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US tries to intensify economic pressure on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the United States. President Donald Trump's pledge ...

Workers in China feel the impact of AI

HONG KONG (AP) — Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues. It's an increasingly common scenario as artificial ...

Economists skeptical of plan to reduce beef prices

The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said ...

Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority to meet Friday in St. Ignace

ST. IGNACE — The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time Friday at Little Bear East Arena and Community Center, 275 Marquette St., St. Ignace. The state agency is tasked with overseeing construction, maintenance and operation of a proposed utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. A copy of the full agenda will be available at the MSCA website. The meeting will be available to watch live on YouTube. If built, the tunnel will house a replacement segment for the Enbridge Energy Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids pipelines that ...

Meetings and public hearings scheduled

Breitung Township Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today in the media center at Kingsford High School. The agenda includes an enrollment update and the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools consortium agreement. For more, go to https://www.kingsford.org/63692. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will have an events meeting at noon Tuesday and a business development meeting at noon Thursday, both at Contrast Coffee, 1202 ...