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GRUNDY, Va. — Jay Rife surveys the landscape — hundreds of flat, grassy acres reclaimed from a spent mountaintop mine once operated by the Paramont Coal Company. A few handsome homes stand on one end of the project. An 80,000-square-foot shell, to house some future manufacturing operation, is being built on another. For the intrepid, […]

The prospect of Russian interference in Britain’s election has become an issue again after the social media platform Reddit concluded that leaked government documents on Brexit trade was linked to Russian operators By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press December 7, 2019, 5:01 PM 4 min read The prospect of Russian interference in Britain’s election flared anew

When Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, some people, many of them Democrats, talked about renouncing their United States citizenship and moving abroad as a political protest. But now, a different group of Americans say they are considering leaving — people of both parties who would be hit by the wealth tax proposed

America’s job engine has again defied jittery stock traders, bearish forecasters and blue-ribbon economists to deliver eye-catching gains and power an exceptionally resilient economy. November’s reassuring employment report, released Friday by the Labor Department, featured payroll increases of 266,000 and offered a counterpoint to recent anxieties about an escalating trade war and a weakening global

The OPEC oil-producing countries and ally Russia have agreed to cut crude production by an extra 500,000 barrels a day By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press December 6, 2019, 3:47 PM 2 min read The OPEC oil-producing countries and ally Russia said Friday they have agreed to cut crude production, prompting a surge in global crude

Stocks climbed Wednesday and recouped some of their losses from prior days on hopes that a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Donald Trump By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer December 4, 2019, 5:20 PM 5 min read Stocks climbed Wednesday and recouped some of their losses

A private survey finds that U By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer December 4, 2019, 3:13 PM 2 min read U.S. companies added just 67,000 jobs in November, a private survey found, barely half the gain of the previous month. Payroll processor ADP said that manufacturers, construction firms and mining companies cut 18,000 jobs combined.

WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to introduce a bill in coming weeks that would intensify the scrutiny of bank mergers, a signal less of legislative action to come than of her intentions for the finance industry if she is elected president. The bill, a companion of which will be introduced Wednesday in the House

Social justice and environmental activists say they want a rally this week in Madrid to cap a year of massive marches demanding those in power take greater and fairer action against global warming December 4, 2019, 1:05 PM 3 min read The Latest on the U.N. Climate Talks in Madrid (all times local): 1:10 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is exploring the creation of new products such as apps and programs for podcasts, travel, workplace services and newsletter tools, according to three people with the knowledge of the company’s plans, as it looks to expand out of its comfort zone. The projects are nascent and may never see the light