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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…
Long-haul carrier Emirates says it will suspend all passenger flights beginning Wednesday over new coronavirus outbreak.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it will suspend all passenger flights beginning Wednesday over new coronavirus outbreak.
Virus outbreak means (mis)information overload: How to cope
The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many people, often making it difficult to separate fact from fiction and rumor from deliberate efforts to mislead.
Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Drive-thru sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test people for the new
Coronavirus rekindles oil spill memories along Gulf Coast
The spring of the
NAHB chairman talks coronavirus impact on homebuilding
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Economic and housing market trends at the start of the year both favored U.S. homebuilders’ prospects for solid sales in 2020.
Trump's fate tied to an unknown: how fast economy recovers
BALTIMORE (AP) — The
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
LONDON (AP) — To offset the crushing costs of trying to stem a global epidemic, the World Bank and partners announced the creation of “pandemic bonds” several years ago: the idea was to leverage private capital fro…
The Latest: Beijing screening overseas flights for virus
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Hawaii to quarantine all arrivals to the state for 14 days
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's governor has instituted a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine starting Thursday of all people traveling to the state as part of efforts to fight the spread of coronavirus
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UK pubs shut, state steps in to pay wages in face of virus
LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has turned everything on its head in the global economy, not least in Britain where the center-right Conservative government effectively socialized large chunks of the private…
FAA lifts brief virus-related suspension of flights to NYC-area, Philadelphia airports
NEW YORK (AP) — FAA lifts brief virus-related suspension of flights to NYC-area, Philadelphia airports.
As virus grips nation, advocates move to halt evictions
NEW YORK (AP) — On the day after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic, Joe Ferguson was given a batch of court-ordered evictions to carry out in his job as constable in Tucson, Arizona.
Telemedicine emerges as care option during COVID-19 outbreak
Got a worrisome rash? You can still see a doctor if you can't leave home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Senators deny trading on virus info as scrutiny mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing public outrage, senators in both political parties denied Friday that they exploited advance knowledge when they dumped stocks and other financial holdings before the coronavirus wreaked ha…