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FILE - The lawyers representing the families of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary speak to the media in Waterbury, Conn, Oct. 12, 2022. A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments Jones owes for repeatedly calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.

Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars and liquidate assets

June 24, 2024, 1:50pm Business

A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments Jones owes for repeatedly calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax. Read story

FILE - Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 12, 2024. Global shares were mixed on Friday, June 14, 2024, after Wall Street touched fresh records, with benchmarks pushed higher by the frenzy over artificial intelligence technology.

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises, but Nvidia tumbles again as AI mania cools

June 24, 2024, 1:38pm Business

Another slide for Wall Street heavyweight Nvidia kept U.S. indexes mixed Monday, even as the majority of stocks rallied. Read story

FILE - The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge rests on the container ship Dali, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore, as seen from Riviera Beach, Md. Crew members on the cargo ship Dali can head home as soon as Thursday, June 20, 2024, under an agreement that allows lawyers to question them amid ongoing investigations into what led to the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

June 24, 2024, 1:35pm Business

The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse. Read story

FILE - Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved in Norfolk Southern’s Conway Terminal, June 17, 2023, in Conway, Pa. The goal of a new federal rule finalized Monday, June 24, 2024 is ensuring first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment, so they can respond appropriately. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Railroads must provide details of hazardous cargo immediately after a derailment under new rule

June 24, 2024, 8:38am Business

A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately. Read story

Josh Frank spreads hops as they're dumped into a truck following a harvesting combine in 2011 at the Puterbaugh Farms in Mabton. The Yakima Valley and the U.S. are looking at record hop acreage.

Falling beer demand, crushing glut putting a chill on Eastern WA hop crop

June 24, 2024, 8:37am Business

Washington hop growers are dramatically curtailing production amid a crushing glut and chilling demand for both craft and commercial beer. Read story

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Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars and liquidate assets

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises, but Nvidia tumbles again as AI mania cools

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

Railroads must provide details of hazardous cargo immediately after a derailment under new rule

Falling beer demand, crushing glut putting a chill on Eastern WA hop crop

Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider

Feds pick new company for $8M of Hanford nuclear site work, replacing 15-year contractor

FAA fight may net Sea-Tac new Delta flight to Congress’ favorite airport