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Decoraciones Hermosillo opens location in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Decoraciones Hermosillo has found a home, and it’s packed with decorations for all kinds of events. …
Trump's chief virus aid negotiator sees 'a lot of progress'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's top negotiator on COVID-19 financial aid reported headway Thursday on a $900 billion-plus plan, citing similarities between the latest administration offer and an emerging…
Swiss, Italians find deal to keep trains running in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland and Italy say they've reached a last-moment deal to keep trains running between the two countries, after concerns over coronavirus containment threatened to almost entirely …
Medical privacy changes would smooth info sharing in crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations.
US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel convened on Thursday to decide whether to endorse large-scale use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americ…
US stocks wobble as pandemic damage to economy piles up
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are teeter-tottering on Thursday, following more evidence that
Fears and tension mount for commuters still heading to work
NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn't dare confront him. More riders board and it's impossi…
US stocks tick lower as pandemic damage to economy piles up
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging further away from their records on Thursday, following more evidence that the pandemic is tightening its grip on the economy and as investors wait to see if Congress will do a…
Google, Amazon fined $163 million by French privacy watchdog
PARIS (AP) — France’s data privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined Google 100 millions euros ($121 million) and Amazon 35 million euros ($42 million) for breaching the country’s rules on advertising cookies.
UK signs post-Brexit free trade deal with Singapore
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has signed a free trade deal with Singapore covering trade worth 17.6 billion pounds ($23.4 billion,) the latest in a series of trade pacts that Britain is seeking to secure around the world …
November consumer prices up 0.2% as energy costs rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2% in November as a rise in the cost of energy and a number of other goods offset a drop in food costs.
US consumer prices increase 0.2% in November as energy prices rise while food costs drop
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices increase 0.2% in November as energy prices rise while food costs drop.
US jobless claims jump to 853,000 as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US jobless claims jump to 853,000 as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus.
US jobless claims jump to 853,000 amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher.
Europe gets new blast of stimulus to counter virus surge
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) —
German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR
BERLIN (AP) — German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company's decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said.