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Russian police block a street outside a bank seized by a man who claimed to have a bomb and took four people hostage in the centre of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Moscow police say the man later surrendered peacefully, after an hours-long standoff Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Bankrupt businessman seizes Moscow bank, proceeds to surrender

by Staff Report August 24, 2016

Health care drags stock markets lower

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, a Wall Street address is carved in the side of a building in New York. European stock markets rose on solid economic data Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, while investors in Asia largely stayed on the sidelines ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the Fed chief. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks gain as new home sales jump

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 23, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, the American flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were moving mostly lower in early trading Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, as investors looked ahead to the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., for clues on timing for possible interest rate hikes. A drop in oil prices pulled energy companies lower, along with the broader market. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks mostly lower as oil prices decline

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 22, 2016

Peter Hudlicka, left, and Zeke Tierkel, who are the co-owners of Ill Capo, ride the longboards their company makes on January Hills Road in Amherst, Monday.

Riding high: Amherst teens turn longboard passion into business venture

by Jack Evans @JackHEvansAugust 21, 2016

Inspirational banners on the rear of the Hallmark Institute of Photography Educational Center in Montague at the Industrial Park.

Hallmark school to close in October, state says

by Andy Castillo For the GazetteAugust 21, 2016

This July 9, 2015 photo shows a Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. World stock markets turned lower on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 as investors speculated whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in coming months. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks take small losses as energy companies slide

by Marley Jay Associated PressAugust 19, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, March 18, 2016, file photo, Gawker founder Nick Denton walks out of the courthouse in St. Petersburg, Fla. Gawker.com is going to shut down as its parent company is sold to Univision, a reporter for the 14-year-old site said Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. A Gawker report said that Denton told staffers that Gawker.com was ending on Thursday afternoon. (Eve Edelheit/The Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Gawker.com shuts down next week

by Tali Arbel Associated PressAugust 19, 2016

Mike Henderson, of Southampton, paints the Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium sign on Main Street in Northampton, Tuesday. Henderson suggested to owner Benjamin Coggins that the repainting of the sign should change one of the figures to a person of color.

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Chocolate Emporium sign in Northampton gets a new, diverse look

by Jack Evans @JackHEvansAugust 18, 2016

FILE - This Wednesday, May 9, 2012, file photo, shows an exterior view of Cisco Systems Inc. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. reported Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, that it will lay off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to technology changes that have reduced demand for its main products. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Cisco laying off 5,500 amid tech upheaval

by Michael Liedtke Associated PressAugust 18, 2016