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Covid case rate heads downward New death takes Solano County total to 441 Daily Republic Staff
with a positive coronavirus test, down from 13 on Oct. 20. It was not immediately known how many individuals were in intensive care units. Fairfield added 40 new cases to take its total to 30,083. Vallejo added 97 cases for a new count of 33,614. Vacaville was at 27,743 with 66 new cases, the county reported. Suisun City (7,776) added 21 cases; Dixon (5,277) added five; Benicia (4,544) added 21; and there were three new cases apiece in Rio Vista (1,550) and the
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County on Thursday reported 256 new coronavirus cases since its last report Oct. 20. The 10-day average is 36.3, down from 38.6 a week earlier, the county reported. There was one additional Covid-related death reported, taking the pandemic total in Solano County to 441. Details about the individual were not immediately available. There were 11 residents in area hospitals
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A semi-truck passes through the I-80 eastbound truck scales facility in Fairfield during a legislative tour, Wednesday.
Westbound I-80 truck stop proponents want to tip scales in favor of project Todd R. Hansen
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A student wearing a face mask participates in the costume parade during the Autumn Harvest Festival at Solano College in Fairfield, Thursday.
US economy grows in 3rd quarter, expanding 2.6% Tribune Content Agency The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the third quarter, marking the first advance this year as consumers proved resilient in the face of widespread inflation and the Federal Reserve’s rapid interestrate hikes. Gross domestic product rose at a 2.6% annualized rate in the July to September period after falling for the first two quarters, the Commerce Department’s preliminary estimate showed Thursday. Personal con-
sumption, the biggest part of the economy, climbed at a 1.4% pace, better than forecast but still a slowdown from the prior quarter. The median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 2.4% rise in GDP and a 1% advance in personal consumption. The details of the report showed a strong increase in business investment, bolstered by equipment and intellectual property products. Consumer spending was driven by an increase in See Economy, Page A8
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Commercial Vehicle Inspection Specialist Datar Rai inspects the underside of a semi-truck during a legislative tour at the Interstate 80 eastbound truck scales facility in Fairfield, Wednesday.
FAIRFIELD — Officials from the California Highway Patrol, transportation agencies, as well as a host of other local officials looked into the future Wednesday, eyeing the proposed high-tech weigh station on westbound Interstate 80 from the vista of the expanded Solano I-80 eastbound truck scales facility in rural Cordelia. The legislative tour was an opportunity to reintroduce the project to local officials, and to convince others that funding the $242.9 million I-80 Westbound Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility has value. See Scales, Page A8
Turkeys will cost more because 6M died during bird flu outbreak The Washington Post LOS ANGELES — With Thanksgiving fast approaching, turkey farmers from California to Pennsylvania are watching in horror as a virulent new strain of avian influenza wipes out their flocks, killing birds practically overnight and forcing hundreds of thousands more to be euthanized to prevent further infection. The rampant spread of the virus has already eliminated more than 6 million turkeys nationwide, about 14% of the nation’s total turkey production, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. It is leaving farmers short of their usual offerings and pushing up prices for
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