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Bug Out branches out
MOSES LAKE — After a year of successfully fighting off bugs and weeds, Bug Out is expanding into helping things gr…
The Latest: Italy to lock down 4 regions to slow COVID surge
ROME — Four regions in Italy are being put under severe lockdown, forbidding people to leave their homes except for essential reasons, in an effort to slow surging COVID-19 infections and prevent hospitals from bei…
The Latest: Italy’s daily virus cases top 30,000 again
ROME —- Italy’s daily coronavirus cases topped 30,000 again on Wednesday.
AG: North Dakota governor can't fill dead candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has no authority to appoint a coal company executive to fill a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, the attorney general s…
Ride-hailing, delivery giants win fight against labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — App-based companies like Uber, Lyft and Doordash have dodged a potentially devastating blow to their industry by carving out an exemption from a California law that required them to classify …
Ford recalls over 375K Explorers to fix suspension problem
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 375,000 Explorer SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a suspension problem that has caused 13 crashes.
Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to
Denmark wants to cull 15 million minks over COVID fears
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's prime minister said Wednesday that the government wants to cull all 15 million minks in Danish farms, to minimize the risk of them re-transmitting the new coronavirus to humans.
Stocks shake off election wobbles, as tech leads big rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rallying again on Wednesday, but only after spinning through an election night dominated by surprises and sharp swings.
Jackpot! Expansion of gambling in the US wins big at polls
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. gambling industry won big at the polls Tuesday, with three states authorizing legal sports betting and three others either approving or expanding casino gambling.
Fed confronts a shaky US economy that likely needs more help
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are meeting this week with the economy facing growing threats from a resurgence of the coronavirus and from Congress' failure to provide any further aid for struggling in…
The Latest: Poland's daily high nearly 25,000 virus cases
WARSAW, Poland — Poland hit a daily high of nearly 24,700 coronavirus cases as the government introduced new restrictions on shops, schools and culture institutions through November.
Denmark wants to cull all farmed minks over COVID fears
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's prime minister said Wednesday that the government wants to cull all minks in Danish farms, to minimize the risk of them re-transmitting the new coronavirus to humans.
Tech stocks lead global rally amid wait for election results
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing higher again on Wednesday, but only after spinning through an election night dominated by surprises and sharp swings.
EU: Brexit trade talks still face 'too many difficulties'
BRUSSELS (AP) — With a deadline looming ever more menacingly, the European Union's chief negotiator on the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain Wednesday publicly blamed London for a lack of progress in the two side…
U.S. services sector index reads 56.6 in October, the fifth consecutive month of expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. services sector index reads 56.6 in October, the fifth consecutive month of expansion.