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MOSES LAKE — Klompen Farms of Royal City is this year’s hay growing royalty. Owners Bob and Anne Wieldraayer we…
Facebook, YouTube: Firm must stop scraping faces from sites
Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of i…
United Airlines buys flight academy to gain source of pilots
United Airlines said Wednesday it is buying a flight academy to help produce a new supply of trained pilots, an unusual approach to deal with the wave of retirements now hitting the airline industry.
Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose.
Report: Emirates pilots unaware engines idle in 2016 crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The pilots of an Emirates flight that crashed in 2016 and caught fire in Dubai did not realize the engines of their Boeing 777 remained idle as they tried to take off from a faile…
China cuts tariffs on $75 billion of imports from US in response to American tariff reduction in trade truce
BEIJING (AP) — China cuts tariffs on $75 billion of imports from US in response to American tariff reduction in trade truce.
Passengers screamed, panicked as Istanbul plane crash-landed
ISTANBUL (AP) — Passengers on the Turkish airliner that crash-landed and crumpled into pieces in Istanbul, killing three people, say the plane's descent felt unusually fast and left those on board screaming and pan…
Toyota raises annual forecast on cost cuts, healthy sales
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's top automaker Toyota raised its annual forecast Thursday after cost cuts and healthy sales quadrupled quarterly profits from the previous year.
Belarus leader bemoans Russia's halt on oil supplies
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The leader of Belarus complained Thursday about Russia's halt on oil supplies ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss closer economic ties between the two countries.
This week's American turmoil, seen through allies' eyes
For American politics, it’s been a week for the ages: a bungled start to the 2020 presidential primary season, a State of the Union speech with partisanship on full display and a conclusion to the most contentious …
Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure
NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence, saying he has terminal kidney failure and less than 18 mon…
Canadian company seeks new site to bury nuclear waste
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A power company is reconsidering its options after dropping plans to bury waste from its nuclear plants on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, officials said Wednesday.
Bill in Vermont would decriminalize prostitution
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Some Vermont lawmakers hope to make prostitution safer and remove the stigma that often prevents sex workers from seeking police protection and health care.
Yum Brands ends 2019 strong, but China virus could cut sales
KFC owner Yum Brands Inc. ended 2019 with better-than-expected sales, but the impact of the new virus in China could weigh heavily on its first quarter results.
US productivity rises 1.4% in Q4 and gains 1.7% for all 2019, best showing since 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — US productivity rises 1.4% in Q4 and gains 1.7% for all 2019, best showing since 2010.
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scr…