The wealth of CEO Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, grows 11.4% to $255.8 billion.
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U.S. industry wonders: What should tomorrow’s casino floor look like?
The key will be evolving to attract the next generation of gamblers, attendees at a major conference say.
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6-11
Pfizer’s vaccine for children 5-11 is closer to widespread use, undergoing evaluation by the FDA.
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Disneyland ticket prices go up as much as 8%, with parking rising 20%
The park will charge $164 for a one-day visit on the highest demand days of the year.
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Wall Street sets more records as earnings season gears up
Companies turn in much stronger profit reports for the summer than analysts expected.
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Seabrook plant dispute over NECEC power line could hinder clean-energy effort, Massachusetts says
The federal-level fight represents yet another obstacle for the western Maine transmission line roughly a week before Maine voters will weigh in on a ballot question aimed at killing the project.
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Maine to offer tuition help to expand health care workforce
The series of programs will use tuition forgiveness, scholarships and student loan relief, and a public service campaign to address the worker shortage.
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Endangered Atlantic right whale population sinks to a nearly 20-year low
Efforts to save the whales have resulted in new restrictions on U.S. lobster fishing, and pushback from the fishing industry about those new rules.
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Local officials in Oregon call for National Guard to address illegal pot operations
While many growers are doing business legally, the size and scale of some illegal operations has overwhelmed local authorities’ ability to respond. One county, near the California border, has even declared a state of emergency.
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Rhode Island schedules medical marijuana dispensary lottery
A blindfolded former FBI agent will determine the operators of five new dispensaries.