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President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress on Thursday to "act boldly and act now" to fix an economy growing perilously weaker. Leading lawmakers set an informal goal of mid-February for enacting tax cuts and government spending that could cost as much as $1 trillion.

Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced the closing of 11 underperforming Macy’s stores.

Time is running out to tell York County your ideas for future uses of Charlotte Knights Stadium after the minor league baseball team moves across the state line. Deadline for submissions is tomorrow.

CHESTER -- For the few months he stayed at Chester Regional Nursing Center, Fred Gaddy did what he'd always done.

CLOVER -- Clover's police chief was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The fate of the Indian Land and McBee varsity boys basketball teams rests in the hands of the South Carolina High School League.

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina businesses that want to stay out of trouble under the state's immigration laws should register to use a federal database to check employees' legal work status.

COLUMBIA -- A state trooper seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect on foot with his patrol car at a Columbia apartment complex in 2007 has been charged with a federal civil rights violation.

Editor's Note: The York County Roundup is a weekly look at highlights from The Herald's sister weekly newspapers, the Lake Wylie Pilot, Fort Mill Times and Enquirer-Herald. The publications come out Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively, and are available across the county.

Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf, whose company officially bought Wachovia last week, said in an interview Wednesday that minimizing job losses in the acquisition will be a priority, but cuts will begin this year.