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Updated 6 days, 18 hours ago

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.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Rally fades on Wall Street, pulling indexes below records

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday, helped by big technology stocks, but news of tighter restrictions in New York State helped dent an earlier rally.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Airline alliances urge testing over quarantines

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three global airline alliances are urging governments to put into practice common guidelines for passenger testing and digital health pass technology, to help people start flying again.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Central Florida lands hub for Jetsons-like 'flying cars'

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The nation's first regional hub for “flying cars" is being built in central Florida and once completed in five years, the vehicles will be able to take passengers from Orlando to Tampa in a hal…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Money to support Trump court fight could flow to president

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s chances of reelection dwindled last week, his campaign began blasting out a nonstop stream of emails and text messages that led to a website raising money for an “elect…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Wall Street pushes toward record highs for S&P 500, Dow

NEW YORK (AP) — Another rally for the S&P 500 on Wednesday is sending it to the edge of its record high, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Chinese shoppers spend over $100 billion in shopping fest

HONG KONG (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
New BMW has classic grille - but for sensors, not airflow

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German luxury automaker BMW on Wednesday gave an early look at a new battery-driven SUV that illustrates the company's future plans for electric-powered driving.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Gabriel Escobar named top editor at Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran journalist Gabriel Escobar, who has been second in command of The Philadelphia Inquirer since 2017, has been named the top editor of the newspaper, it reported Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
S&P 500 ticks closer to record, including Big Tech this time

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is ticking closer toward its record in mixed trading on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms

The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Greece, Egypt seek Biden role in East Mediterranean dispute

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister said Wednesday that he expects U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration to play a more active role in attempting to calm tension in the eastern Mediterr…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Lagarde: Recovery could be stop-and-go despite vaccine news

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that the economy could face a “bumpy,” “stop-and-start” recovery despite good news about vaccine development.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Stocks open higer as Big Tech companies recover from losses

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street as technology companies turned higher after several days of weakness. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% in the early going on Wednesday, adding to its significan…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
$7.7 million stolen from western German customs office

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Wednesday offered a 100,000-euro ($118,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of a group of burglars who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.7 million) in cash from a …

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
German experts see economy shrinking 5.1% this year

BERLIN (AP) — The German government's panel of independent economic advisers is predicting that the country's economy, Europe's biggest, will shrink by 5.1% this year — a somewhat more optimistic forecast than one …