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Mason’s Place opens in new location
MOSES LAKE — For Heather Mason, the opening of Mason’s Place’s new location is about more than fresh paint, expand…
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus and 19 of them are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid…
What's Happening: Cruise ship tests, Prisons sanitized
As cases of the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 worldwide, people on a cruise ship tested positive, Tokyo Olympics organizers are adjusting for the torch's arrival in Japan, migrants headed to Europe are facing a…
Who's greener? Mine fight pits electric cars against flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rare Tiehm's buckwheat stands less than a foot tall (30 centimeters) in Nevada's rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems adorned with tiny yellow flowers in spring.
EU seeks united front to tackle medical shortages from virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are urging members to put solidarity above national interests as the virus sp…
Asian stock market plunge after fall in oil prices; Tokyo falls 6.2%, Hong Kong off 3.9%, Sydney down 6.1%
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock market plunge after fall in oil prices; Tokyo falls 6.2%, Hong Kong off 3.9%, Sydney down 6.1%.
Behind the scenes, scientists prep for COVID-19 vaccine test
WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new
Facebook says it will ban ads for medical face masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is temporarily banning advertisements for medical face masks as part of an effort to prevent use of its platform to exploit people's concerns about the
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The Latest: 2 in Congress self-quarantine over virus contact
ROME (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local):
Oil plunges 25% as another virus-fueled trading week begins
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are plunging amid concern a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversupply of crude.
Oil prices plunge 20% amid worries producers won't cut supplies enough to match falling demand in virus-weakened economy
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices plunge 20% amid worries producers won't cut supplies enough to match falling demand in virus-weakened economy.
P&G CEO on products for older folks; cutting back on plastic
NEW YORK (AP) — Tide detergent, Pantene shampoo and Gillette razors have filled cupboards for decades. But being a household name isn't good enough anymore.
German factory orders rebound in Jan, ahead of virus impact
BERLIN (AP) — Factory orders in Germany rebounded strongly in January after two months of declines, official data showed Friday, but it remains to be seen what impact mounting concerns over the coronavirus outbreak…
JPMorgan Chase, Square fall, Big Lots, Opko Health rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:
Gadgets for tech giants made with coerced Uighur labor
NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple…