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Confluence Health names new Chief Medical Officer
WENATCHEE — Confluence Health has selected a new chief medical officer, according to an announcement from Confluen…
Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias
A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technolog…
Asia Today: India to survey 29 million New Delhi residents
NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million.
UK watchdog gives Amazon-Deliveroo deal tentative approval
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Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
BERLIN (AP) — Bayer said Wednesday that it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer.
Plug Power, Dell rise; GNC, Carnival fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
Australia's Qantas airline to cut 6,000 jobs as virus hits
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Qantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as Australia's largest airline tries to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Lebanon currency in free-fall amid political impasse
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's currency continued its downward spiral Wednesday, reaching a new low before the dollar and raising such alarm that it prompted a powerful politician to call for a state of “financial emergen…
White House wins ruling on health care price disclosure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competiti…
Peru giving up on virus measures in face of sinking economy
LIMA, Peru (AP) — On the same day that the Peruvian government announced another grim increase in the number of coronavirus infections, thousands of people packed together in hourslong lines outside shopping malls …
Mexican official hit after call to nationalize lithium mines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest union group is criticizing calls by the environment secretary to nationalize the country’s newly-discovered lithium deposits, considered among the largest in the world.
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US job market’s modest improvement may be stalling
Correction: Trump-Health Care Prices story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story June 23, 2020, about a court ruling involving the Trump administration's plan for disclosure of hospital prices, The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of the general c…
IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months a…
Twitter bans pro-Trump meme maker for copyright violations
A conservative social media user whose far-right memes have been praised and reposted by President Donald Trump has been kicked off Twitter for repeated copyright violations.
IMF says initial deal reached with Sudan to reform economy
CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it reached an initial agreement with Sudan’s transitional government on a reform deal to help the African nation face daunting economic challenges that th…