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Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week.

Technicians from the North American Fire Equipment Company are making repairs to a fire truck at the Gainesville Fire Department this week.

Stocks returned to record levels on Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices boosted energy stocks. The stock market also gained after the completion of midterm elections that saw Republicans take control of the Senate.

City officials are cracking down on massage parlors in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek.

U.S. companies added 230,000 jobs in October, a private survey said, the most in four months and a sign that businesses are still willing to hire despite signs of slowing growth overseas.