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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…
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks slumped on Wall Street Wednesday after new coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit their highest level in two months, renewing worries that the economy may take longer to bounce back than investors had hoped.
Fireworks are booming before July 4, but why the ruckus?
NEW YORK (AP) — They are a symbol of celebration, loudly lighting up the night sky and best known in the U.S. as the explosive exclamation point to Fourth of July festivities.
Plug Power, Dell rise; GNC, Carnival fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
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.
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 …
California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can consider ra…
Wirecard scandal puts spotlight on German company regulation
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — An accounting scandal at one of Germany’s fastest-growing blue-chip companies has raised doubts about the national financial watchdog and, coming on top of other high-profile cases of frau…
Report: State, local aid needed to avert 4 million layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new private sector report is warning anew of continuing damage to the economy if Washington doesn’t deliver several hundred billion dollars in budget relief to states and local governments amid …
'Coming back and biting us': US sees virus make a comeback
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US investigates headlight failures in about 392,000 Kia SUVs
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating complaints that headlights can suddenly fail in some older Kia SUVs.
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.
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…
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.
How New Grads Can Handle 3 Essential Post-College Questions
Life after graduation is always an unknown. But the coronavirus pandemic has added even more uncertainty for the nearly 4 million students expected to receive college degrees in 2019-20, according to the National C…
Bayer says it's paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto's weedkiller, PCB cases
BERLIN (AP) — Bayer says it's paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto's weedkiller, PCB cases.