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Listings up, sales down in the Basin
MOSES LAKE — Washington home buyers had more to choose from this year, according to data released by the Northwest…
Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China's customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its …
Mexico virus cases, deaths continue high, reopening remote
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The planned next stage of reopening of businesses in Mexico appeared to be put off once again Friday, as new confirmed cases and deaths continued at near-record levels.
Asian shares mostly higher as US reports surging virus cases
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher Monday in Asia despite reports that the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and worldwide has surged sharply.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Friday after worries about rising coronavirus infections in several states undercut an early rally.
Firearms sales on the rise, more travel bans eased
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the …
Administration drops secrecy posture on small business aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has abruptly dropped its insistence on secrecy for a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses.
150 cannery workers forced into hotel quarantine without pay
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to quarantine without pay at a hotel in Los Angeles after three of them tested positive for the coronavirus, a laws…
US judge approves Pacific Gas & Electric plan to emerge from bankruptcy after its equipment ignited California wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US judge approves Pacific Gas & Electric plan to emerge from bankruptcy after its equipment ignited California wildfires.
Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder
BATH, Maine (AP) — Production workers at one of the Navy’s largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works’ three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay delivery …
Watchdogs: Treasury too secretive on small business loans
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has relented to public pressure and pledged to provide more details about which small businesses received loans from a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program. But governm…
Hit hard by virus, fine dining finds new ways to serve
San Francisco chef Dominique Crenn was huddled with staff one day in mid-March when she learned that coronavirus restrictions would close the dining room at her celebrated restaurant, Atelier Crenn. Immediately, ev…
Insider Q&A: Honeywell CEO gears company for pandemic shifts
Honeywell no longer sells its iconic home thermostats, but it's still in the business of making control systems for buildings and aircraft.
With no students, small college town worries over future
What happens to a college town when the students disappear? Ithaca, a small upstate New York city nearby gorges and vineyards, is finding out.
George Soros conspiracy theories surge as protests sweep US
They say he hires protesters and rents buses to transport them. Some say he has people stash piles of bricks to be hurled into glass storefronts or at police.
Asia Today: South Korea confirms new cases outside Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 as health authorities struggle to contain a resurgence that’s erasing some of the country’s hard-won gains against the virus.