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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Liz Weston: 4 financial ‘experts’ who could steer you wrong
None of us knows everything we need to know about money, so we may turn to experts for help. But some money professionals who offer advice are not qualified to do so — nor are they required to put our interests ahe…
Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders in Russia for talks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss reopening transport routes in the region that have been paralyzed for nearly three decades ami…
Indonesia navy divers hunt for crashed plane's black boxes
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers scoured the floor of the Java Sea on Monday as they hunted for the black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that nosedived into the water over the weekend with 62 people a…
Hong Kong's new top judge urges impartiality in courts
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s new top judge warned Monday that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s courts need to show they are impartial amid a flurry of politically charged cases or risk losing public trust.
Israeli tycoon in Swiss court over alleged bribes in Guinea
GENEVA (AP) — Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz went on trial in Switzerland on Monday on charges of corruption and forging documents in an alleged bid to win lavish iron ore mining concessions in…
Global shares fall as pandemic fears overshadow aid hopes
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares and U.S. futures were mostly lower Monday as hopes for more U.S. economic aid were countered by fears over spreading damage from the pandemic.
Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese coronavirus vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese coronavirus vaccine.
Auctioneers find freeway exposure
Auctioneer Chuck Yarbro makes no bones about why his company has moved to its new location near the interchange of Interstate 90 and Dodson Road.
Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with other states because of the coronavirus pandemic, but shops are reporting brisk business nonetheless.
Asia Today: China asks residents in 2 cities to stay home
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have asked residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in …
Average US price of gas up 9 cents a gallon to $2.35
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 9 cents a gallon over the past three weeks to $2.35.
Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spri…
Austin American-Statesman editor retires after 32 years
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The editor of the Austin American-Statesman, John Bridges, is retiring after 32 years with the newspaper, it
Sarepta, Newmont fall; WD-40, New Relic rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
New law cracks down on shell companies to combat corruption
MIAMI (AP) — For years as a federal prosecutor in New York, Daniel R. Alonso led teams that had to search through a maze of anonymously owned corporate entities to expose criminal activity.