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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods ticks up just 0.4%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month.
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 …
Facebook critics start rival, independent 'oversight board'
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network's early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an “oversight…
Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat to the security of the United States.
The Latest: Partial lockdown expanded in Spain's capital
MADRID — Health authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to eight more areas of the Spanish capital despite a recommendation from the national government that the partial lockdown should apply t…
EU Commission appeals after losing Apple $15B tax case
LONDON (AP) — The European Commission said Friday it is appealing a court decision that Apple doesn't have to repay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland.
Czechs to acquire Israeli air defense system in $400M deal
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic wants to buy a new air defense system for its military from the Israeli government, the defense ministry said on Friday.
TikTok says it didn't take part in Australia security probes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — TikTok executives told a Senate committee on Friday that they lobbied Australian lawmakers but did not engage with investigators before the government concluded that the video-sharing app…
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong opens as city's cases fall
BEIJING — Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero.
Indian farmers protest, fear exploitation by private players
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Indian farmers took to the streets on Friday to protest new laws that the government says will boost growth in the agricultural sector through private investments.
Swiss-EU relations back on ballot over freedom of movement
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss will vote this weekend on a renewed proposal to limit the number of European Union nationals allowed to live and work in their country, a measure championed by a populist party that wants pr…
E.W. Scripps, Darden rise; Accenture, Penn National fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
Trump lawyers: DA's fight for tax returns built on innuendo
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York prosecutor engaged in a long-running battle to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns is resorting to “speculation and innuendo” to justify his demands, the president's lawyers argued in court…
Sales of new homes rise 4.8% in August to 1.01 million unit annual rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rise 4.8% in August to 1.01 million unit annual rate.
Clarification: US-California-Gas Vehicles story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published September 23, 2020, The Associated Press reported California is home to 34 electric vehicle manufacturers. The story should have made clear that number includes compan…