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Insurance rates won’t go up in wake of 2026 wildfires
MOSES LAKE — Almost three-fifths of American homeowners have concerns about their insurance rates going up due to …
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order
Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.
Coronavirus hits world superpowers as some look to reopen
As health officials issued warnings Tuesday against reopening economies too quickly, the coronavirus struck inside some of the world’s superpowers, with a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin diagnosed just…
US government sees record monthly deficit of $737.9 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government piled up a record deficit in April, traditionally a month of big budget surpluses.
India's financial center strains from virus amid rescue plan
NEW DELHI (AP) — As Indians await details of a huge coronavirus relief package Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to jump-start the economy, the virus outbreak in the financial capital of Mumbai and elsewhe…
New Zealand barber snips away at midnight as nation reopens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The raggedy hairstyles and scruffy beards have been there for all to see on video calls, so barber Conrad Fitz-Gerald decided to reopen his shop at midnight Wednesday — the moment New…
South Dakota's Noem asks tribes again to talk on checkpoints
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday held off on her threat to sue Native American tribes that have set up highway checkpoints intended to keep the coronavirus away from their reservati…
Outbreak at German slaughterhouse reveals migrants' plight
COESFELD, Germany (AP) — Big white trailers with pictures of juicy roasts and the wholesome slogan “Straight from the farmer” sit idle on the edge of Coesfeld, their usual pork hauls disrupted by an outbreak of cor…
US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April led by a 19% plunge in the cost of energy, further signaling the potential threat of deflation in the United States.
EU unveils plans to save vacations and avoid a lost summer
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union unveiled Wednesday its plan to help citizens across the 27 nations salvage their summer vacations after months of tough coronavirus confinement and to hopefully resurrect Europe’s…
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US judge asks Nevada high court if gun makers can be liable
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. judge is asking Nevada’s highest court to decide whether state law allows gun manufacturers and sellers to be held liable for deaths as he considers a lawsuit from the parents of a victim of…
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Most of Wall Street sinks as worries about economy weigh
Stocks are falling in another erratic day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday, tacking on more losses to their end-of-day slide from a day before.
Uber considers buying Grubhub, according to newspaper report
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is considering acquiring Grubhub in a deal that would give the companies control over a majority of the U.S. food delivery business, according to published reports.
GOP senators give Democrats' $3T relief bill a cold shoulder
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion