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A.P. Moller-Maersk Reports Rebound in Business

The worlds biggest shipping company, Denmarks A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Feb. 10 reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when global demand for goods rebounded from an earlier slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

February 10, 2021
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Northeastern US Digging Out From Major Snowstorm

BOSTON People of the northeastern U.S. shoveled themselves out Feb. 2 after a two-day snowstorm that shut down public transport, canceled flights and closed coronavirus vaccination sites.

February 2, 2021
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Biden Signs Ambitious Climate Change Orders

WASHINGTON In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden issued executive orders Jan. 27 to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines.

January 27, 2021
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Biden to Pause Oil Drilling on Public Lands

WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on U.S. lands, as his administration moves quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment and address climate change.

January 26, 2021
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Moderna Vaccine Distribution Begins Via FedEx, UPS

Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Dec. 20, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

December 20, 2020
Business

Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley to Run Americas After PSA Merger

DETROIT Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley will run operations in the Americas when his company merges with Frances PSA Peugeot early next year.

December 18, 2020
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UPS, FedEx Trucks Begin Vaccine Shipments

KALAMAZOO, Mich. The first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States headed Dec. 13 from Michigan to distribution centers across the country, with the first shots expected to be given in the coming week to health care workers and at nursing homes.

December 13, 2020
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FDA Head Expects Vaccine Emergency Use Soon

WASHINGTON The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency has told Pfizer that it will rapidly work to grant emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine following a positive recommendation by government advisers.

December 11, 2020
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Joe Biden Says He Wont Immediately Lift China Tariffs

President-elect Joe Biden says he wont immediately lift tariffs placed by President Donald Trump on many imports from China or break Trumps initial trade deal.

December 2, 2020
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Hurricane Delta Now Category 2, Roars at Mexicos Yucatan

Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds Oct. 6 on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.S. Gulf coast this week.

October 6, 2020