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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…
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U.S. bankruptcy court approves sales 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…
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…
The Latest: Hungary extends state of emergency for 90 days
BUDAPEST — Hungary will extend a state of emergency for 90 days.
High court seems likely to leave to health care law in place
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including
Backers blast halt to Brazil trials of Chinese-made vaccine
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's health regulator has halted clinical trials of the potential coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, citing an “adverse, serious event.”
Denmark wants to ban mink farming until end 2021
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government said Tuesday it wants to ban mink farming until the end of 2021, as it presented a law proposal that would allow for the culling of 15 million minks as announced las…
GOP unveils $1.4T spending bill amid post-election turmoil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the Senate unveiled a government-wide, $1.4 trillion spending bill on Tuesday, a largely bipartisan measure that faces uncertain odds during this period of post-election tu…
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…
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.
The Latest: Nebraska Gov. Ricketts in virus quarantine
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and first lady Susanne Shore have gone into quarantine after both were exposed to a person with the coronavirus.
Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners.
US job openings rise slightly in September, hiring slips
WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers advertised slightly more jobs in September but hired fewer people as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from spring's coronavirus collapse.
Correction: Google-Small Business story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story November 1, 2020, about small businesses’ concerns about Google’s advertising policies, The Associated Press erroneously reported that businesses have two main ways of trying to get their…
Taiwan processor chip maker to set up $3.5 billion U.S. arm
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese maker of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other customers plans to invest $3.5 billion to set up its second U.S. manufacturing site amid American concern about relying too heavil…