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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…
China-Australia rift deepens over calls for virus inquiry
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s warning of trade repercussions from Australia’s campaign for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus has rattled Australian business leaders as President Donald Trump’s admini…
Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves toward commercial operations.
With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns
GRETNA, La. (AP) — More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed and with …
Captive neighbors seek relief from Amazon construction noise
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Amazon deliveries may be delayed for some folks because of the coronavirus, but construction of Amazon’s new Virginia headquarters is moving right along, with piledriving work so loud it's dri…
Lebanese protest despite government's economic rescue plan
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese rallied Friday outside the central bank in Beirut and elsewhere in the country, a day after the prime minister said he will seek a rescue program from the International Monetary F…
US manufacturing falls in April as virus ravages economy
WASHiNGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing retreated again in April, a victim of economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
Out-of-work trainers hope gyms can make gains after pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — During a normal week, fitness instructor Jason Tran would dart among grueling group spin classes, high-intensity interval training sessions at boutique studios in Manhattan and an occasional one-on-…
NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home!
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged spectators to stay home for the first home launch of astronauts in nearly a decade because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After spending two decades raising pigs to send to slaughterhouses, Dean Meyer now faces the mentally draining, physically difficult task of killing them even before they leave his northwest…
Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks.
Blue Bell pleads in ice cream listeria case; ex-CEO charged
AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak t…
US allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster, a milestone in the global search for effective therapies against the c…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 94 cents, or 5%, to close at $19.78 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell 4 cents, or 0.2%, to $26.44 a barrel.
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Iraq's revenues plummet, raising fears of economic collapse
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's revenues plummeted in April amid a historic oil price crash, the Oil Ministry said Friday, raising concerns over how the country will cope severe financial shortfalls while struggling to conta…