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Mortgage rate up to highest level in nearly three years

NEW YORK (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28% from 7.03% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, the biggest leap in four years. A year ago, the ...

AI companies will ‘self-police,’ Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing Americans' fears about ...

Norway man starting small with excavating business

NORWAY — Gabe Ochs has turned his love of dirt into a side business called Superior Earthworks & Excavation. The 22-year-old from Norway works full time as an electrician for B&B Electric but decided last spring to buy an excavator. He started his LLC at the end of June. He is fully ...