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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…
The Latest: Belgian foreign minister in intensive care
BRUSSELS — Belgian Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes has been hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus.
China criticizes US media controls as 'political oppression'
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Thursday demanded Washington stop “political oppression” of Chinese media after more were ordered to register as foreign missions but gave no indication how Beijing might retali…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an
Buffalo Bills apply to trademark fan base's Mafia nickname
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Mafia is becoming legitimate in Buffalo — the Bills Mafia that is.
Ex-Blue Bell Creameries CEO charged in deadly listeria case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company's ice cream that killed three peopl…
German arrest order for Panama Papers lawyers faces hurdle
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A German arrest order for two Panamanian lawyers whose firm was at the center of an international tax evasion scandal faces a substantial obstacle: Panama’s constitution prohibits the extradition…
UK-EU trade talks back on after the bloc's olive branch
BRUSSELS (AP) — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government said -- days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over.
Asia Today: Philippines allows foreign travel to resume
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Wednesday lifted a ban on non-essential foreign trips by Filipinos, but the immigration bureau said the move did not immediately spark large numbers of departures for t…
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'Panicked' Sen. Ron Johnson touts Trump to Wisconsin leaders
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “panicked” Sen. Ron Johnson urged members of the state chamber of commerce in battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday to vote for President Donald Trump, saying he has been praying for a victory …
After years grappling with Google, Europe has tips for US
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators.
Tesla posts net profit for fifth straight quarter
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla charged through a summertime auto industry sales slump in the U.S. to post stronger-than-expected net earnings for the third quarter.
Fiat Chrysler hires 4,100 Detroit residents for new plant
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler has hired about 4,100 Detroit residents, and most if not all of them will be employed at a new auto plant on the city’s east side.
Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot af…
Verizon tops profit expectations in the third quarter
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Communications Inc. on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $4.36 billion.