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Moses Lake's newest Mexican restaurant opens — Cactus
MOSES LAKE — Suced Yusso is a new restaurateur in Moses Lake, opening the Cactus restaurant downtown at 212 S. Div…
EU agrees on virus economy aid but split over way ahead
BRUSSELS (AP) — Faced with a mounting coronavirus death toll and the prospect of a deep recession, European finance ministers have backed a major half-trillion-euro (about $550 billion) rescue package.
Consumer prices drop 0.4% in March, led by fall in energy costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices drop 0.4% in March, led by fall in energy costs.
Airlines and Trump administration haggle over payroll grants
The Trump administration is proposing that a significant amount of the $25 billion in cash that airlines expected to keep workers on the job will instead be low-interest loans that big airlines will have to repay, …
Federal budget deficit totals $743.6 billion budget over 6 months before coronavirus impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal budget deficit totals $743.6 billion budget over 6 months before coronavirus impact.
Cleveland daily newspaper reduced to 4 union journalists
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland has been reduced as an organization to little more than the name atop its front page after owners laid off 10 of its remaining 14 union journalists.
US budget deficit totals $743.6 billion over past 6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government's budget deficit for the first half of this budget year totaled $743.6 billion, up 7.6% from last year, and well on its way to topping $1 trillion even before the impacts of…
The Latest: Japanese leaders press PM to hasten measures
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
Saudi state TV says OPEC+ deal is 10 million barrels per day cut to July 1; 8 million per day cut through end of year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state TV says OPEC+ deal is 10 million barrels per day cut to July 1; 8 million per day cut through end of year.
Southeast Asian ministers endorse plans for pandemic fund
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers have endorsed the setting up of a regional fund to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and discussed a planned video summit of their leaders with counter…
Renault seeking 4-5 billion euros in state-backed loans
PARIS (AP) — Renault says it is seeking billions in state-backed loans, cancelling its dividend for 2019 and its chairman is taking a pay cut, as the French automaker tries to weather the coronavirus crisis.
Euro countries agree half trillion euros in support
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Governments from the 19 countries that use the euro overcame sharp differences to agree Thursday on measures that could provide more than a half-trillion euros ($550 billion) for companies…
Drums, dancers livestream as virus moves powwows online
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The names pop up quickly on Whitney Rencountre's computer screen, and he greets them as he would in person.
Markets stable amid holidays, oil down on OPEC uncertainty
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavi…
OPEC says a proposed cut to oil production 'is conditional on the consent of Mexico' after marathon teleconference
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC says a proposed cut to oil production 'is conditional on the consent of Mexico' after marathon teleconference.
Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-1…