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Grant, Douglas and Chelan PUDs consider collaboration on geothermal energy
WENATCHEE — Three Central Washington public utility districts are exploring whether geothermal energy could become…
US futures, Asia markets rise as investors eye US election
U.S. futures rose and Asia markets posted gains as investors worldwide await the results from the U.S. presidential election.
US approves Taiwan drone purchase as arms sales escalate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that it has approved the sale of $600 million in armed drones to Taiwan, the latest in a series of arms transfers for the island.
Pennsylvania emerges as online misinformation hot spot
A single voting machine jammed for just minutes Tuesday morning at a precinct in Joe Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania -- but misleading posts on Facebook and Twitter claimed multiple machines there were d…
Stocks rally on Election Day with Dow up 554; futures drop
Stocks powered higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors hope the end of a bruising U.S. presidential campaign may soon lift the heavy uncertainty that’s sent markets spinning recently.
The Latest: Italy imposing night curfew, other restrictions
ROME — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has signed off on new pandemic rules that include a nationwide overnight curfew and tighter restrictions on the country’s regions where infections are surging and hospitals ris…
Stocks rally worldwide on Election Day; S&P 500 climbs 1.8%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks powered higher Tuesday as investors hope the end of a bruising U.S. presidential campaign may soon lift the heavy uncertainty that’s sent markets spinning recently.
Arista, Cirrus rise; SolarEdge, Pacific Biosciences fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
The Latest: Republican candidate for Indiana AG quarantined
INDIANAPOLIS — Former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, the Republican candidate for Indiana attorney general, has tested positive for COVID-19 after developing “some symptoms,” his campaign announced Tuesday.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
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The Latest: France reports 36,330 new daily virus cases
PARIS — France reported 854 deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 38,289, the world’s seventh-highest reported death toll.
Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year.
The top 10 movies on the Apple TV app
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KLM pilots agree to pay cuts to secure bailout for airline
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Pilots with Dutch national airline KLM agreed Tuesday to accept pay cuts for as long as the carrier needs a multibillion euro government coronavirus bailout, the pilots union and KLM a…
The Latest: Germany reports more than 15,000 daily cases
BERLIN — Germany reported 15,352 new daily cases, down slightly from record highs in the past week.
English retailers fret over Christmas as lockdown 2.0 looms
LONDON (AP) — This year, the annual illumination of the Christmas lights on London's famous Oxford Street was very much a bittersweet moment.