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From The Associated Press The European Central Bank chief could offer further clues on Thursday as to when the bank will start raising interest rates, amid mounting pressure to follow the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries in taking a harder line to combat soaring consumer prices . People across the 19 countries … Read more

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An energy technology company plans to build a commercial facility in West Virginia that will employ up to 500 people. Frontieras North American announced Wednesday that the Mason County facility will process more than 2.7 million tons of coal annually. The construction work should be completed by the end of next … Read more

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO – Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday resisted mounting pressure over his new border policy that has blocked trucks bound for the U.S. and closed some of the world’s busiest trade bridges, like the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge … Read more

CLAYTON — St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Rita Heard Days promised a final vote next week on a long-delayed bond package for the downtown convention center expansion, despite a council member sounding the alarm that a lack of building bids is blowing the project’s budget. Days’ bill would finally advance a $105 million bond issue … Read more

By PAUL J. WEBER – Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday resisted mounting pressure to end inspections of trucks that have blocked the U.S.-Mexico border for days, securing miles of cargo and shipments of products have spoiled, and said he will not rescind his new policy on all bridges … Read more

By ZEKE MILLER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the statewide mask requirement on public transit by 15 days as it monitors a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would extend the order, which was due to expire on … Read more

By JOE McDONALD – AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) – China’s exports surged 15.7% in March over a year ago while imports stagnated amid disruptions stemming from coronavirus outbreaks as the ruling Communist Party enforces a “zero-COVID” strategy to protect everyone isolate case. Exports rose to $276.1 billion despite antivirus controls in Shanghai and other … Read more

AP BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai has released 6,000 more people from the central facilities where they were under medical observation to protect themselves from the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, despite the lockdown of most of China’s biggest cities entering the third week was maintained. About 6.6 million people in the city of 25 million … Read more

AP DALLAS (AP) — Union officials say Southwest Airlines pilots are suffering from an epidemic of fatigue due to poor airline scheduling practices and that it is raising safety concerns. Union leaders said Tuesday in an open letter to Southwest CEO Robert Jordan and other executives that the troubles began last summer when the number … Read more

EDWARDSVILLE — An engineer with a regional search and rescue group who investigated last year’s deadly tornado at an Amazon warehouse said he saw “significant structural problems” that may have contributed to the building’s collapse, according to a report that was released on Tuesday by the law firm that represents one of the victims’ families. … Read more