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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…
Asian shares mixed amid 2nd wave coronavirus, election fears
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday as investors weighed concerns about the U.S. presidential election and an economic stimulus package, on top of fears of flaring outbreaks of coronavirus.
Pfizer: Mid-November earliest it can seek virus vaccine OK
NEW YORK (AP) —
GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, wife finance anti-Biden group
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife have given $75 million to a new super PAC that is attacking Democratic nominee Joe Biden, an investment made amid GOP concern that President Donal…
Montana judge blocks actions by Trump’s former land boss
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A month after ousting the Trump administration’s public lands boss for being in the post unlawfully, a Montana judge on Friday blocked three land-use plans that would have opened most U.S.-ow…
Some businesses opening, expanding despite pandemic hurdles
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — First there was taco night, then barbecue sandwiches, followed by meats by the pound — all splashy marketing events to generate buzz leading up to Proof BBQ's grand opening in the Cleve…
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive b…
Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people in wine country were without power Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger to large portions of already battered Northern Califo…
Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story
Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an
Philippines says it will defend oil search in disputed seas
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is ready to defend the oil and gas exploration it has decided to resume in its internationally recognized waters in the disputed South China Sea and will not cede that rig…
Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent spending soarin…
YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — YouTube is following the lead of Twitter and Facebook, saying that it is taking more steps to limit QAnon and other baseless conspiracy theories that can lead to real-world violence.
A late slide erases gains for US indexes, leaving them mixed
Wall Street closed out a choppy week of trading with more of the same Friday, as a late-afternoon stumble led U.S. stock indexes to a mixed finish.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there won’t be trade deal with EU unless there is a 'fundamental' change from bloc
LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there won’t be trade deal with EU unless there is a 'fundamental' change from bloc.
Earnings calendar for the week of 10/19/2020
Major companies tentatively scheduled to post quarterly earnings next week:
GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end of the year.