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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…
Study warns of poverty surge to over 1 billion due to virus
LONDON (AP) — Global poverty is set to rise above 1 billion people once again as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which is reducing the income of the world's poorest by $500 million a day, according to new res…
Asia Today: India's virus cases now 4th highest in world
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload has become the fourth-largest in the world, overtaking Britain, by adding 10,956 new cases in yet another biggest single-day spike.
Federal Reserve tells Congress it will use 'full range of tools' to combat global pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve tells Congress it will use 'full range of tools' to combat global pandemic.
Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has moved from delay to denial in refusing outright to discl…
The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is reporting 56 new cases of COVID-19 as the country continues to see a resurgence of the virus concentrated in the capital area.
Range Resources pleads no contest to environmental crimes
Range Resources Corp., Pennsylvania’s most active shale gas driller, has pleaded no contest to environmental crimes over its handling of contamination at a pair of well sites, the state attorney general’s office an…
Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has moved from delay to denial in refusing outright to discl…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks ended another bumpy day on Wall Street with solid gains Friday, but the market still finished with its worst week in nearly three months.
American Airlines, Perspecta rise; PVH, Lululemon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
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.
US economist: Europe must 'completely suppress' virus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — There can be no real economic recovery in Europe unless governments “completely suppress” the coronavirus, a prominent U.S. economist said on Friday.
Range Resources pleads no contest to environmental crimes
Range Resources Corp., Pennsylvania’s most active shale gas driller, has pleaded no contest to environmental crimes over its handling of contamination at a pair of well sites, the state attorney general’s office an…
Lebanese fear currency will further tumble despite promises
BEIRUT (AP) — For months, Kamal Nasser, a successful plumbing contractor in Lebanon, has seen his business base erode.
Fed says 'full range of tools' in play to counter pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is promising to use its “full range of tools” to pull the country out of a recession brought on by a global pandemic, signaling that it would keep interest rates low through 20…
UK regulators investigate Facebook's purchase of Giphy
LONDON (AP) — British regulators have opened an investigation into Facebook's recent purchase of Giphy over concerns that it will stifle competition.