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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…
US job postings edge lower, to 6.49 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring ticked up modestly.
Fed's Powell: Lack of further stimulus imperils recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that a tentative recovery from the pandemic recession could falter unless the federal government supplies additional economic support.
The Latest: Trump diagnosis proves testing alone not enough
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis proved that testing alone wasn’t enough to protect him.
Contributors to the AP/FRONTLINE probe of supply lines
Associated Press staff from around the world who contributed to the AP/"FRONTLINE" investigation into the failure of medical supply chains and its effect on America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic included:
Medical supply chain shortages led to deadly consequences
Despite decades of warnings about the fragility of the supply lines that brought protective gear from overseas factories to America’s health care workers, the U.S. was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and fa…
US employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring rose modestly
WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring rose modestly.
US stocks drift in early trading a day after a broad rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street a day after a broad rally. The S&P 500 was little changed in the first few minutes after the opening bell, while we…
UK's Johnson promises to use pandemic as catalyst for change
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to build a stronger Britain led by private enterprise, and took aim at “potshot, snipeshot” opponents who wa…
World trade forecast for smaller drop, longer recovery
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting a 9.2% drop in merchandise trade this year, saying the hit from the pandemic doesn’t appear to be bad as first thought - though the recovery may be slower th…
UK's hospitality sector sounds alarm on jobs amid curfew
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s pubs and restaurants could see well over 500,000 job losses by the end of 2020 as a result of new coronavirus restrictions, including the requirement they shut their doors at 10 p.m., the h…
EU at risk of missing plastic recycling targets
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is facing a growing waste problem and is at risk of missing its plastic recycling targets for 2025 and 2030 as more stringent export rules will be implemented next year, the bloc'…
US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years.
IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago.
Millennial Money: Create financial stability in shaky times
In a year that has thrown a pandemic, natural disasters and economic calamity at us while we lurch closer to a presidential election, stability can feel elusive. No matter how well laid your plans, some new crisis …
EU court: phone spying only OK for serious national threats
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court said Tuesday that the bloc’s data protection rules should prevent authorities from indiscriminately snooping on the personal data of internet and phone users, even…