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‘Most big repairs start out as small repairs’
MOSES LAKE — When Uziel Ortega launched Steadfast Home Services earlier this year, he wasn't sure whether the phon…
GOP campaign donor in Texas among President Trump's pardons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's clemency actions Tuesday included pardoning the former owner of a Texas construction company who pleaded guilty to underpaying his taxes and whose family has don…
Passengers stuck for two weeks on cruise ship in Japan begin to leave after virus quarantine ends
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Passengers stuck for two weeks on cruise ship in Japan begin to leave after virus quarantine ends.
Dutch appeals court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion compensation award to Yukos shareholders.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch appeals court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion compensation award to Yukos shareholders.
Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices
NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA, Spain (AP) — Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests blocked highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles Tuesday in the latest mass protest over what they say are plummeting i…
China turns to internet for food supplies amid virus fears
BEIJING (AP) — Wang Feng, house-bound by China’s virus outbreak, counts on the parka-clad delivery drivers of e-commerce giant JD.com to keep her kitchen stocked.
Firm loses compensation claim vs. Norway for spy recruitment
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian concrete company on Tuesday lost its compensation case against its home country, claiming it suffered financial losses after Norway's intelligence services tried to recruit tw…
Fitch Ratings: Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's financial situation points to a likely restructuring of the country's massive debt and financial sector to preserve declining foreign currency reserves, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo offers to buy smaller rival
MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo announced Tuesday a 4.9 billion-euro ($5.3 billion) takeover offer for smaller rival UBI Banca - an unexpected move, even if experts have long called for consolidation in t…
Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make ren…
France gives backing to Cyprus amid gas search tensions
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France's defense minister said Tuesday that her country stands in solidarity with Cyprus amid tensions over a Turkish search for natural gas inside Cypriot waters.
Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s — which bears his name and made him a multibillionaire — if he is elected U.S. president, a top advis…
China virus outbreak chilling recovery for Asian economies
BANGKOK (AP) — The virus outbreak in China has put South Korea's economy into an "emergency situation," its president says. Japan is on the brink of recession and big manufacturers are forecasting a whole world of …
Wendy's to pay $400K to resolve child labor law allegations
BOSTON (AP) — Fast-food chain Wendy's has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated child labor laws by having teenage employees at dozens of Massachusetts restaurants work later and longer tha…
Poland's miners protest coal imports seen as threat to jobs
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Miners in southern Poland worried that massive coal imports will eliminate their jobs on Tuesday blocked railway tracks on the import route.
Nissan shareholders furious at Ghosn scandal, dismal results
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan shareholders vented their outrage at the Japanese automaker's top management Tuesday for crashing stock prices, zero dividends and quarterly losses after the scandal-ridden departure of former C…