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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.
World shares post modest gains with focus on virus recovery
Shares opened higher in Europe on Wednesday after gains in most Asian markets driven by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine may hasten a return to normal for the global economy.
China auto sales grow 12.5% in October
BEIJING (AP) — China’s sales of vehicles including trucks and buses rose 12.5% over a year earlier in October as the industry recovered from the coronavirus, but total purchases in the year’s first 10 months still …
Mitsubishi places 'temporary pause' on SpaceJet program
TOKYO — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced in late October that the company is halting all development on the SpaceJet regional passenger jet.
State high court strikes exemption on some dairy overtime pay
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the state law exempting dairy workers from overtime pay violates the state’s constitution.
Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private
GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus exploded around the globe, scientists at the World Health Organization were sometimes privately frustrated by the mistakes made by some of their top donor countries but reluctant to…
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.
AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes
PARIS (AP) — France’s trade minister hopes that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden acts soon to calm trade tensions fueled by Donald Trump, which have led to escalating trans-Atlantic tariffs hitting billions of dollar…
Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines
LA Times to pay $3M to settle journalist discrimination case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit that said minority journalists and women were paid less than white reporters.
'Obamacare' likely to survive, high court arguments indicate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A more conservative Supreme Court appears unwilling to do what Republicans have long desired: kill off the Affordable Care Act, including its
EU negotiators clinch deal on huge budget, coronavirus plan
BRUSSELS (AP) — After months of wrangling, European Union negotiators reached an agreement Tuesday on the bloc’s next seven-year budget and a sorely-needed coronavirus support package worth a total of some 1.8 tril…
California voters reject revamp to property tax system
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled econom…
U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney
NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary l…
The Latest: Hong Kong, Singapore plan 'air travel bubble'
HONG KONG — Hong Kong and Singapore will establish an "air travel bubble" Nov. 22 allowing travelers from the two cities to visit the other without having to serve quarantine in a first step to stimulate tourism am…
EU to buy up to 300 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will sign a deal to secure up to 300 million doses of the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer.