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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 a vital part in enhancing the patient experience and supporting hospital staff, Aspirus states in a news release. “Our volunteers play a vital role in creating a welcoming and compassionate environment for our patients and visitors,” said Jenna Camps, patient experience supervisor and ...

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 of its business. "(UnitedHealth) has a long record of responsible conduct and effective compliance," the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal said federal officials had launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company ...

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 ...

US stocks hit more records following US-Japan trade deal

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks set more records on Wednesday following a trade deal between the world's No. 1 and No. 4 economies, one that would lower proposed tariffs on Japanese imports coming to the United States. The S&P 500 added 0.8% to its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 507 points, or 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6% to hit its own record. Stocks jumped even more in Tokyo, where the Nikkei 225 rallied 3.5% after President Donald Trump announced a trade framework that would place a 15% tax on imports coming from Japan. That's lower than the ...

GM quarterly profit slumps 35%, but it sticks by full year outlook

General Motors' profit declined 35% in its second-quarter, including a $1.1 billion hit from tariffs, but the automaker easily topped expectations and stuck by its full-year financial outlook that it lowered in May. GM CEO Mary Barra also said in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that the ...