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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…
California awakes to new reality: Homebound amid outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While California awoke Friday to the reality of a near lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it was business as usual for Rick Curnutt and his family, who were hunkered down in China dur…
Business Fallout: Starbucks limits access, Target raises pay
Less than three months ago came the first reports of cases of pneumonia related to a virus first detected in Wuhan, China. The outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruptions that ha…
Business Fallout: Airlines beg for aid; Google launches site
The rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus since it was first revealed in China less than three months ago has dealt an unparalleled shock to the global economy.
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.
At sea during pandemic, fishermen return to stormy times
The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna.
FAA says it is suspending flights to NYC-area and Philadelphia airports because of virus-related staffing issues
NEW YORK (AP) — FAA says it is suspending flights to NYC-area and Philadelphia airports because of virus-related staffing issues.
Fishermen return from sea with big catch, no place to sell
The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna.
Factories pivot to fight coronavirus, but challenges abound
DETROIT (AP) — Factories that crank out cars and trucks looking into making much-needed ventilators. Distilleries intended for whiskey and rum to instead turn out hand sanitizers and disinfectants. And an electroni…
The Latest: U.S. Navy sailor in Florida tests positive
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Virus outbreak poses massive challenges for US charities
NEW YORK (AP) — With its global scope and its staying power, the coronavirus outbreak poses unprecedented challenges for charities and nonprofit groups that rely on donations.
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.
The Latest: Beijing screening overseas flights for virus
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McConnell unveils economic rescue plan amid virus shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a sweeping economic rescue plan Thursday to pump $1,200 direct checks to taxpayers, $300 billion for small businesses to keep idled workers on payro…
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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…