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The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first when they search for information about the new virus that recently emerged in China By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press February 3, 2020, 10:46 AM 3 min read GENEVA — The World Health Organization is working with Google to […]

In 2002, when a lethal, pneumonialike virus known as SARS emerged in China, the country’s factories were mostly churning out low-cost goods like T-shirts and sneakers for customers around the world. Seventeen years later, another deadly virus is spreading rapidly through the world’s most populous country. But China has evolved into a principal element of

A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has died February 3, 2020, 7:38 AM 2 min read A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history died just over a month after his early release from prison. Bernard Ebbers

The Commerce Department issues its December snapshot of construction spending Monday February 3, 2020, 6:00 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: ECONOMIC BELLWETHER The Commerce Department issues its December snapshot of construction spending Monday. Spending on construction projects rose a solid 0.6%

NEW YORK — In the real world, political primaries are looming, impeachment is ongoing and heavy news never seems to stop. But during commercial breaks in the Super Bowl, advertisers did their best to serve up an antidote heavily spiked with fun. True, political ads did invade the game, with President Trump and Michael Bloomberg,

BANGKOK — China’s Shanghai Composite index plunged 8.7% but then rebounded slightly as regulators moved to steady markets that reopened Monday from a prolonged national holiday amid news the outbreak of a deadly virus has spread further. Other Asian markets also fell sharply, with Taiwan’s benchmark initially down 2.8%. The declines followed a day of

This year’s Super Bowl won’t be a politics-free zone, as both President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will air campaign ads during the game By MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writer February 3, 2020, 12:47 AM 2 min read Here’s the latest on what’s happening with ads during the Super Bowl. All times EST.

Nina Olson is the former National Taxpayer Advocate, where she represented the voice of the taxpayer within the IRS and before Congress for 18 years By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer February 2, 2020, 3:00 PM 6 min read Nina Olson is the former National Taxpayer Advocate, where she represented the voice of

Dena Lowell typically employs about 12 full-time people to work in her restaurant and catering company By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer February 2, 2020, 8:41 PM 3 min read MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dena Lowell typically employs about 12 full-time people to work in her restaurant and catering company. That is, until Super Bowl

PICKETT, Wis. — At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-minute information on how the animal is doing — everything from their nutrition to their health history to their productivity. Feed is calibrated to deliver a precise diet and machines