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China’s exports stay strong, trade surplus tops $80 billion

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports remained strong in October, a positive sign for an economy trying to weather power shortages and COVID-19 outbreaks. The country’s customs agency said Sunday that exports totaled $300.2 billion, up 27.1% from a year ago. That was down from a 28.1% increase ...

Burgum backs lawsuit against vaccine mandate on private businesses

BISMARCK – Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday expressed his strong support for North Dakota’s legal challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private businesses with 100 or more employees. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined 10 other states in asking ...

Futures Files

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs an Arm and a Leg The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Farm Bureau released data last week indicating Thanksgiving foods, including turkeys, will reach record highs due to inflation. The Farm Bureau estimated the average cost of the dinner to be about ...

Economic development board seeks candidates

WILLISTON - Western Region Economic Development is seeking candidates interested in serving on the board of directors. One seat will become available in the month of December. A high priority will be given to candidates from the oil and gas and manufacturing industries to fill the seat, but ...

Bergrude now director of case management at Trinity Health

Amy Bergrude, a nurse with 23 years of critical care experience, has been named director of Case Management for Trinity Health. Case managers work closely with physicians, nursing staff, and family members to coordinate hospital care as it relates to resource management, discharge planning, ...