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Basin hospitals honored by state association
MOSES LAKE — Four local hospitals were awarded the Achievement of Quality Excellence by the Washington State Hospi…
Emergency tents, restrictions back as virus spikes in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Many residents in Madrid will need a reason to leave their neighborhoods and will face limitations on group gatherings even stricter than the ones in place as authorities moved Friday to try to rein i…
Mistake: Thousands told to return unemployment overpayment
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A programming mistake caused more than 4,000 out-of-work Louisiana residents to get notices saying they’d been overpaid thousands of dollars in unemployment compensation and had to return th…
Watchdog: FAA not prepared to update jet evacuation rules
DETROIT (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration hasn't updated standards for emergency airliner evacuations in nearly two decades, a period when travelers have increasingly had to deal with tighter aircraft seat…
New Jersey law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communit…
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hi…
US stocks drift as another bumpy week of trading nears end
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets closes out following their abrupt loss of momentum this month.
France: EU sanctions on Turkey an option over gas standoff
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France on Friday backed Cyprus' calls for the European Union to consider imposing tougher sanctions on Turkey if the Turkish government won't suspend its search for energy reserves in eastern…
'This is a big moment:' UK virus restrictions escalating
LONDON (AP) — Fresh nationwide lockdown restrictions in England appear to be on the cards soon as the British government targeted more areas Friday in an attempt to suppress a sharp spike in new coronavirus infecti…
Libya's east-based commander promises end of oil blockade
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Libya's commander who rules the eastern half of the country and who was behind a year-long military attempt to capture the capital, Tripoli, said Friday that oil production would …
Trump orders clampdown on TikTok and WeChat beginning Sunday, prevents download in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump orders clampdown on TikTok and WeChat beginning Sunday, prevents download in the US.
Belarus borders remain open despite leader's closure threat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' borders with Poland and Lithuania remained open Friday despite the nation's president declaring they would be closed and accusing the neighboring nations of instigating nearly six week…
US-based Krause Group takes control of Parma soccer club
PARMA, Italy (AP) — Parma became the latest Serie A team with foreign ownership Friday when the U.S.-based Krause Group purchased a 90% stake in the club.
Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO
GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization member countries on Friday trimmed a list of candidates vying to become the next director-general from eight to five. They ejected applicants from Egypt, Mexico and Moldova wh…
Spanish banks merge in sign of hard economic times ahead
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Two of Spain’s biggest banks said Friday they were merging, pushed together by a need to weather tough economic times that likely will cost thousands of jobs.
Credit union partners with Red Cross, matches donations
Gesa Credit Union has partnered with the American Red Cross to accept donations through the end of October at all Gesa branches to benefit the Red Cross Washington Wildfire fund.