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'It begins with integrity'
MOSES LAKE — When Simon Ribellia started painting homes at age 15, he wasn't planning on making it a full-time car…
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…
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.
Asia Today: New Zealand ends most coronavirus restrictions
BANGKOK (AP) — New Zealand has ended most of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as it prepares itself for a new normal.
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Vast cutbacks in jobs and spending before any summer rebound
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to national and global response, the work place and the spread of the v…
New refugees struggle to find footing during pandemic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Afghan refugee Mahmood Amiri arrived in the United States more than a month ago, but his children are still waiting for their first day at school. They have yet to go to a mosque to meet other…
Atlantic City voters keep their government amid pandemic
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City will fight its way through the coronavirus pandemic and attempt to rebuild its devastated casino-based economy under its current form of government.
New clusters pop up; Europe debates summer tourist season
BRUSSELS (AP) — New coronavirus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted over the summer tr…
Ukraine approves law on banks in a bid for IMF aid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has passed a law preventing former owners of nationalized or liquidated banks from regaining ownership or receiving state compensation, a move that allows the country to get $5.5 billio…
Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-…
Wholesale prices fall record 1.3% in April, led by a plunge in cost for energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices fall record 1.3% in April, led by a plunge in cost for energy.