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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…
French government announces ‘historic’ 7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) aid package to save Air France
PARIS (AP) — French government announces ‘historic’ 7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) aid package to save Air France.
Twin River buying casinos in New Jersey, Nevada, Louisiana
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A casino company in the smallest state is pulling off one of the biggest deals of the year in the gambling industry, buying casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Shreveport, Louisiana, an…
Asia Today: Muslims alter traditions in virus-hit Ramadan
BANGKOK (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Asia began Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, on Friday under the gloom of life with the coronavirus, which has forced extensive changes to traditions.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks closed out a tumultuous week on Wall Street Friday with broad gains, led by familiar names in technology, including Apple.
Reopening Florida's theme parks could be long, slow process
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Reopening Florida’s theme parks, among the world’s most visited attractions and one of the state’s biggest economic engines, could be a long process fraught with logistical and public healt…
3 states partly reopen, despite health officials' warnings
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from
Judge clears Baltimore’s planned aerial surveillance test
A federal judge on Friday cleared a planned pilot program by the Baltimore Police Department to consistently surveil the city for six months using cameras attached to airplanes.
Ex-CEO, citing virus, seeks home sentence in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — The former CEO of a top investment company who got nine months in prison in the college admissions bribery scheme asked a judge if he could begin his sentence at home because of the risk of catching t…
2nd French court orders Amazon to better protect workers
PARIS (AP) — Amazon is keeping all of its French warehouses closed for the time being, after an appeals court upheld a ruling saying the company hadn’t done enough to protect workers from the coronavirus.
Agencies lower outlook of Greece's credit rating to stable
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Standard & Poor's and Fitch ratings agencies have lowered their outlook on Greece’s credit rating, from positive to stable, amid the financial impact the coronavirus measures are taking on the…
German business outlook plunges due to virus lockdown
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched indicator of German business executives' outlooks plunged to its lowest ever level in April as economists struggled to predict just how deep the coronavirus downturn woul…
Hertz; J.C. Penney fall; Edwards Lifesciences, WWE rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Tons of sanitizer: Retailer charged with hoarding, gouging
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups.
DraftKings debuts on Wall Street amid sports world lockdown
BOSTON (AP) — Sports daily fantasy and betting website DraftKings made its stock market debut Friday against a backdrop of a near-complete shutdown of athletic competition across the globe due to the coronavirus pa…
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson steps down, Stankey to succeed
NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is stepping down after leading the telecommunications giant for 13 years.