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Credit union shreds sensitive documents, collects for food bank
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake branch of Solarity Credit Union held a paper-shredding event Saturday. “We’re encou…
U.S. antitrust case against Google mirrors Microsoft battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's legal assault on Google actually feels like a blast from the past.
DC debuts smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure alert system
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital has become one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system, a joint Google-Apple venture that delivers alerts to people’s phones, no…
Asia Today: Philippines allowing 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…
Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic
For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by the New School university in New York City.
The Latest: Calif. school fined for defying pandemic order
SAN FRANCISCO — A California private school has been ordered to pay $15,000 for defying a judge’s order to close classrooms and stop in-person teaching.
UK's Lords condemns Brexit bill as UK-EU talks stay stalled
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upper house of Parliament delivered a resounding condemnation of the government’s contentious new Brexit legislation on Tuesday, as a standoff continued between the U.K. and the European Uni…
UEFA adds third Chinese sponsor to soccer's Euro 2020
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA signed a third Chinese sponsor for soccer’s next European Championship on Tuesday.
Study: COVID speeds up human vs machine standoff over work
GENEVA (AP) — As automation and online work gain ground, organizers of the annual Davos forum are projecting employers will split work equally between machines and people by 2025, with the coronavirus pandemic acce…
Asian shares rise after Wall Street gains on solid earnings
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, cheered by the gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S. companies.
Window opens for Virgin Galactic's final round of testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The window for the final round of testing of Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered spacecraft opens later this week as the company inches toward commercial flights.
How Google evolved from 'cuddly' startup to antitrust target
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — In Google's infancy, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke…
Donors pledge $1.7 billion for Burkina Faso, Mail and Niger
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 20 donors pledged nearly $1 billion for the three countries at the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region for this year and over $700 million for 2021 and beyond…
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Logitech, Albertsons rise; IBM, Hexcel fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire.