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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…
Asia Today: India passes 300,000 cases with single-day high
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, another single-day high for the country, as it passed the grim milestone of 300,000 cases.
Pilgrim's Pride CEO takes leave to focus on legal defense
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Sunday that Jayson Penn, its president and CEO, is taking a leave of absence to focus on his defense in a price fixing indictment.
The Latest: Pakistan’s upward coronavirus spiral continues
ISLAMABAD __ Pakistan’s upward spiral of new virus infections neared 145,000 Monday amid warnings from political leaders that the numbers could double by the end of June and were likely to hit a stunning 1.2 millio…
AstraZeneca agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca struck a deal Saturday to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, the latest in a series of agreements as scientists, gove…
US stocks bounce higher, but still end the week with a loss
Wall Street managed to end a bumpy day broadly higher Friday but still finished with its worst week in nearly three months.
Journalist Maria Ressa, online news site convicted of libel in ruling considered a blow to press freedom in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Journalist Maria Ressa, online news site convicted of libel in ruling considered a blow to press freedom in Philippines.
Woman apologizes after backlash from confronting homeowner
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The CEO of a cosmetics company issued an apology Sunday after a video was widely shared online showing her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he stenciled …
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
PARIS (AP) — The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies when production facilities got diverted from churning out the latest fashions to making cloth masks designed to protec…
Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremy Rooks works the evening shift at a Georgia fast-food restaurant these days to avoid being on the street past dusk. He needs somewhere to go at night: He and his wife are homeless after the e…
Average US gas price up 11 cents over 2 weeks to $2.16
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 11 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.16 per gallon.
Aid groups 'alarmed' by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than two dozen international aid groups have told the U.S. government they are “increasingly alarmed” that “little to no U.S. humanitarian assistance has reached those on the front lines” o…
American Airlines, Perspecta rise; PVH, Lululemon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Asia Today: China sees 57 new cases, Bangladesh over 3,000
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases in two months after closing the biggest wholesale food market in Beijing and locking down nearby residential communities.
Philippine journalist convicted of libel, given 6-year term
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion…
Retail sales look to recover; nations eye economic concerns
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 …