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Fuel prices slightly elevated this week
MOSES LAKE — After weeks of steady increases, fuel prices across Washington and the nation largely held steady thi…
Judge's Facebook friendship upends Wisconsin custody case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a judge’s decision to become Facebook friends with a woman whose child custody case he was hearing created at least the appearance of bias, …
Stocks rally on Wall Street, but markets remain skittish
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rallying worldwide on Tuesday, and Wall Street is heading for its third straight gain after U.S. retail sales rebounded last month by much more than economists were expecting.
Police target loansharking as businesses reel from lockdown
ROME (AP) — Police in Rome say they have dismantled a brutal loansharking ring just as many shopkeepers are desperate for liquidity after being closed for weeks during COVID-19 lockdown. In all, 20 alleged mobsters…
Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions
You can now buy one of those
Report: Russia-linked disinformation operation still active
A Kremlin-linked social media disinformation operation that sought to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election has continued its work to divide and discredit Western democracies, a new report finds — but its effective…
Casinos, airlines, seek return to normality
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the…
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with “significant uncertainty” about the timing and strength of a recovery. He cautioned that the …
Thailand to spend $707 million to boost domestic tourism
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved three projects with a combined budget of more than 22 billion baht ($707 million) to help the country’s reeling tourism industry recover from the coronavirus cr…
US industrial production bounces back 1.4% in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — American industry rebounded last month as factories began to reopen for the first time since being shut down by the coronavirus in Aprll.
Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Germany launched a
US industrial production rebounds 1.4% in May on partial recovery from virus lockdown; manufacturing up 3.8%
WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production rebounds 1.4% in May on partial recovery from virus lockdown; manufacturing up 3.8%.
US retail sales up a record 17.7% in a partial rebound
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales jumped by a record 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down businesses, flattened the economy and paralyzed consumers during…
US retail sales jumped 17.7% in May, partially recovering after plunge in March and April when economy froze up
BALTIMORE (AP) — US retail sales jumped 17.7% in May, partially recovering after plunge in March and April when economy froze up.
Stranded seafarers could stop work, disrupting world trade
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further extend their contracts and stop working, potentially di…
McDonald's worldwide sales improve as stores reopen globally
McDonald’s sales are gradually improving as more of its restaurants reopen worldwide.