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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…
US allows 1st emergency use of a COVID-19 antibody drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than 238,000 A…
Amazon, Beyond Meat fall; Eli Lilly, Ulta Beauty rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
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.
Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested
BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Chinese pig farmer who has publicly praised the work of lawyers who help the public amid a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was subjected Monday to unspec…
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…
Future of business travel unclear as virus upends work life
For the lucrative business travel industry, Brian Contreras represents its worst fears.
Asia Today: Hong Kong, Singapore OK travel, virus in Vanuatu
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and Singapore will start an air travel bubble at the end of November, allowing travelers from each city to visit the other without entering quarantine in a first step to stimulate tourism…
Asian shares mostly higher as focus shifts to virus recovery
Shares were mostly higher Wednesday in Asia after a worldwide rally spurred by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine will help the global economy return to normal.
The Latest: Vanuatu reports its first virus case of pandemic
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has recorded its first case of the coronavirus after a citizen who had been repatriated from the United States tested positive while in quarantine.
Asia Today: Returnee from US is Vanuatu's 1st virus case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu has recorded its first case of the coronavirus after a citizen who had been repatriated from the United States tested positive while in quarantine.
California voters reject revamp to property tax system
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters have 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 e…
The Latest: Wisconsin gov pleads with people to stay home
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor has streamed a live social media speech to plead with residents of his state to stay at home to avoid the coronavirus, speaking after the state reported new daily highs for infe…
New Hong Kong park shows 'Jaws' to socially distanced crowd
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s first socially distanced outdoor entertainment park opened its doors to the public on Tuesday in an attempt by the entertainment industry to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic.
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…
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.