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VNL Lions Club a new member of Dickinson Area Chamber

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated a new member, the Vulcan-Norway-Loretto Lions Club, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Mike’s on Main in Norway. The Vulcan-Norway-Loretto Lions Club supports a wide array of community initiatives, including high ...

Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street inched to more records Thursday as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped make up for Tesla's steep tumble. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 316 points, or 0.7%, while ...

Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8B deal with Skydance

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators Thursday approved Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue. The stamp of approval from the Federal Communications Commission comes after months of turmoil revolving ...

Aspirus Iron River Hospital seeks volunteers

IRON RIVER — Aspirus Iron River Hospital has put out a call for volunteers to help at its facility. Volunteers support a variety of areas — from greeting patients and visitors to assisting with clerical work, providing comfort and companionship or helping in the gift shop. Each role plays ...

UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation

UnitedHealth Group says it is cooperating with federal criminal and civil investigations involving its market-leading Medicare business. The health care giant said Thursday that it had contacted the Department of Justice after reviewing media reports about investigations into certain elements ...

Trump’s new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas

President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new plan for America's "global dominance" in artificial intelligence, proposing to cut back environmental regulations to speed up the construction of AI supercomputers while promoting the sale of U.S.-made AI technologies at home and abroad. The ...