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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…
Facebook to label national origin of popular posts
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it will label posts from popular accounts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate grou…
New home sales plunge 15.4% in March as virus hits
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. new home sales plunged 15.4% in March as a winding down in the middle of the month due to the coronavirus began to rattle the housing market.
AP Explains: What Virgin Australia's bankruptcy move means
CANBERRA. Australia (AP) — Virgin Australia has become the world’s largest airline to seek bankruptcy protection in the weeks since the coronavirus shutdown created a debt crisis.
Social Security and Medicare funds at risk even before virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay fu…
Moving past 'invisible enemy,' Trump nudges nation to reopen
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to convince Americans to disrupt their lives and stay home. Now, as President Donald Trump aims for a swif…
Paper mill is back in business after dramatic explosion
JAY, Maine (AP) — A paper mill disabled by a dramatic explosion
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
BERLIN (AP) — Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and criticized for a health care system seen as bloated and overly expensive, Germany has found itself well equipped now to weat…
Snap, Chipotle rise; Netflix, United Airlines fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
Asian shares rise moderately as oil prices recover
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose moderately Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and even oil prices recovering from their recent plunge to zero.
Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whether slaughterhouses can remain virus-free.
Mayor called reckless for urging Vegas to test reopening
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials condemned comments Wednesday by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman after she called for casinos and other nonessential businesses to reopen and suggested the city could serve as a tes…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states now find themselves trapped by the coronavirus pandemic, losing jobs, running out of money and…
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
BRUSSELS (AP) — The new coronavirus is devastating lives, health care systems and economies, and European Union leaders must work together, using every lever at their disposal, to rebuild and restore public faith i…
Coronavirus cruise ship finally leaves Australian port
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise ship that is the subject of a criminal investigation after it became Australia’s largest single source of coronavirus infections set off from the country's shores Thursday a mont…
Belgian port to test virus bracelets amid tech tracing fears
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe’s second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device ai…