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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions…
Japan, Mongolia to cooperate on 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'
TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of Japan and Mongolia agreed Friday to cooperate in promoting a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific," a vision that Tokyo is pushing with the U.S. and other “like-minded” countries to cou…
Thai army criticized for alleged political use of Twitter
BANGKOK (AP) — A former politician whose party was the apparent target of a disguised online propaganda campaign by the Thai army earlier this year said Friday she and her colleagues plan legal action in response.
Brazil’s poor squeezed by less virus aid, surging food costs
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic aid from the government and jumping food prices, with millions expected to slip back into poverty.
Protests against new labor law turn violent across Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment.
The Latest: California governor tests negative for virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested negative for the coronavirus.
China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economy
HONG KONG (AP) — Some 637 million residents of China traveled inside their country during the recent eight-day Golden Week holiday, spending tens of billions of dollars at a time when officials hope to get consumer…
Watchdog urges more action to protect planes from hackers
Federal regulators have not taken adequate steps to protect computer systems on airliners from hackers, a government watchdog agency reported on Friday.
Trump official says vaccine expected starting in January
A Trump administration official leading the response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.S. can expect delivery of a vaccine starting in January 2021, despite statements from the president that inoculations coul…
JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking's 'systemic racism'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism…
NXP, Matson rise; Advanced Micro Devices, Mallinckrodt fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Asia Today: India cases approach 7 million amid slower pace
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases are nearing 7 million with another 73,272 reported in the past 24 hours.
Jim Dwyer, longtime chronicler of New York City, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Dwyer, an award-winning news reporter and columnist who spent almost four decades telling New York City's stories, has died. He was 63.
Woman files ADA lawsuits across US as 'tester' of compliance
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A disabled Florida woman paid a virtual visit to Maine and left a trail of lawsuits in her wake. Six to be exact.
White House virus aid offer is panned by Pelosi, Senate GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House coronavirus aid offer got bad reviews from both ends of the political spectrum on Saturday.
The Latest: Texas GOP protests Republican governor's orders
AUSTIN, Texas — Protesters from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s own party have gathered outside his home to criticize his coronavirus orders as overbearing and unlawful.