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Moses Lake SGL plant waiting for buyer
MOSES LAKE — The SGL plant in Moses Lake is for sale, and proposals to buy it are due this week. Basin Ag Sales is…
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…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, giving up their gains for the week, after Amazon and other big companies laid out how the coronavirus pandemic is hitting their bottom lines.
Stocks slide as Amazon, other companies detail virus fallout
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Friday after Amazon and other big companies reported disappointing results, the latest evidence of how the coronavirus pandemic is hobbling the economy and hurting corpora…
Amazon, Exxon Mobil fall; Clorox, Moderna rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
U.S. regulators allow emergency use of first drug shown to help coronavirus patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators allow emergency use of first drug shown to help coronavirus patients.
Cleaners risk health to work during pandemic, then lose jobs
Lissette Serrano asked for a mask while she did her job cleaning toilets and picking up trash at a busy rest stop on a Connecticut parkway. She was told there were none.
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.
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.
PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when it emerges from a bankruptcy case triggered by deadly wildfires ignited in Northern…
Boeing says it won't seek government aid; an odd May Day
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
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…
AP PHOTOS: Global May Day celebrations muted amid lockdowns
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Trapped between fear of an invisible enemy and looming economic ruin and hunger, millions of workers worldwide marked international labor day Friday with vastly muted celebrations amid the cor…
Back to work, owners make changes so workers feel safe
NEW YORK (AP) — Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in …
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…
US Steel expects to lay off 2,700 as virus reduces demand
PITTSBURGH (AP) — U.S. Steel expects to lay off roughly 2,700 employees as the demand for iron and steel drops during the coronavirus pandemic, the company said.