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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…
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…
This Week: Construction spending, Uber earns, jobs report
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY —- Diminutive figures skeletons in facemasks and medical caps are all too common on Mexico’s Day of the Dead altars this year.
The Latest: Trump adviser apologizes for RT interview
WASHINGTON — Dr. Scott Atlas, one of President Donald Trump’s science advisers, is apologizing after appearing on the Russian state-funded TV channel RT to criticize lockdown measures aimed at stemming the coronavi…
The Latest: Italy governor apologizes for dismissing elderly
ROME — The governor of the Italian region with the largest percentage of residents older than 65 has apologized for a tweet which contended the elderly aren’t indispensable to the country’s production, as Italy bat…
The Latest: Lebanon extends nighttime curfew to fight virus
BEIRUT— Facing a relentless surge in cases of coronavirus infections, Lebanese authorities are lengthening a nationwide nighttime curfew and placing a number of towns and villages under total lockdown.