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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…
Beleaguered airlines seek US grants, loans, tax relief that could exceed $50 billion
DALLAS (AP) — Beleaguered airlines seek US grants, loans, tax relief that could exceed $50 billion.
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EU proposes travel ban, fast-track lanes to beat back virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Monday to suppress the spread of the coronavirus by restricting foreign travelers while also proposing fast-track traffic lanes to make sure vital medical equipment reaches …
US census faces challenges counting small, poor Latino towns
GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) — The two white-washed, mission-style churches and old, wooden homes in this town of mostly Latinos and Native Americans seem misplaced near luxury apartments in Phoenix and a suburb surroundi…
To bet or not to bet? Casinos, gamblers weigh virus concerns
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gamblers and vacationers who had planned to visit U.S. casinos expressed a mixture of disappointment and relief over a wave of closings in at least 15 states as officials worked on slowin…
Lockdowns, stocks down as virus fight shifts away from China
MADRID (AP) — The global battle to contain the coronavirus breached a new level of urgency Monday, as governments locked down borders, millions of workers, students and worshipers were ordered to stay home, and ple…
Business asks government to act to avert 'devastating' hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest business organization asked the Trump administration and Congress on Monday to act rapidly to help companies have access to cash and avert a “potentially devastating” hit to
Virus seizes markets and it's no longer business as usual
Global markets and businesses big and small opened the week to a landscape seemingly altered by the coronavirus pandemic. A host of retail chains have shut their doors or diminished hours of business. Banks are tak…
German virus vaccine firm denies US made takeover offer
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NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Bars and restaurants will become takeout-only and businesses from movie theaters and casinos to gyms and beyond will be shuttered Monday night throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut because…
Stocks sink at open, triggering 15 minute halt in trading, as investors worry virus impact could lead to recession
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sink at open, triggering 15 minute halt in trading, as investors worry virus impact could lead to recession.
Dow plunges 2,250 points, 9.7%, as more of US economy shuts down, Fed makes emergency rate cut; oil prices fall sharply
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow plunges 2,250 points, 9.7%, as more of US economy shuts down, Fed makes emergency rate cut; oil prices fall sharply.
4 rebels killed in clash in Indonesia's Papua region
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Four Papuan independence fighters were killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group near the world's largest gold mine in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region, polic…
Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.