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Ephrata council considers park and transportation fees for new developments
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council continued discussions Wednesday on whether to adopt new park and transportation…
Outgoing US ambassador to China to help Republican campaigns
BEIJING (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said he will help Republicans campaigning in his native Iowa after returning home next month.
Yes, stocks are pricey. But too expensive?
NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, stocks are expensive. Most everyone along Wall Street agrees on that following their amazing return to records despite the still-raging pandemic.
Number of Americans filing for unemployment aid fell to 860,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — Number of Americans filing for unemployment aid fell to 860,000.
US home construction falls 5.1% in August following string of gains after pandemic shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — US home construction falls 5.1% in August following string of gains after pandemic shutdown.
Woman guilty in scheme to ship military boats to China
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has been convicted in a scheme to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the United States to China.
Lawyer says Assange charged under broad, contentious US law
LONDON (AP) — An American constitutional law expert said Thursday that the United States indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under an “extraordinarily broad” spying law that has been used in the past for poli…
Macmillan CEO forced out over 'direction' of company
NEW YORK (AP) — Macmillan's longtime CEO, John Sargent, will be leaving at the end of the year, forced out by what parent company Holtzbrinck Publishing Group is calling “a disagreement regarding the direction of M…
Judge tosses US lawsuit over fire at London's Grenfell Tower
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a lawsuit filed over the 2017 fire at London’s Grenfell Tower that killed 72 people, concluding the case should be litigated there.
The Latest: China has uptick in imported coronavirus cases
BEIJING — China says imported coronavirus cases surged to 32 over the previous 24 hours.
UK defends planned Brexit deal breach as Biden slams move
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced more opposition Thursday to its plans to breach the Brexit agreement with the European Union, with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden becoming the latest American…
Asia Today: India's gov't criticized over handling of virus
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported another record daily increase in coronavirus infections Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government faced scathing opposition criticism in Parliament over its handling o…
Giuliani associates face new federal fraud charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors brought new wire fraud charges Thursday against an associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was involved in attempts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the son…
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months…
Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of leveling.