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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…
Australian prime minister criticizes TikTok suicide video
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian regulators have ruled out prosecuting TikTok over an apparent suicide video under tough new laws prohibiting some forms of violent online images, but the prime minister urged s…
European shares open higher after bleak day in Asia
European stocks and U.S. futures advanced Wednesday after a day of losses in Asia following a sell-off of big technology stocks on Wall Street.
County plans hazardous waste collection event
Grant County Solid Waste invites businesses and agencies that generate small amounts of hazardous waste to participate in a disposal opportunity on Friday, Sept. 25.
New emergency grants available to small businesses in Adams County
Adams County Development Council is accepting applications for emergency grants up to $10,000 each for businesses with up to 20 employees in Adams County.
Falling prices flash warning light for Europe's economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A startling fall in consumer prices and a stronger euro have increased pressure on the European Central Bank to provide another blast of monetary stimulus in support of a drawn-out economi…
Exxon, Tesla fall; Nikola, Beyond Meat rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
Lavrov: Russia ready to help ease Turkey-Greece tension
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Moscow is ready to help ease rising tensions over Turkey's search for energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, and rejected any actions that c…
Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Elsewhere, military helicopters rescu…
Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deaths
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total.
Canadian auto workers pick Ford as potential strike target
DETROIT (AP) — The union that represents Canadian auto workers has picked Ford as a potential strike target in contract talks this year.
Wall Street’s 3-day skid a reality check for runaway market
Wall Street’s summer-long party fueled by investors’ appetite for some of the world’s best-known technology companies has come to an abrupt, if not entirely unexpected, halt.
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Technology stocks dropped again on Wall Street, pulling the Nasdaq down 10% over the past three trading days.
Asia Today: India adds another 89K cases, to reopen schools
NEW DELHI (AP) — India added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest tally in the world, and the government said schools would reopen later this month for senior students after being closed for more …
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Virus lockdown plunges South Africa deeper into recession
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s economy has sunk deeper into recession, with its gross domestic product for the second quarter of 2020 plummeting by 51%, largely as a result of COVID-19 and the country's strict …