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WASHINGTON (AP) — A company founded by a London-based banker says it has secured approval to develop gold and copper mining sites in northern Afghanistan. Centar Ltd. says it will start exploration next year and that the...

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has hired the consulting firm Rally to help disperse $20 million to groups dedicated to supporting #MeToo and promoting workplace safety and equality for women. The announcement comes less than a month after...

HOUSTON (AP) — Mattress Firm, Inc., the nation’s largest mattress retailer, is filing for bankruptcy protection and plans to close up to 700 stores around the country. The Houston-based company filed for Chapter 11...

DETROIT (AP) — Construction work has started on a bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder attended an event in Windsor on Friday celebrating start of...

CHICAGO (AP) — New contract agreements have been reached at four more downtown Chicago hotels, nearly a month after strikes began at about two dozen locations. Workers union Unite Here Local 1 and Hyatt Hotels say the new deals...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Professional services led the way in hiring gains in September, adding 54,000 jobs in a wide-ranging category that includes management consultants, administrative support and computer systems designers. That...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate for Americans of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity fell to 4.5 percent in September, matching a record low hit in July. At the same time, the jobless rate for white Americans edged down to 3.3...

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation are donating water stations and filtration systems to schools in Flint, Michigan, which is still recovering from a lead-tainted water crisis. The Flint Journal reports Friday...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With no agreement in sight, two Virginia cities are ramping up hostilities with a dockless electric scooter company. News outlets report Norfolk city spokeswoman Lori Crouch said Wednesday the city has...

LONDON (AP) — A man has been convicted of attempted murder for pushing the former chairman of cross-Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel onto London subway tracks. A jury found Paul Crossley guilty Friday of shoving 91-year-old...