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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…
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended fo…
The Latest: Domestic air travel recovers in Wuhan, China
BEIJING — Domestic air travel in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak, has returned to pre-pandemic levels, authorities say.
The Latest: Missouri tops 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri has topped 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
The Latest: Virus cases in Dakotas fastest growing in nation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Coronavirus infections in the Dakotas are the fastest growing in the nation.
From a stable job to a tent: A waiter's homeless struggle
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Lello has never been rich, but the 42-year-old could pocket $100 cash most weekend nights at the steakhouse chain where he waited tables. He always had enough money for groceries, …
Moody's downgrades Turkey's rating to B2, negative outlook
PARIS (AP) — Credit ratings agency Moody’s has cut Turkey’s debt ratings and said it maintained a negative outlook on the country.
Boris Johnson defends Brexit change to avoid UK 'carve-up'
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his government's plan to override sections of the Brexit deal he negotiated with the European Union, arguing that the EU has an “extreme” int…
Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payout
LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history could receive a total of $800 million in payouts from MGM Resorts International and its insurers by Janua…
Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed out its worst week since June with another day of churning trading Friday, as big technology stocks resumed their suddenly weakened ways.
Salvagers working to repair leak on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Expert salvagers have begun working on a fire-stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast after an Indian coast guard aircraft sprayed dispersants to contain an oil slick coming from the ves…
Defected casino exec must return phone with high-roller info
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — An executive who left Atlantic City's top casino to work for a competitor must return a cellphone laden with valuable information on his previous employer's highest rollers and best custo…
Central European leaders discuss Belarus, fighting COVID-19
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of four central European countries said Friday that a new election should be held in Belarus to allow the country's voters to decide the course of its future.
Rio Tinto CEO to leave over destruction of Australian sites
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the c…
Biden audio first shared by 'Russian agent' thrives online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaked recordings were hardly a political bombshell: The apparent phone conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraine’s then-president largely confirm Biden’s account of his dealings in Ukraine.
EU heavyweights seek strict rules for digital currencies
BERLIN (AP) — Finance ministers from five of Europe's biggest economies called Friday for the European Union to produce strict rules for new, private digital currencies such as Facebook-backed Libra and ban those t…