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WorkSource to host Vancouver hiring event

November 18, 2024, 12:38pm Business

WorkSource is gathering more than a dozen companies 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday for a free hiring event at its east Vancouver office, 204 S.E. Stonemill Drive, Suite 205. Read story

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company&rsquo;s factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

Boeing layoffs so far total nearly 2,200 workers in Washington state

FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company&rsquo;s factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

November 18, 2024, 12:28pm Business

Boeing said in a notice filed with Washington's Employment Security Department on Monday that it has so far laid off 2,199 workers in the state, among job cuts that will eventually total about 17,000 across the company. Read story

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J.

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J.

November 18, 2024, 11:35am Business

A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion. Read story

What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

November 18, 2024, 8:32am Business

The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, pushing it one step closer to becoming law. Read story

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

November 18, 2024, 7:41am Business

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Read story

FILE - Brendan Carr answers questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020.

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

FILE - Brendan Carr answers questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020.

November 18, 2024, 7:40am Business

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Read story

This undated electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, a type of bird flu virus.

Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England

This undated electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, a type of bird flu virus.

November 18, 2024, 7:39am Business

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. Read story

FILE - The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in New York.

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

FILE - The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in New York.

November 18, 2024, 7:38am Business

Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022. While it remains small compared to established online spaces such as X, it has emerged as an alternative for those looking… Read story