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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…
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US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.4% in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.4% in September, a modest gain but far less than the big increases of late spring, adding to concerns that Americans remain cautious with the viral pan…
Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers
NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.
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.
Dutch government halts KLM bailout amid standoff over terms
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The government of the Netherlands will halt its multibillion euro coronavirus bailout to national carrier KLM amid a standoff with a pilot's union about terms of the rescue package, th…
Netflix raising US streaming prices amid booming growth
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at hom…
Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings owner buying Dunkin' Brands
NEW YORK (AP) — Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee is being combined with Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby's sandwiches.
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.
Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
Airbnb sets up endowment, council for hosts ahead of IPO
Airbnb is setting up an endowment fund to support its 4 million hosts as part of its upcoming initial public offering.
McDonald's cult classic, the McRib, is coming back
NEW YORK (AP) — McRib, the fast food sandwich that went viral before viral was a thing, is back.
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.
Thousands continue protests against Indonesia’s new jobs law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of workers in Indonesia on Monday continued their protests against the country’s new jobs law that critics say will erode labor rights and weaken environmental protections.
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…
Asia Today: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will spend 500 million Australian dollars ($351 million) to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia “as part of a shared recovery for our re…