SHOSHONE COUNTY, Idaho — After two years, the ongoing strike between Hecla mining company and Lucky Friday mine has ended. According to a post on the United Steelworkers Local 5114 union’s Facebook page, the proposal was accepted by a vote …
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Pier 1 Imports plans to close up to 450 locations, nearly half of its 942 stores, the company announced Monday. The Fort Worth, Texas-based home goods retailer said the decision to reduce its store footprint is needed “to better align its business with the …
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Toyota Motor Corporation TM recently announced plans to build a prototype city of the future— Woven City — in Japan. It will be built on a 175-acre siteat the base of Mt. Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells andfunction as a living laboratory for autonomous …
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Climate change has caused widespread destruction. Environmental degradation was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015, besides
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Escalating tensions in the Middle East are giving oil prices a boost, but some investors are skeptical the rally has legs after other recent geopolitical flare-ups in the market quickly eased. Crude futures shot up as much as 4.9% on Friday after President Trump …
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