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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…
GM to make electric vehicle, supply batteries for Nikola
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors announced its second major electric vehicle partnership in less than a week on Tuesday, this time a $2 billion deal with startup Nikola.
Uber incentivizes drivers to switch to electric vehicles
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is offering incentives to drivers to transition to cleaner vehicles while acknowledging that emissions from its rides have risen in recent years.
JPMorgan: some customers, employees misused COVID programs
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that a number of its employees and customers may have abused the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus stimulus programs.
Experts: Libya rivals UAE, Russia, Turkey violate UN embargo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The warring parties in Libya and their international backers — the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Jordan vs Turkey and Qatar — violated a U.N. arms embargo on the oil-rich north African coun…
COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect of a vaccine to shield Americans from coronavirus infection emerged as a point of contention in the White House race as President Donald Trump accused Democrats of “disparaging” for p…
EU names Dombrovskis as its new trade chief
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission is proposing its experienced Latvian vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, to take over the post as trade chief of the bloc following the resignation of Irela…
Eurozone economic slide during pandemic revised to 11.8%
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The economy of the 19 countries that use the euro shrank by 11.8% in the second quarter, the biggest decline on record and slightly less than originally reported, according to updated figu…
Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures.
Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearing
LONDON (AP) — A British judge told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday that his extradition hearing will proceed without him if he continues to speak from the dock and interrupt witnesses.
The Latest: New Mexico reassures teachers about being sued
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico officials are reassuring teachers that they can’t be sued by students who get the coronavirus as some of them head back to the classroom.
GOP proposes 'targeted' virus aid, but Dems say not enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate prepared to vote this week on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it only has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats' insistence for more sweeping ai…
Trump says he is expanding offshore drilling moratorium to Florida's Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he is expanding offshore drilling moratorium to Florida's Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina.
Belarus activist resists effort to deport her to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A
Consumer borrowing follows June gain with 3.6% rise in July
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months.
US consumer borrowing posted a solid 3.6% gain in July, its second monthly increase after virus-related declines
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer borrowing posted a solid 3.6% gain in July, its second monthly increase after virus-related declines.