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Microsoft exec calls for regulation of facial-recognition technology

Smart camera systems could follow us anywhere, tracking our whereabouts and activities for companies and governments to scrutinize,…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group)                                Julie and Nathan Kennedy stand in North Pacific Utopian Wares at its new location in downtown Aberdeen.

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Utopian Wares moves its organic oils and lotions to downtown Aberdeen

If you heard that a new shop called North Pacific Utopian Wares had opened in downtown Aberdeen, what…

News

Tech boom bringing coworking spaces to Wenatchee

By Reilly Kneedler

Business

Microsoft tops Apple to become No. 1 on Wall Street

This ties a bow atop a transformative five years for the Seattle company.

Business

Nexstar is buying Tribune Media for $4.1 billion, source says

The $4.1 billion deal would create the nation’s largest owner of local television stations.

Business

Health care, public sector dominate major employers list; real estate also fuels growth

This year’s major employers list for Pierce County showed the continued ripple effect of the area’s real estate…

Nation/World

Congratulations, America. We spent 11,000 years shopping online Monday

By Tory N. Parrish and Daysi Calavia-Robertson

Business

General Motors to close Detroit, Ohio, Canada plants

By Jamie L. LaReau

Business

Supreme Court debates whether Apple can be sued for monopoly over sales of iPhone apps

Los Angeles Times

News

County unemployment up in October, but at lowest monthly rate in four years

The Grays Harbor County unemployment rate was 6 percent in October, up from September’s 5.5 percent, but still…

Business

Trump’s auto tariffs are put on hold

By Jamie L. Lareau

Business

Sears gets court OK to pursue sale of its best stores

By Lauren Zumbach

Business

Three takeaways from Tesla’s 10-Q report

By Russ Mitchell