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Soap Lake Library teaches young gardeners how to help native bees thrive
SOAP LAKE — Families visited the Soap Lake Library this week for an Earth Day program that turned tin cans, bamboo…
Turkey central bank keeps rate on hold despite currency drop
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank kept its key interest rate on hold at 10.25% on Thursday, despite market expectations for an increase that would help support the currency.
US: Russian hackers targeting state, local networks
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday that Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers. …
US long-term mortgage rates hit new low; 30-year at 2.80%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the key 30-year loan marked a new all-time low for the 11th time this year.
California court says Uber, Lyft drivers are employees
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California appeals court on Thursday upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before vote…
Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
The Latest: UN chief urges G20 to unite on coronavirus fight
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief says it’s “very frustrating” that leaders of the 20 major industrialized nations didn’t come together in March and establish a coordinated response to grapple with the coronavirus in…
The Latest: Mask mandate lifted in Idaho area hit by virus
BOISE, Idaho — A regional health board in northern Idaho has voted narrowly to repeal a local mask mandate, acting moments after hearing how the region's hospital has been overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and is …
Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
The Latest: Louisiana gov OKs more fans at HS football games
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will allow more high school football fans to attend games in open-air stadiums beginning Friday if the events are in parishes with low numbers of coronavirus cases in the last few weeks.
Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.
FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.
WASHINGTON (AP) — FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.
Officials: 'Minimal' risk Venezuela oil tanker will sink
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A damaged Venezuelan oil tanker recently tilting to one side in the Caribbean after taking on water poses no significant risk of spilling and causing an environmental catastrophe, official…
Stocks shake off a wobbly start to end higher on Wall Street
U.S. stocks overcame a wobbly start to finish higher Thursday, as traders welcomed more corporate quarterly results for the summer that weren't as bad as Wall Street feared.
Discover, Align rise; Kimberly-Clark, Union Pacific fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday: