Business Stories from April 28, 2020 (Change date)
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Pandemic exposes gaps in travel insurance coverageApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a booking site to offer some cheap peace of mind. But the coverage...
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How the Trump administration accidentally insured over 200,000 through ObamacareApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Coleman Drake, University of Pittsburgh...
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UPS posts $965 million profit, missing Wall Street's targetApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - United Parcel Service Inc. reported a 13% drop in first-quarter profit, to $965 million, as stay-at-home orders generated deliveries to people's homes but...
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Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment criticized in boat crashApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would not have happened if the U.S. Coast Guard had followed reco...
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Belgians urged to double down on fries, do national dutyApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - In a country that claims to be the real birthplace of the finger food that Americans have the temerity to call french fries, rescuing the potato industry...
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Asia Today: Surfs up, coffee's ready as New Zealand reopensApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Surfers greeted a spectacular sunrise in Christchurch, construction workers purchased their favorite espresso coffees and some lawmakers returned to Parli...
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Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising marketApr 28, 2020 7:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the fi...
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Arlington Heights to roll out business relief package next monthApr 28, 2020 5:33 am - On the heels of providing $20,000 to needy residents in the wake of the coronavirus, Arlington Heights officials said Monday they're putting together a financial relief ...
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Idled gig workers, contractors wait on state for federal aidApr 28, 2020 5:30 am - After weeks of nothing from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Ron Smaga was gratified by a letter from the agency acknowledging that he exists. But a check...
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Martin joins Wynright as project chiefApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Bolingbrook-based Wynright Corp. has appointed Buck Martin as executive vice president, project execution. He will be responsible for leadership and supervision of all W...