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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…
Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday dismissed the head of the country’s central bank following a period of high inflation and record lows for the lira.
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties India's Silicon Valley suburbs
BENGALURU, India (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has transformed India’s Silicon Valley.
The Latest: Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas district judge on Friday upheld an order from El Paso County’s top elected official shutting down businesses while the region fights an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases.
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide
BOSTON (AP) — A texting company run by one of President Donald Trump’s top campaign officials sent out thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages urging supporters to rally where votes were being counted in Phi…
The Latest: Lockdown ordered at Nevada prison after outbreak
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- State prison officials have ordered a lockdown at a medium-security facility in northern Nevada after 93 inmates and seven staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Asia Today: Australia's Victoria has no cases for 8th day
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria had its eighth day in a row of no new virus cases or deaths, ahead of another move back to normal living including no limits on travel outside of Melbour…
The Latest: Kansas new çoronavirus cases 'just skyrocketing'
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas added a record-setting 5,418 new coronavirus cases over two days as hospitals warned that staffing was being seriously strained.
FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.
Stocks close a blistering week, even as uncertainty lingers
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street took a breather Friday after a blistering rally that gave the market its biggest weekly gain since April and indicated investors see plenty of benefits from more gridlock in Washington.
Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that's been stranded on the Georgia coast since it overturned nearly 14 months ago.
Wall Street closes out its biggest weekly gain since April
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street paused Friday after a furious four-day rally gave the market its biggest weekly gain since April. Investors are anticipating that the election this week will result in more partisan grid…
Electronic Arts, Global Blood fall; Roku, T-Mobile rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Hiring held last month but signs of caution as virus worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying fears of another slowdown, U.S. businesses kept hiring at a solid pace in October, yet there are signs they remain cautious about the economy's future as the pandemic worsens.
Hershey's Halloween sales up despite fewer trick-or-treaters
Hershey says its Halloween candy sales were up slightly this year despite a lower turnout of trick-or-treaters amid the pandemic.
The Latest: WVa Gov. Justice, staff tested for coronavirus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his staff are being tested for the coronavirus after a staffer in the capitol building tested positive on Friday.