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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…
Justice Dept. expected to file antitrust action vs. Google
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt co…
House backs bill to boost 'clean energy,' enhance efficiency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a modest bill to promote “clean energy” and increase energy efficiency while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a majo…
BMW fined $18 million for inflating monthly US sales figures
DETROIT (AP) — BMW will pay an $18 million fine to settle allegations that it inflated its U.S. monthly sales numbers for five straight years.
Did I leave the stove on? Amazon's flying camera can check
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants to be able to answer the nagging question: Did I leave the stove on?
E.W. Scripps, Darden rise; Accenture, Penn National fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
The Latest: US company moves virus vaccine study to UK
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A U.S. biotechnology company is moving its experimental COVID-19 vaccine into final-stage testing in Britain, a different kind of shot than other leading candidates.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher Thursday, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street’s tumultuous September.
US stocks end higher as market volatility continues
Stocks eked out modest gains Thursday even as volatility continued to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.
Agency: No Cyprus passports for wealthy investors' families
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ top oversight body urged lawmakers on Thursday to rethink new legislation that empowers the government to grant citizenship to family members of wealthy investors under the country’s …
Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal
ROME (AP) — The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned suddenly Thursday from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reported…
Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation.
Powerful Vatican official Cardinal Becciu resigns as head of saints office, rights as a cardinal amid financial scandal
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Powerful Vatican official Cardinal Becciu resigns as head of saints office, rights as a cardinal amid financial scandal.
Mnuchin and Powell back jobless aid and small business loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the government’s top priorities in any new economic relief package should be to provide affordable l…
UK may take part in COVID-19 vaccine 'challenge studies'
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort to more quickly de…
The Latest: Greece hospital workers request staff for surge
ATHENS, Greece -- State hospital workers in Greece staged a protest Thursday outside the country’s Health Ministry to demand increased hiring and staff support amid a surge in coronavirus infections.