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MOSES LAKE — Klompen Farms of Royal City is this year’s hay growing royalty. Owners Bob and Anne Wieldraayer we…
Huawei races to replace Google apps for next smartphone
BEIJING (AP) — If you can make smartphone apps, Chinese tech giant Huawei wants you.
UK automakers report drop in investment, production
LONDON (AP) — British auto production dropped for a third straight year in 2019, as carmakers continued to hold off on investment amid uncertainty over the country's departure from the European Union.
Post-Brexit trade deal, Huawei top Pompeo agenda in Britain
LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the U.S. and Britain would retain and enhance their special relationship once the U.K. leaves the European Union this week. He also said that Ame…
World markets tumble as fears over virus outbreak spread
Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia on Thursday as the impact of the virus outbreak in China expanded to include flight cancellations and other wider precautions to help stop its spread.
The guillotine: Brexit ends election roles for expat Britons
SAINT-MARTIAL-SUR-ISOP, France (AP) — For many Britons living in towns and villages across Europe, the stroke of midnight Friday will mean losing the right to vote and run for office, with Brexit acting as an elect…
High-profile housing bill fails to pass California Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have failed to pass the most ambitious proposal yet to combat a growing housing crisis in the nation's most populous state, voting down legislation Wednesday that woul…
Energy company: Broken rod in Great Lakes poses no risk
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) — An energy company sees no reason to remove a narrow 270-foot (82.3 meter) rod from the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, telling regulators that it poses no risk to the Great Lak…
Toyota's 2019 global vehicle sales trail Volkswagen's
TOKYO (AP) — German automaker Volkswagen has kept its lead as the world's largest automaker after Japanese rival Toyota announced it sold fewer vehicles last year.
Warren Buffett gets out of the newspaper business
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business.
Keeping 'Friends' for itself at HBO Max dings AT&T profit
As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content archives, hoping that the loss of income today will mean more money rolling in from subscrib…
Fed chair sees China virus as possible risk to world economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as the outlook for the global economy had been brightening in recent months, a new threat has suddenly emerged in the form of the viral outbreak in China.
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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged at low level amid global risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged at low level amid global risks.
Brexit deal cleared by EU Parliament; UK set to leave Friday
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union grudgingly let go of the United Kingdom with a final vote Wednesday at the EU's parliament that ended the Brexit divorce battle and set the scene for tough trade negotiations in t…
Argentina debates debt restructuring, reawakening old fears
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Chamber of Deputies voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a bill to restructure the Argentine government's $100 billion debt, which officials say is unpayable amid a deep rece…