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Another mall store closing

The Logan Valley Mall is losing another store. According to WTAJ, clothing store H&M will close their doors Jan. 18. The mall store is the only H&M store in the area, with the next closest store in the Pittsburgh area. SHARON Primary Health launches residency program In efforts to ...

Ticker: X says Grok blocked from undressing images

Elon Musk’s X says its AI chatbot Grok won’t be able to edit photos of real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal. The announcement followed a backlash over sexualized images of women and children, including bans and warnings by some governments. A statement posted ...

US, Taiwan sign $250B trade deal to cut tariffs

HONG KONG — The United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal Thursday that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for $250 billion in new investments in the U.S. tech industry. The deal is the latest President Donald Trump has struck — such as those with the European Union and Japan ...

Senate passes more spending

WASHINGTON — Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package. Now comes the hard part. Lawmakers still must negotiate a spending bill for the Department of Homeland ...

Ticker: Retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.6% in November

Shoppers increased their spending in November from October as holiday shopping kicked into full gear. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in November, following a revised 0.1% decline October, according to the Commerce Department. The report on Wednesday was delayed more than a ...

SFU sets business webinar

LORETTO SFU sets business webinar The Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center and Somerset Trust Company have scheduled a free pre-business planning webinar for 4 p.m. Jan. 28. This free, online webinar is for people who are interested in opening and operating their own ...