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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…
Ford posts better-than-expected 3Q profit as sales recover
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit as demand for cars and trucks recovered from coronavirus shutdowns and the company sold more high-margin trucks.
S&P 500 sinks 3.5% as surging virus cases lead to shutdowns
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 943 points Wednesday as surging coronavirus cases forced more shutdown measures in Europe and raised fears of more restrictions in the U.S.
FanDuel to open sports book in Bally's Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The online sports betting company FanDuel will open an in-person sports book at Bally's casino in Atlantic City once the casino's sale to a Rhode Island company is finalized.
S&P 500 sinks 3.5% as surging virus cases threaten shutdowns
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 943 points Wednesday as surging coronvirus cases in the U.S. and Europe threaten more business shutdowns and pain for the economy. The S&P 500 dropped 3.5%, its third straig…
S&P 500 falls 3.5% and Dow industrials drop more than 900 points as rising virus cases threaten more business shutdowns
NEW YORK (AP) — S&P 500 falls 3.5% and Dow industrials drop more than 900 points as rising virus cases threaten more business shutdowns.
AP Explains: The rule that made the modern internet
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stalling
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall.
Stock rout deepens as S&P 500 drops 3.2%, Dow falls 800
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world are tumbling Wednesday on worries the worsening pandemic will mean more restrictions on businesses and drag down the economy.
Germany, France look to more limits to curb rebounding virus
BERLIN (AP) — German officials agreed to impose a four-week partial lockdown and the French government announced a nationwide lockdown Wednesday as European governments sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavi…
Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged anti-conservative bias in the companies'…
All about Section 230, a rule that made the modern internet
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Toyota adds 1.5M vehicles to US recall for engine stalling
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall.
Stock rout deepens as S&P 500 drops 2.5%, Dow down 700
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world are tumbling Wednesday on worries the worsening pandemic will mean more restrictions on businesses and drag down the economy.
The Latest: US to buy initial antibody doses from Eli Lilly
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has agreed to buy initial doses of an experimental COVID-19 antibody drug from Eli Lilly that patients could receive if federal regulators allow it on an emergency basis.
Mississippi city may be left in dark over unpaid power bill
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A decade ago, the sole grocery store in the city of Itta Bena shuttered. The last bank left a few years later, followed by the pharmacy — lifelines for a small, rural community.