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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…
Indian LG plant lacked environmental clearance before leak
NEW DELHI (AP) — A plastics factory in India where a chemical gas leak killed 12 people and sickened hundreds more last week lacked federal environmental clearance but had been issued state permits to operate anywa…
Consumer prices off by most since '08 as virus slows economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop that was driven by a plunge …
Italian police nab mafiosi to thwart pandemic exploitation
ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested 91 suspected mobsters in a probe of money-laundering and extortion in a bid to thwart Sicily’s Cosa Nostra from exploiting economic woes triggered by the pandemic.
US consumer prices fall 0.8% in April, biggest drop since 2008, with big declines for business ravaged by virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices fall 0.8% in April, biggest drop since 2008, with big declines for business ravaged by virus.
Ryanair gets ready to fly more often in July
LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it will begin operating nearly 1,000 daily flights starting in July, assuming government restrictions on flights within Europe are lifted after the shutdown due to the COVI…
Fauci warns of 'suffering and death' if US reopens too soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the
Concern mounts that border measures threaten EU free travel
BRUSSELS (AP) — The future of ID-check free travel across 26 European countries is at risk if governments do not ease soon the emergency border restrictions they introduced to halt the spread of the coronavirus, Eu…
Business to Europe: Get busy on stimulus
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major business groups in Germany, France and Italy are urging European governments to ramp up their joint fiscal stimulus efforts against the economic downturn cased by the virus outbreak,…
Tesla's Musk defies lockdown order, restarts Calif. factory
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is restarting the company's California factory in defiance of local government efforts to contain the coronavirus.
China cuts Australian beef imports amid virus tension
CANBERRRA, Australia (AP) — China suspended imports of beef from four Australian producers on Tuesday following a threat by Beijing of possible trade retaliation if Australia pushed for an inquiry into the origins …
India resumes limited train service as it eases lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reopened parts of its huge rail network on Tuesday, running a limited number of trains as it looks at easing a nearly seven-week lockdown despite a continuing rise in coronavirus infections.
China suspends penalties on more US goods in trade truce
BEIJING (AP) — China suspended punitive tariffs on more U.S. goods including radar equipment for aviation Tuesday amid pressure from President Donald Trump to buy more imports as part of a truce in their trade war.
Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good
LONDON (AP) — Office jobs are never going to be the same.
Turkey accuses five nations of forming 'alliance of evil'
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday accused Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates of seeking to form an “alliance of evil” after these countries issued a joint declaration denouncing Ankara…
Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump tax, bank records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major clash over presidential accountability that could affect the