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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…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.88 to $40.16 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $1.69 to $42.22 a barrel.
US stocks shed gains after Federal Reserve’s rate decision
U.S. stocks were losing some of their gains Wednesday as a brief rally following the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate policy update faded. The central bank signaled it will keep interest rates near zero into …
Trop boss makes 4 of 9 Atlantic City casinos run by women
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J,. (AP) — Four of Atlantic City's nine casinos will be run by women, following Wednesday's appointment of a veteran female executive to run the Tropicana.
Mortician fights for license, livelihood after virus scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate.
Federal Reserve sees rates near zero at least through 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate.
Doctors in hard-hit Madrid: 'It's like March in slow motion'
MADRID (AP) — It feels like a flashback. Pneumonia, a common acute manifestation of the COVID-19 disease, is keeping Spanish intensive care wards busy again. And it's also leaving medical workers who are still reco…
Federal Reserve to seek inflation over 2%, keeps benchmark interest rate near zero; sees low rates at least through 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve to seek inflation over 2%, keeps benchmark interest rate near zero; sees low rates at least through 2023.
The Latest: CDC director: Scientific integrity not altered
WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Senate lawmakers that his agency has not altered its scientific publications on the coronavirus.
High-tech UK-US ship launched on 400th Mayflower anniversary
PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — With a splash of Plymouth gin, the U.S. ambassador to Britain officially launched a ship named Mayflower on Wednesday, 400 years to the day after a wooden vessel with that name sailed from …
US companies seeking tariff relief faced red tape, delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported steel and aluminum ran into long delays and cumbersome paperwork, a federal watchdog found.
Phone flip: New Quibi series 'Wireless' empowers the viewer
NEW YORK (AP) — Most directors insist on having final edit approval of their films. Not the creators of “Wireless.”
US charges 5 Chinese citizens in global hacking campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and abroad, including social media and video game compan…
Kodak erred with stock grants but review finds actions legal
Shares of Kodak are sharply higher after an independent legal review found that while there were flaws in how Eastman Kodak issued stock option grants to its CEO just before revealing a major development that sent …
US stocks tick up ahead of Federal Reserve’s rate decision
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Wednesday, ahead of a decision on interest-rate policy by the Federal Reserve scheduled for the afternoon.
The Latest: Drug maker: Antibody study gives hint of help
INDIANAPOLIS — A drug company says partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized.