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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
Trump skips Southeast Asia summit for third year in a row
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump skipped a summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts for the third year in a row on Saturday, with rival China set to expand its influence with a massive free trade de…
Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won't concede
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election, one that could drag the market through more painful uncertainty.
Delivery giant DoorDash plans IPO
NEW YORK (AP) — Delivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the world stays home during the pan…
As virus cases rise, Southwest sees slower travel recovery
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines cautioned Thursday that the tenuous recovery in air travel could be fading as coronavirus cases spike across the United States.
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch…
GM recalling nearly 69K Bolt electric cars due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them.
Nissan's damages case against absent Ghosn opens in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A civil court trial began Friday in Japan over Nissan’s demand for 10 billion yen, or $95 million, in damages from its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn.
Volunteers spend Sundays to help Singapore's less fortunate
SINGAPORE (AP) — Fion Phua has been volunteering for so long, she is nicknamed Robin Hood for her efforts helping the poor. Singapore's partial lockdown as the coronavirus was spreading in April left her fretting o…
Cisco Systems, DraftKings rise; Digirad falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
Asia Today: S. Korea begins fining people not wearing masks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining people who fail to wear masks in public.
North Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaign
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before fleeing authoritarian North Korea in 2009, Kang Mi-Jin was regularly mobilized by the state for military-like productivity campaigns that were a source of both pride and pain. She w…
New Jersey sets U.S. sport bet record for 3rd month at $803M
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's red-hot sports betting market set the national record for the highest amount wagered on sports for the third month in a row in October with over $803 million plunked down by …
7 killed in factory explosion southwest of Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say seven people have been killed and one injured in a factory explosion southwest of Beijing.
Trump bans US investment in Chinese military-linked firms
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up a conflict with China over security and technology by barring Americans from investing in companies that U.S. officials say are owned or controlled by the C…