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Report: Smoking bans no longer a threat to casino revenue

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer losses. But a new report examining how the coronavirus pandemic has changed gamblers’ habits says that may no longer be ...

Biden says new shipping costs law may help tame inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans, a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and helped fuel record ...

NJ sues Ford over mining that contaminated tribal land

RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials sued Ford Motor Company on Thursday, alleging that the automaker contaminated the ancestral homeland of a Native American tribe by dumping paint sludge and other pollutants into a former mine. The action in state court seeks unspecified damages to ...

Zoo elephant named Happy isn’t a person, court rules

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday. The 5-2 decision by the state Court of Appeals comes in a closely watched case that ...

U.S. likely to cite Tesla crashes with automated systems

DETROIT (AP) — The government will soon release data on collisions involving vehicles with autonomous or partially automated driving systems that will likely single out Tesla for a disproportionately high number of such crashes. In coming days, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Woodsfield Savings Bank’s Craig is named chairman of state association

Columbus — The Community Bankers Association of Ohio announced Tracey Craig, president and CEO of Woodsfield Savings Bank, as the 2022 chairman of the association. As chairman, Craigbrings extensive experience and a strong vision for the core values of the Ohio community banking industry. ...