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Horizon employees give back to community
MOSES LAKE — The team at Horizon Credit Union took some time away from the office Tuesday to tackle a different li…
Treasury to loan $700M to trucking company DOD sued in 2018
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A struggling trucking company once sued by the Department of Defense is getting a $700 million loan from the U.S. government because it “is critical to maintaining national security," the …
Cases spike in Sunbelt, other states back off on reopening
PHOENIX (AP) — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday, and Arizona's outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure as the surging
Insurer Centene plans 3,200 jobs at new N.C. regional hub
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. said on Wednesday it will build an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, developing a $1 billion construction project that's expecte…
Health experts slam US mass purchase of licensed virus drug
LONDON (AP) — Public health experts on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for securing for itself a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19.
UK govt accused of data bungles as towns fear more lockdowns
LONDON (AP) — Opponents accused the British government on Wednesday of putting lives at risk by failing to share information about local coronavirus outbreaks with affected areas.
Geechie Boy Mill to change name amid backlash from shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Geechie Boy Mill, a family-owned operation in South Carolina that makes locally-grown and milled grits, says it will change its name amid backlash from customers.
Puerto Rico board approves $10B budget as resignations loom
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico awoke to a new budget approved early Wednesday that largely suspends austerity measures and government cuts for one year as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from hurr…
Macy's rethinks Black Friday bonanza in era of pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's is refashioning what the Black Friday sales bonanza events will look like in a pandemic.
Mexico celebrates start of new trade accord with US, Canada
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico celebrated the implementation of a new free trade agreement with Canada and the United States that it hopes will lead to more investment in its struggling economy.
Report: Tourism to Latin America hammered by COVID
MIAMI (AP) — With the coronavirus keeping Americans at home during the summer, countries south of the U.S. border are bracing for an economic reckoning from a decline in tourism.
Dems: 'Deadly delay' hampered nursing home virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration was slow to comprehend the scale of COVID-19's impact on nursing homes and a disjointed federal response has only compounded the devastating toll, according to a report fr…
Zoom got big fast. Then videobombers made it rework security
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NYC delays resumption of indoor dining at restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — Indoor dining at New York City restaurants will be delayed out of fear it would cause a spike in coronavirus infections, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
Countries eager for tourists, Tokyo Disneyland reopens
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of t…
Pfizer reports encouraging, very early vaccine test results
The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday.