its holding company, Astound Broadband, as part of a multibillion-dollar deal. Grande’s parent company entered into an acquisition agreement with New York- …
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A federal judge in Houston has turned aside a last-ditch push by Republicans to toss out nearly 127,000 ballots cast by drive-through voting in recent days in the state’s largest county, which is a major Democratic stronghold. But, during a hearing on Monday …
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UPDATE: The Elko Police Department has identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of a McDonald’s employee. Twenty-four-year-old Justin Mullis of Winnemucca is still outstanding. The shooting happened at the McDonald’s on Idaho Street on November 1, …
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