China’s first large homemade passenger jet to fly in 2017
BEIJING – Chinese state media say the country’s first large homemade passenger jetliner will take to the air for its maiden flight in the first …
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Dollar General will add 10,000 jobs and 1,000 stores
Associated Press WASHINGTON – Dollar General Corp. says it plans to create 10,000 jobs this year tied to the opening of 1,000 stores and two …
Miami Foundation Fund celebrates fifty years of giving
Staff Report Fifty years ago, 21 great Miamians, including newspaper magnate James L. Knight and media pioneer Mitchell Wolfson, brought together thousands of dollars to …
Combining resources to make a more impactful difference
By MARILYN HALSTEAD CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – While Aur Beck was working on a solar project in the Caribbean last year, he was asked by …
Dancer marathon raises nearly $2.6M for children’s hospital
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Marathon dancers have raised nearly $2.6 million for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports (http://icp-c.com/2kEAcvI …
Why it’s a good idea to file your taxes early
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer Tax season is here, and while you have until April 18 to file your return, you may …
McCray BBQ tantalizes Pro Bowl, Super Bowl patrons
By Daphne Taylor Special to South Florida Times The late Herman C. McCray, Jr. would be proud of his boys. All of them are successful …
Cleanup begins at Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment
BY Blake Nicholson Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Cleanup of a North Dakota encampment where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline stayed for …
Justice Sotomayor says college campuses need more diversity
By ED WHITE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said increasing diversity on college campuses is a …
US consumer spending up 0.5 percent in December
By Martin CrutsInggr AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON – Consumers boosted spending in December at the fastest pace in three months, giving the economy some momentum …