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Dryer vent cleaning is important -- but often overlooked
MOSES LAKE — Not all the maintenance a house needs is visible. Sometimes a potential problem just goes unnoticed u…
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.
US stocks rise as volatility continues to dominate
New York (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising in Thursday afternoon trading, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.
IPOs head for banner year on stock market's strength
Companies that cater to the “new normal” of working and shopping from home are rushing to go public.
Owner of fire-stricken ship to pay $1.8M for Sri Lankan help
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The owner of a large oil tanker that caught fire off Sri Lanka's coast has agreed to pay $1.8 million to the island nation for its help in extinguishing the blaze, an official said Thursda…
Sales of new homes surge 4.8% in August
NEW YORK (AP) — Demand for new homes continues to surge despite an ongoing pandemic and lingering anxiety about the U.S. economy. The pace of sales have now reached levels last seen before the Great Recession in 20…
Lufthansa to try out pre-flight corona tests on routes to US
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says it will test the practice of offering on-the-spot coronavirus tests before boarding intercontinental flights in an attempt to find a way to get long-haul pass…
Apple's smaller rivals unite to fight iPhone app store rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spotify and the makers of Fortnite and Tinder are taking on Apple and Google as part of a newly formed coalition calling for “fair treatment” in the way the tech giant runs its app store.
US stocks swing from losses to gains as volatility dominates
New York (AP) — U.S. stocks are swinging between losses and gains in Thursday morning trading, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.