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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…
Insider Q&A: Why US economy needs more aid from Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is expected to rebound from a disastrous spring. Paralyzed by the coronavirus, economic output collapsed at a 31.4% annual pace from April through June — the worst such plunge on …
Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus
BERLIN (AP) — A four-week partial shutdown has started in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theaters, cinemas and other leisure facilities closing down until the end of the month in a drive to flatten a rapid rise i…
US construction spending up again, rises 0.3% in September
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. construction spending rose 0.3% in September, the fourth straight monthly gain after a coronavirus-caused spring swoon, although a smaller gain than analysts had expected.
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.
Australian central bank cuts key interest rate to 0.1%
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.15 of a percentage point to a record low 0.10% in a bid to lift the economy from a pandemic-induced recession.
Nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany, protests likely
BERLIN (AP) — A shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste arrived Monday at a port in northern Germany, and authorities were braced for likely protests as it is transported across the country to a storage site.
Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Walgreens finishes McKesson deal; names Jarrett to board
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance has finished a deal to combine its pharmaceutical wholesale businesses in Germany with McKesson Corp.
Hong Kong leader to travel to Beijing to seek economic aid
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese officials to seek help in reviving Hong Kong’s economy and discuss reopening the borders with mainland China as co…
Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate by 0.15 percentage point to record low 0.10%
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate by 0.15 percentage point to record low 0.10%.
The Latest: New Mexico governor: Stay home on Halloween
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday said the spread of coronavirus is out of control in New Mexico as she urged residents to stay home and avoid gathering with others to celebrate Halloween.
Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner's condo
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in C…
The Latest: Sri Lanka postpones school reopening for virus
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Authorities in Sri Lanka have extended the school holidays for two more weeks, postponing the opening of classes amid a surge of COVID-19 patients from two clusters in Colombo and the capital’s…
Hong Kong leader to travel to Beijing to seek economic aid
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese officials to seek help in reviving Hong Kong’s economy and discuss reopening the borders with mainland China as co…
Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate by 0.15 percentage point to record low 0.10%
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate by 0.15 percentage point to record low 0.10%.