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Updated 21 hours, 21 minutes ago

More homes on the market in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — People hoping to buy a home in July had a better selection available to them than a year ago, accordi…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Walmart limits store access; US airlines sign up for grants

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Mega Millions change means jackpots will be big, not massive

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Winning a Mega Millions lottery prize worth hundreds of millions of dollars was always a long, long shot, but soon it will be nearly impossible.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
US long-term mortgages fall; 30-year at 3.33%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week for the second straight week as anxiety has spiraled over devastation to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
US urges masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration urged Americans to cover their faces in public and limited exports of medical supplies Friday as New York’s governor took his own dramatic step to fight the coronavirus — vo…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand to leave as rules ease

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand since it began a lockdown last week were starting to fly to their home countries Friday.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Stocks close lower on Wall Street after latest grim reading on job losses due to coronavirus outbreak spooks investors

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks close lower on Wall Street after latest grim reading on job losses due to coronavirus outbreak spooks investors.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Asian Americans use social media to mobilize against attacks

Kyle Navarro was kneeling down to unlock his bicycle when he noticed an older white man staring at him. Navarro, who is Filipino, tried to ignore him, but that soon became impossible.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Boost the schmooze? Trump wants tax dining deduction back

WASHINGTON (AP) — It may be an odd gesture at a time of social distancing, but President Donald Trump is leaning into his plea to Congress to restore full tax benefits prized by business for fine dining and schmooz…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
A bleak US jobs report likely portends even deeper losses

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grim snapshot of the U.S. job market's sudden collapse emerged Friday with a report that employers shed hundreds of thousands of jobs last month because of the viral outbreak that's brought the …

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Vendors return in Wuhan as China prepares virus memorial

WUHAN, China (AP) — Sidewalk vendors wearing face masks and gloves sold pork, tomatoes, carrots and other vegetables to shoppers Friday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, as workers prepared …

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Tesla, Dave & Buster rise; Chewy, Macquarie fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Small business relief program launches, hits snags

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s $349 billion relief program for small businesses got off to a rocky start Friday as hundreds of thousands tried to apply for desperately needed loans.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Mormons unveil new official logo at crowd-less conference

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sat 6 feet apart inside an empty room as the faith carried out its signature conference Saturday by adhering to social distancing g…