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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…
Scotland shuts Glasgow, Edinburgh bars as virus cases surge
LONDON (AP) — The Scottish government ordered pubs in Scotland's two biggest cities to close and restricted food and drink business in the rest of the country as Britain seeks to control a surge in coronavirus case…
Server configuration caused Florida voter registration crash
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's chief information officer said Wednesday that misconfigured computer servers — not a cyberattack — were to blame for the crash of the state's voter registration system as the dead…
New Jack Daniel's master distiller keeps up family tradition
In a business where family tradition tends to matter, Chris Fletcher stepped up Wednesday to follow in his grandfather's footsteps to lead production of the Jack Daniel’s whiskey brand.
Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, World Bank says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Up to 150 million people could slip into extreme poverty, living on less than $1.90 a day, by late next year depending on how badly economies shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank …
Davos forum to change town for virus-delayed 2021 edition
GENEVA (AP) — The next in-person gathering of the World Economic Forum won't be in the Swiss town of Davos as usual.
Wall Street cheerleader Trump has little invested himself
NEW YORK (AP) — Even from the hospital, as his doctors were administering a mixture of drugs to battle the coronavirus, President Donald Trump couldn’t quite help himself.
In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to salvage a few priority items lost in the rubble of COVID-19 relief talks that he blew up, pressing for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines …
Trump signals willingness to help airlines and markets jump
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in major U.S. airlines jumped at the opening bell, pulling the broader market along, after President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to help the decimated carriers in seemingly …
Stocks rise as Trump tweets on stimulus keep market spinning
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump
Florida: Voter registration system crash wasn't cyberattack
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials say there is no indication that a cyberattack crashed the state's online voter registration system just before the enrollment deadline for casting ballots in next month's …
Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Suprem…
Federal appeals court rules that New York prosecutor can get access to President Trump's tax returns
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals court rules that New York prosecutor can get access to President Trump's tax returns.
EU official touts extra billions for Western Balkans
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s enlargement commissioner said Wednesday that the bloc is seeking to secure another 20 billion euros ($24 billion) of investment to help the Western Balkans catch …
Airline shares get a boost from Trump's late tweets
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in major U.S. airlines were poised for gains Wednesday after President Donald Trump tweeted his support for relief package for the struggling industry and prodded Congress to take a…
Hacker who helped Islamic State to remain in US prison
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison after a judge rejected his request f…