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Motel owner finds unwelcome guests NORWAY, Maine — Inn Town Motel manager Andrew Coombs wanted to collect payment…

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As MLB 60-game season draws near, careful optimism prevails

With the start of Major League Baseball’s shortened season a week away, games in empty stadiums and strange…

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Seahawks’ Olsen to join Fox as NFL analyst after retirement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen told The Associated Press he has agreed to a contract…

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87 protesters arrested at Kentucky attorney general’s home

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eighty-seven demonstrators who gathered at the home of Kentucky’s attorney general to demand justice for…

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Zappos tries something new: sell 1 shoe instead of 2

NEW YORK — Zappos is trying out new ways to sell shoes: allow shoppers to buy a single…

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Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is about to invade Mars — big time. The United States, China…

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Apple wins big EU court case over $15 billion in taxes

BRUSSELS — A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein…

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Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic

NEW YORK — Hour after hour in the dark, Chander Shekhar’s mind raced ahead to morning. More than…

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Millennials and boomers: Pandemic pain, by the generation

CINCINNATI — Millennials, you’re taking a big hit — again. And you’re not OK, either, boomers. Sometimes at…

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Longtime coach, executive Craig Robinson hired to lead NABC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Craig Robinson has been a successful businessman with a range of financial institutions. He…

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