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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…
Pandemic forces Colombia family to live in banquet hall
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Jamer Gonzalez used to organize about nine weddings, birthday parties or company lunches each month at his banquet hall in a working class district of Colombia's capital, earning enough to l…
McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID relief plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he's scheduling a procedural vote on a GOP COVID-19 relief bill next week, pushing aid to hard-hit businesses in a smaller-bore approach to…
Cable news ratings up 72 percent over 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — It's not difficult to figure out which television networks are benefiting from the presidential election, and which ones should worry about next year.
US investigates fire reports in Chevy Bolt electric vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating complaints that the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle can catch fire.
Minnesota Supreme Court weighs fate of PolyMet mine permits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and state regulators urged the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday to defer to the judgment of the state Department of Natural Resources and rei…
World Bank approves $12B to finance virus vaccines, care
The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help developing countries buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines, tests, and treatments, aiming to support the vaccination of up to 1 billion people.
Pandemic forces Colombia family to live in banquet hall
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Jamer Gonzalez used to organize about nine weddings, birthday parties or company lunches each month at his banquet hall in a working class district of Colombia's capital, earning enough to l…
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Stocks closed lower Tuesday on Wall Street, snapping a four-day winning streak.
Delta posts $5.4 billion 3Q loss as pandemic hammers travel
The summer travel season was even worse than expected for Delta Air Lines, which said Tuesday that it lost $5.4 billion in the third quarter as people hunkered down at home during the pandemic.
Possible safety issue spurs pause of COVID-19 antibody study
Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s similar to a treatment President Donal…
Stocks end lower as Wall Street pauses after a 4-day rally
Banks and technology companies led a broad slide for stocks on Wall Street Tuesday, snapping the market's four-day winning streak.
Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads but not antivax posts
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations — with an exception carved out for advocacy ads about government vaccine policies.
Royal Caribbean, AMC fall; Ethan Allen, Walt Disney rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
Used vehicle prices up as supply sinks, but relief is coming
DETROIT (AP) — It cost a whole lot more to buy a used SUV, car, truck or van last month than it did before the coronavirus hit, and that almost singlehandedly caused