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MOSES LAKE — Klompen Farms of Royal City is this year’s hay growing royalty. Owners Bob and Anne Wieldraayer we…
Dubai airport remains world's No. 1 for international travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world's busiest for international travel, despite closing one of its runways for repairs last yea…
Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbreak.
Finland plans to give dads equal parental leave as mothers
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's female-dominated government unveiled a plan Wednesday to give both parents the same amount of fully paid parental leave in an effort to push dads in to take time off from work to spend mo…
Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new virus grows
TOKYO (AP) — Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new virus were led by gloved and masked officials Wednesday off a Japanese cruise ship, while the rest of the 3,700 people on board…
Court weighing arguments in Ohio gunman school records case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Six months after a 24-year-old man who'd reportedly exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager gunned down nine people in Dayton, the Ohio Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether a stu…
Spanish CEO barred from US over his company's Cuba interests
MADRID (AP) — A major Spanish hotel chain said Wednesday that the U.S. State Department informed the CEO he is barred from entering the United States because of his company’s business interests in Cuba.
Edmunds: Are diesel engines on light duty trucks worth it?
Once exclusive to heavy-duty pickup trucks, diesel-powered engines have recently come to full-size light-duty trucks as well. The Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 are among the most popular vehicle…
Survey: US companies added 291,000 jobs in January
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies added 291,000 jobs in January, a big increase from December, but much of that strength likely reflected unusually warm weather during the month.
US backs Cyprus amid tensions with Turkey over gas drilling
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The U.S. backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative actions" that undermine stability, a…
Turkish media report a plane has skidded off the runway in Istanbul, causing damage to its fuselage
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media report a plane has skidded off the runway in Istanbul, causing damage to its fuselage.
Thailand cuts rate in latest move to blunt impact of virus
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to an all-time low of 1% from 1.25% on Wednesday to help the economy weather a series of setbacks, most lately the virus outbreak in China that…
Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Michael Sanchez.
US trade deficit drops for first time in six years, sliding 1.7% to $616.8 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — US trade deficit drops for first time in six years, sliding 1.7% to $616.8 billion.
Prada agrees to racial training after window display uproar
NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury fashion brand Prada will take steps including racial equity training for its employees in New York City and executives in Milan, as well as hiring a diversity officer, as part of a settlement…
EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit
BRUSSELS (AP) — Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union's executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move made all the more urgent by French objections to open enlargement ta…