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Biden admin stepping up community grants from COVID bill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration is beginning to make $3 billion in economic development grants available to communities — a tenfold increase in...
Biden wants spending to boost economy, but GOP to block vote
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain the economic momentum of his first six months...
Biden says federal investments can prolong economic growth
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain the economic momentum of his first...
American recalling flight attendants to handle travel crowds
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is canceling extended leaves for about 3,300 flight attendants and telling them to come back to work in...
Indiana restarts payment of federal unemployment benefits
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana on Friday resumed making $300 federal unemployment payments to workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic after a court ordered it to...
Key lawmaker quizzes airlines on delays, worker shortages
WASHINGTON — A key senator is asking six U.S. airlines to explain the high rates of delayed and canceled flights this summer, and she's...
US average mortgage rates continue to fall; 30-year at 2.90%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates continued to fall this week, tracking a decline in yields on Treasury securities as the bond market continues to signal...
California governor kicks off $1B statewide cleanup plan
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday kicked off California's $1.1 billion plan to clean trash and graffiti from California’s highways, roads and...
Vauxhall owner to invest $138M in UK to make electric cars
LONDON — Vauxhall’s parent company announced Tuesday that it will invest 100 million pounds ($138 million) to make electric vans and cars at its...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...