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Amazon’s Walla Walla data center plan sparks tension between protesters, local officials
WALLA WALLA — More than 400 Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide mo…
Stocks post 4th gain in a row, extending a weeklong rally
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market’s solid rebound this week and delivering another round of record highs for the major indexes.
Harsh sentence sought for woman who took $5M from loved ones
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman who cheated relatives, her closest friends and her husband's firefighting colleagues out of nearly $5 million to fund a lavish lifestyle should face the harshest sentenc…
Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s first retail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state.
Audi recalls 107K US vehicles for new Takata air bag problem
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 107,000 older vehicles sold by its Audi luxury brand because Takata driver's air bag inflators may not function properly or they could hurl shrapnel in a crash.
A glance at US mortgage rates; 30-year falls to 3.45%
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NY Times publisher's 4Q profit grows as it adds subscribers
NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of The New York Times posted a 20% gain in fourth-quarter profits as the paper continued to add digital subscribers, although ad revenue declined both online and in print.
Corporate America has a 1%, too, more influential than ever
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that they've already taken over our lives, big tech companies are taking over the stock market.
US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
DETROIT (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't need to meet the same federal safety standards for cars …
FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.
IMF: Oil-rich Gulf Arab states may spend savings in 15 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy-rich Gulf Arab states could burn through all their savings in the next 15 years as worries about climate change and supply from new competitors dampen oil prices, the Inter…
Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
AKRON, Iowa (AP) — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are ubiquitous in the Midwestern countryside.
Experts ponder human error in Italian high-speed train crash
OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) — A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday, killing two railway workers and injuring 28 other people as its engine broke off and careened into a…
Fiat Chrysler: prolonged virus trouble can hurt Europe plant
MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Thursday that while the virus outbreak in China posed no immediate business risk, production at one European plant could be affected if supply chains remain blocked.
Online mattress pioneer Casper soars in debut trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. popped Thursday in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
Yum Brands ends 2019 strong, but China virus will hurt sales
KFC owner Yum Brands ended 2019 with better-than-expected sales, but the impact of the new virus in China could weigh heavily on its first quarter results.