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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz,…
US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry.
Key figure in UAW corruption probe gets shorter sentence
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Monday cut 18 months off a 5 1/2-year prison sentence for a former Fiat Chrysler executive who with union members looted a training center for auto workers.
NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers
BEIJING (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to remove shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers under an order by President Donald Trump that Beijing warned might lead to retaliation.
Bid to address health costs by 3 corporate giants is over
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A health care venture conceived by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to attack soaring costs is dissolving.
New York Stock Exchange says it no longer plans to delist shares of three Chinese phone companies targeted by U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Stock Exchange says it no longer plans to delist shares of three Chinese phone companies targeted by U.S.
The Latest: China makes parts of province high danger zones
BEIJING -- China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found.
The Latest: Mexico approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December, about 82% of…
The Latest: Kansas gov comfortable with vaccine distribution
TOPEKA, Kan. - Gov. Laura Kelly says she’s “very comfortable” with how Kansas is distributing COVID-19 vaccines despite U.S. government data showing its inoculation rate is the lowest of any state.
The Latest: LA County likely to hit 1,000 virus deaths soon
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is likely to hit the tragic statistic of 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths a week soon if the current trends continue, officials said Monday.
Indian farmers to continue highway protests after talks fail
NEW DELHI (AP) — Representatives of the Indian government and protesting farmers failed again Monday to reach agreement on the farmers' demand that new agricultural reform laws be repealed.
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Carlos Ghosn asks why Japanese don't question him in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said in an interview aired Monday that French investigators are coming to question him in Lebanon over some legal challenges in France, asking why don't the Jap…
The Latest: COVID-19 variant found in upstate New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York has found its first known case of a new variant of COVID-19 in upstate New York.
Genworth, Ford fall; Tesla, Magellan Health rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: