• Week 4 Softball Coaches poll: Lincoln County closes gap on Cabell Midland in Class AAA

    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The MetroNews high school softball coaches poll is voted upon weekly by a panel of coaches across West Virginia. The rankings include overall records, total points and first-place votes in parenthesis. Games played through Saturday, April 20 are reflected in the initial rankings. The poll will be released each Monday through the

  • How to close the tax gap

    Politicians love to talk about the tax gap as a pain-free revenue-raiser, but there is a genuine difference between tax owed and what’s collected, mostly because the system is far too complicated, says Tim Sarson Last week the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves summoned up an old favourite of British fiscal administration: the tax gap. Labour []

  • Southwest closing operations at 4 airports

    Southwest is closing operations at four airports because of delivery delays for Boeing airliners. The cutback comes as the airline reported a first-quarter loss of $231 million and said it will also limit hiring and offer voluntary leave to employees.

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    4 area Family Dollar locations to close

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- The Family Dollar locations set in the Miami Valley are now known. On March 13, Family Dollar provided Ohio Department of Job and Family Services with a letter saying the company intended to close stores in the future. According to an updated WARN notice, 35 locations are expected to close. The []

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    Islanders’ close out season with 5-4 win over Penguins

    NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh

  • A close relative is released to fill gap of vanished butterfly

    SAN FRANCISCO >> More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco’s coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up its habitat, marking the first butterfly species in the United States to disappear due to human development.

  • Close takes command of SA skills in Cabinet reshuffle

    South Australian deputy premier Susan Close has relinquished control of the Defence and Space Industries portfolio to the Treasurer in a Malinauskas Cabinet reshuffle prompted by housing, decarbonisation and AUKUS.Ms Close will replace the crucial South Australian portfolio with a new responsibility for workforce and population strategy, and still retains the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio. The first changes to the South Australian cabinet since Peter Malinauskas swept to power in...

  • Bill closes loophole between hospital status and skilled nursing care

    Proposed legislation could close a loophole that ends up costing seniors money when they require skilled nursing care following a hospital stay.

  • Express to close 4 Chicago area stores after filing for bankruptcy

    CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four Express stores in the Chicago area will soon close, after the Ohio-based clothing retailer field for bankruptcy, and announced plans to close nearly 100 of its 500 locations.In a statement, the company said closing sales will begin Tuesday at 95 of its stores, including all of its UpWest locations. According to the company's bankruptcy court filings, the closings include the Express stores at 17 N. State St., in downtown Chicago, at 655 W. Diversey Pkwy. in Lincoln Park, at...

  • Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap

    In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would stop migrant flowPanama’s presidential frontrunner has vowed to “close” the Darién Gap, the swampy jungle straddling the border with Colombia that has become an unavoidable ordeal for many US-bound migrants – but experts criticised the idea as unworkable and potentially dangerous.Presided over by criminal groups and corrupt officials, the Darién Gap is one of the world’s most dangerous and fast-growing...

  • Man City crush Brighton to close gap on Arsenal in title race

    Manchester City demolished Brighton 4-0 as Phil Foden's double lifted the Premier League title chasers to within one point of leaders Arsenal on Thursday. Pep Guardiola's side were in imperious mood at the Amex Stadium from the moment Kevin De Bruyne headed them into an early lead. England forward Foden

  • Manchester City close the gap on leaders Arsenal with clinical performance against Brighton

    Kevin De Bruyne’s eye-catching diving header set City side on course for a comprehensive success