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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…
Violet Power to build at Port of Moses Lake
Solar power start-up Violet Power will build a production facility north of Moses Lake rather than leasing space, as it first announced.
UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and ph…
Britain has inoculated the first patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Britain has inoculated the first patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
China's manufacturing recovery weakens in December
BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months as the economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic while its trading partners struggled with rising inf…
UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
LONDON (AP) — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers' unions to keep schools in England closed for at lea…
The Latest: S Korea extends distancing rules for 2 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is extending stringent distancing rules for two more weeks as authorities seek to suppress a viral resurgence, while confirming its first case of an apparently more contagious coron…
China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies
BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday that it would take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement that it would delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of…
Tesla's annual sales up 36% but comes short of delivery goal
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla's annual sales rose 36%, but the electric car company came short of its annual goal to deliver 500,000 vehicles.
Asia Today: Thailand confirms 745 new coronavirus cases
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has registered 745 new coronavirus cases, with a new death reported in Bangkok, where a semi-lockdown went into effect.
Cuts likely as Fiat Chrysler-PSA tie-up nears approval
MILAN (AP) — While running Nissan’s North American operations from 2009 to 2011, Carlos Tavares had a reputation for closely watching costs with little tolerance for vehicles or ventures that didn’t make money.
Delta CEO sees some recovery from travel slump later in 2021
DETROIT (AP) — The leader of Delta Air Lines is telling workers that he expects some recovery from the coronavirus travel downturn by the spring.
Correction: Fruits of Labor-The Children story
In a story about child labor in the palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia that tied the oil to the supply chain of Girl Scout cookies, The Associated Press reported erroneously that two girls in a Michigan tr…
AP Interview: India bars virus vaccine maker from exporting
NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses …
GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year's Day session with Republicans rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000
Stock exchange delisting 3 China companies under Trump order
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Chinese companies will be booted off the New York Stock Exchange this month under an executive order signed in November by President Donald Trump.