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Maryland Senate OKs sports betting measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Sports betting would be allowed at Maryland's six casinos, horse racing tracks and potentially at a Washington Redskins stadium, under a measure the Maryland Senate approved Tues...
Syndicated Author Mar 10, 2020

Airlines Slash Flights, Freeze Hiring As Virus Cuts Travel
Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that tr...
Syndicated Author Mar 10, 2020

Census Bureau Site Goes Live As Counting Begins In Earnest
ORLANDO, Fla. - The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now. The U.S. Census Bureau made a soft launch of the 2020 census website on Monday, making its form available online. On Thursda...
Syndicated Author Mar 10, 2020

Stocks Surge On Wall Street Following Worst Day Since 2008
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks, oil and other financial markets around the world clawed back some of their historic plunge from a day before on hopes that the U.S. and other governments around the world will ...
Syndicated Author Mar 10, 2020

President Trump wants payroll tax relief to calm financial markets
WASHINGTON (AP) -President Donald Trump said Monday his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief, as he looks to calm financial markets' fears over the impact of the coronavirus epi...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020

Maryland Governor announces virus response team
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP/WMAL) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that he has formed a coronavirus response team to leverage the state's resources and expertise to respond to the outbreak. Hogan s...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020

Stakes Rise For Sanders Heading Into Michigan Primary
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Bernie Sanders proved the seriousness of his presidential bid in 2016 with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020

Zeppelin Wins Latest Lawsuit Battle In `Stairway’ Fight
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020

Dow Drops 7.8% As Free-Fall In Oil, Virus Fears Slam Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 7.8%, its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008, as a free-fall in oil prices and worsening fears of fallout from the spreading coronavirus outbreak se...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020

Major Gun Safety Group Endorses Joe Biden’s Presidential Bid
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Joe Biden has received the endorsement of one of the nation's largest gun control advocacy groups, Everytown for Gun Safety, in the latest sign that Bernie Sanders' spotty record...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2020
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