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Palos Verdes moves into Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — One of Othello’s biggest developers just started its first new housing development in Moses Lake. …
Assange 'binge-watched' suicide of ex-Bosnian Croat general
LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange relayed how he “binge-watched” the suicide of the former Bosnian Croat general in a U.N. courtroom three years ago, a doctor who visited the WikiLeaks founder on several occasions while…
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
NEW YORK (AP) — First it was
China auto show forging ahead under anti-virus controls
BEIJING (AP) — The first event for the CEO of Swedish electric car brand Polestar at this month’s Beijing auto show: A two-week quarantine in a hotel.
Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns — again
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court tested the waters on a potential compromise, but didn't immediately rule Friday after arguments in President Donald Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prose…
Stocks post solid gains as technology shares lead rally
Stocks shook off another bout of volatile trading and finished solidly higher Friday, led by gains in technology and health care companies. Despite the rally, the S&P 500 still posted its fourth straight weekly los…
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California expands financial protections after US rollback
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Friday created what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administratio…
Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.
Japan's new prime minister vows to host Olympics next year
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.”
The Latest: Concerns over coronavirus upticks in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California has begun to see concerning upticks in coronavirus data after a period of decline.
Drugmaker Novavax begins late-stage vaccine trial in UK
LONDON (AP) — U.S.-based Novavax has begun a late stage trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom because the high-level of the coronavirus circulating in the country is likely to produce quick …
Novavax, Endo rise; Cavco, Occidental Petroleum fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack
DALLAS (AP) — A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday that it was hit by a ransomware attack two days after telling clients an unknown intruder had compromised …
The Latest: Australia's Victoria health chief quits in probe
MELBOURNE, Australia — The health minister in Australia’s Victoria state has resigned in the fallout from an inquiry into why security guards were used instead of police or the military at quarantine hotels. Lapses…
The Latest: Blackfeet reservation orders 2-week lockdown
HELENA, Mont. — The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is imposing a 14-day lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge on the reservation east of Glacier National Park in Montana.