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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…
Erdogan, Trump agree on 'close cooperation' in virus crisis
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump have spoken on the phone, discussing the coronavirus pandemic, bilateral relations and regional developments.
Florida among slowest states to process unemployment claims
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As unemployment surged during the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Florida ranked at or near the bottom of all states in its speed of processing those claims, federal da…
Justices rule against Montana homeowners near Superfund site
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court delivered a setback Monday to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting.
Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enough testin…
Gov't relief loans to restaurant chains draw complaints
Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to call for changes to the program before Congress provides it with new funding.
After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — While Indonesia’s neighbors scrambled early this year to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the government of the world’s fourth most populous nation insisted that everything wa…
PG&E's bankruptcy plan strides toward approval in California
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are being advised to approve Pacific Gas & Electric's plan to emerge from bankruptcy with new controls designed to prevent a recurrence of the utility's past bad behavi…
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US-Mexico-Canada border restrictions extended; United grim
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says restaurants, gyms, hair salons and other businesses may begin reopening statewide Friday
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says restaurants, gyms, hair salons and other businesses may begin reopening statewide Friday.
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Monday, as the market gave up some of the big gains from its first back-to-back weekly increase since February.
United Airlines, Lennox fall; Bristol-Myers, M&T Bank rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday:
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell $55.90, or more than 300%, to settle at negative $37.63 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped $2.51 to close at $25.57 a barrel.
Cyprus: Turkey's latest gas drilling proof of 'expansionism'
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey continues to pursue “illegal expansionist plans” in the east Mediterranean by again attempting to drill for gas in waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights, the Cypriot govern…
JBS shuts down Minnesota pork plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — JBS USA said it is temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers, the