HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group funded by the tobacco industry has launched a massive ad blitz against a ballot initiative to fund Montana’s Medicaid expansion program and other health programs by raising the cigarette tax by...
Read MoreThe Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to the oncology stock NovoCure(NVCR). I found the stock by using Barchart to sort today's Top Stocks to Ownlist first by the highest Weighted Alpha, then I used the Flipchart feature to...
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the grand opening of Massachusetts’ first resort casino (all times local): 3:35 p.m. MGM has opened Massachusetts’ first resort casino — a $960 million complex in downtown...
Read MoreCHICAGO (AP) — Federal health officials say they’ve confirmed more than 500 cases of people who became sick with an intestinal illness after eating McDonald’s salads. The illnesses reported earlier this year are...
Read MoreNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit has been rejected for additional federal money as it scrambles to install a required safety system by year’s end. The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday announced more than...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — This week has seen major social media sites step up their policing of online disinformation campaigns. Google disabled dozens of YouTube channels and other accounts linked to a state-run Iranian broadcaster...
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday delayed a trial over Arkansas’ lethal injection method after an attorney for the state said it is “highly unlikely” the state will be obtain new execution...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bookkeeper for his personal and business affairs for decades has been granted immunity in the federal probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, media outlets reported Friday. The...
Read MoreCigna shareholders are backing the insurer’s planned takeover of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, a deal that activist investor Carl Icahn had urged them to reject earlier this month. Cigna says about 90 percent...
Read MoreFREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean is providing $3 million to the National Park Foundation’s effort to encourage people to get outside and explore some of the more than 400 national parks. It’s called the “Find...
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