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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in April dropped to 6.1 percent, the lowest rate in more than seven years. The …

By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ As PayPal prepares to split from its corporate parent, its new chief executive is promising …

BOSTON (AP) _ Mayor Marty Walsh wants a state judge to bar gambling regulators from taking part in future actions regarding the Boston-area casino license. …

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer CVS Health will spend more than $10 billion to buy pharmacy services provider Omnicare and tap a growing target …

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ The rideshare service Uber is expanding to five more Wisconsin cities. Uber already operates in Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay. Thursday it …

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan farmers are keeping an eye on crops in the coming weeks to determine the extent of damage from a …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Tyson Foods has donated $500,000 to the Walton Arts Center’s fundraising campaign. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1El5ANX ) reports the arts center …

ATLANTA (AP) _ The world’s busiest airport will soon be home to a temporary art exhibit meant to raise awareness of human trafficking. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta …

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ New York’s top bank regulator on Tuesday proposed amending state law to shorten the foreclosure process for homes …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The group that owns The Breakers mansion in Newport has fired back at members of the Vanderbilt family, intensifying a dispute …