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Basin home prices up overall
MOSES LAKE — Home prices were up across most of the Columbia Basin in August, the latest month for which informati…
Asian shares extend losses as toll from pandemic surges
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares started the week with fresh losses as countries reported surging numbers of infections from the coronavirus that has prompted shutdowns of travel and business in many parts of the world.
Visa extends athlete sponsorship to 2021 after Olympic delay
Visa has told its global roster of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls their sponsorships will be extended into 2021 after the Tokyo Games were postponed, providing some financial certainty amid the disruption caused b…
Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to provide payments to most Americans, rescue virus-hit businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to provide payments to most Americans, rescue virus-hit businesses.
Farmworkers key to keeping US fed are wary of virus spread
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Salvador Calzadillas isn't worried about catching the coronavirus when he's picking mandarin oranges in the trees in central California. But he said the mere act of getting to the groves e…
A few miles away yet worlds apart, 2 families wait out virus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One week in isolation. Two families. Only a few miles away, yet a world apart.
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing. The sharp drop i…
Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. In Minneapolis, a concert promoting the once-…
PG&E to use wildfire victims fund to pay for past crimes
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t pay for its crimes in a deadly Northern California wildfire by taking m…
Nevada distilleries turning hooch into hand sanitizer
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Several alcohol distilleries in Nevada unable to make liquor under current coronavirus shutdowns are turning their attention to another product to help soothe customers.
National bills coming due, with risk; consumers see it, too
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
Stocks are closing 3% lower on Wall Street but still held on to weekly gains after a rally this week as aid bill passed
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing 3% lower on Wall Street but still held on to weekly gains after a rally this week as aid bill passed.
Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible
If you hadn't already heard have of Zoom Video Communications, there is a decent chance you’ve made its acquaintance over the past few weeks.
IMF head says global economy now in recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday it is clear that the global economy has now entered a recession that could be as bad or worse than the 2009 downturn.
California virus death toll surpasses 100; infections surge
With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll surpassing 100, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians to spend a second weekend at home to slow the spread of infection.
Cruise stocks sink after missing out on economic-relief bill
Shares of cruise lines have taken on more water after the industry's major players were shut out from government assistance as part of the major