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Health screenings to be done Dec. 9 in Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN – Life Line Screening will offer health screenings for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other conditions Dec. 9 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1210 S. Kimberly Ave. in Iron Mountain. The screenings can check for: — The level of plaque buildup in arteries, related to risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and overall vascular health; — HDL and LDL cholesterol levels; — Diabetes risk; — Kidney and thyroid function, and more. Free parking will be available. Package pricing starts at $159, but consultants will work with residents to ...

Average US mortgage rate falls to 6.23%

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ended a three-week streak of increases, reflecting a pullback in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields. The average long-term mortgage rate fell to 6.23% from 6.26% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Wednesday. A year ago, the rate averaged ...

Shoppers hit Black Friday sales

NEW YORK (AP) — The economic picture hasn't looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through companies. But despite those concerns, shoppers hit the stores in full strength on Black Friday, with some even sipping ...

UPS grounds fleet of planes indefinitely after deadly crash

A deadly crash has forced UPS Airlines to ground a fleet of planes for inspections and possible repairs that could last through the peak delivery season, the company said Wednesday in an internal memo. The airline grounded its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleet indefinitely as it works to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, said the memo from UPS Airlines president Bill Moore to employees. The process was originally estimated to take weeks but is now expected to take several months. A fiery MD-11 plane crash on Nov. 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, killed 14 people and injured at ...

Consumer confidence slides in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown, weak hiring and stubborn inflation. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November from an upwardly revised ...