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Port of Moses Lake issues bonds to buy property
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will issue about $19 million in bonds to buy land adjoining existing port prop…
AP PHOTOS: Virus redefines respecting personal space
ROME (AP) — Social distancing could qualify as an oxymoron in Italy, where walking arm-in-arm with friends, kissing neighbors in greeting and patting the heads of babies are part of the demonstrative culture.
Judge backs Minnesota's Twin Metals mine in lease dispute
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by environmental groups against the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, saying the Interior Department had the autho…
Earnhardt, Busch sign on for NASCAR esports series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and other NASCAR drivers have signed on to race in an exhibition esports series while their cars are kept off the tracks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Panic buying leaves retailers scrambling to restock
NEW YORK (AP) — Grocers big and small are hiring more workers, paying overtime and limiting purchases on certain high demand items as they scramble to restock shelves that have been wiped out by panic shopping in r…
Governments grapple with virus border closures, lockdowns
BERLIN (AP) — Governments grappled Wednesday with how to implement border closures, travel restrictions and lockdowns that have caused transportation chaos and imperiled economies, but which authorities say are nee…
US job openings jumped in January, before virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers sharply increased the number of jobs they advertised in January, a sign the job market and economy were in mostly solid shape before the virus outbreak hit.
Nevada governor orders closure of casinos, restaurants to fight spread of the coronavirus.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada governor orders closure of casinos, restaurants to fight spread of the coronavirus.
"How are we going to eat?" Virus tests Europe's social nets
MADRID (AP) — The morning rush-hour scene at Madrid’s Atocha train station this week perfectly captured the dilemma facing Europe as it confronts the coronavirus.
Fed launches 2 emergency programs last seen in 2008 crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve put in motion two emergency lending programs Tuesday that were last deployed in response to the 2008 financial crisis, aiming to ease the flow of credit to businesses and house…
Tesla factory could be shut under California health order
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — The Tesla factory that employs thousands of people could be forced to close after Alameda County on Tuesday night declared it a “nonessential business" under the county's shelter-in-place ord…
Millions in San Francisco area cope with virus restrictions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions in the San Francisco Bay Area found empty highways, shuttered stores and vacant streets Tuesday as officials began enforcing an order for residents to stay at home and only leave for e…
Wide swath of economy seeks share of COVID-19 rescue package
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress works on a rescue package to help shore up a U.S. economy hard hit by the
Asian stocks higher after Trump promise of virus aid
BEIJING (AP) — Major Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded on President Donald Trump's promise of aid to get the U.S. economy through the coronavirus outbreak.
Regeneron, Coupa rise; AMC Entertainment, HealthEquity fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday