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The Way Cafe opens in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — It had only been open about an hour and a half, but already The Way Cafe was bustling Tuesday morning.
US consumer prices were unchanged in October, the lowest reading in 5 months, as inflation slows after a summer spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices were unchanged in October, the lowest reading in 5 months, as inflation slows after a summer spike.
709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a further sign that the job market might be slowly heali…
709,000 Americans seek jobless aid as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — 709,000 Americans seek jobless aid as layoffs remain elevated amid resurgence of virus.
US consumer prices unchanged in October, lowest in 5 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October, the lowest reading in five months and an indication that a price spike over the summer is beginning to fade as coronavirus cases begin to spread.
The Latest: Fauci: Wear mask, stay distant to avoid lockdown
WASHINGTON --Dr. Anthony Fauci says he doesn’t believe the United States will need to go into lockdown to fight the coronavirus if people double down on wearing masks and social distancing.
France's Sarkozy seeks closure of Libyan corruption case
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, after a centr…
The Latest: Africa sees average 8% rise in new virus cases
NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s top public health official says the continent has seen an average 8% rise in new coronavirus cases over the past month as infections creep up again in parts of the continent of 1.3 billion…
India announces $35 billion economic stimulus package
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s finance minister on Thursday announced a $35.14 billion package to stimulate the economy by boosting jobs, consumer demand, manufacturing, agriculture and exports hit by the coronavirus pan…
UK economy bounces back in summer but faces wintry chills
LONDON (AP) — The British economy remained nearly 10% smaller at the end of the third quarter despite posting a record bounceback in the summer, when many of the restrictions that had been placed on businesses to c…
State-owned Emirates posts $3.8 billion in half-year losses
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirates Group, the owner of the Middle East’s biggest carrier, reported Thursday it lost $3.8 billion in the first half of the year, its first net loss in over three decades afte…
Japanese automaker Nissan posts loss amid pandemic, scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan posted a loss of 44.4 billion yen ($421 million) in the last quarter as the pandemic slammed profitability and the Japanese automaker fought to restore a brand image tarnished by a scandal cente…
The Latest: Germany says restrictions likely through winter
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister is cautioning that restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus are likely to last through the winter as numbers of new infections remain high.
Siemens quarterly profit rises, last under CEO Kaeser
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German industrial equipment and technology maker Siemens AG recorded a 28% increase in net profit to 1.88 billion euros ($2.21 billion) in the most recent quarter, boosted by a gain of 800…
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
BEIRUT (AP) — She is a nurse at a Beirut hospital, and still Rita Harb can’t find her grandfather’s heart drugs.
6 Italian execs arrested in probe linked to bridge collapse
MILAN (AP) — Italian financial police on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against six current and former managers of Italy’s main private highway operator as part of investigations stemming from the Genoa bridge co…