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Wall Street breaks 7

Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday and closed higher for the week, breaking a seven-week losing streak, the longest such stretch since 2001.  The S&P 500 rose 100 points, or 2.5%, to close at 4,158, increasing its gain for the week to 6.6%. That’s the biggest weekly gain for the …

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Former deputy Stephen Flood gets 18 years in prison after deaths of women who drowned in transport van during Hurricane Florence

A deputy in South Carolina whose police van was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women seeking mental health treatment trapped in a cage in the back, was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison. A Marion County jury found former Horry County deputy …

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Restaurant owner taps baby formula stash — gives it away for free

A Texas restaurant owner and father of three has come to the rescue of hundreds of parents struggling to find infant formula amid a national shortage of the product.  Determined to make a difference, Benji Arslanovski, owner of “Our Place” in Mansfield, Texas, recently reached out to US Foods, his …

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