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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…
Australia leader expects 'sensible outcome' to news pay plan
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Monday that he expected a “sensible outcome” to his government’s plans to make digital platforms pay for journalism after Facebook threatened to block Aust…
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.
As virus cases drop, governors may gamble on bars. Again.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A guy walks into a bar, which still isn't allowed in Texas.
Hospital: Russia's Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive
BERLIN (AP) — Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday.
China's export growth quickens in August, imports edge lower
BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth accelerated in August while imports edged lower as the world’s second-largest economy extended its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan's economy shrinks 28% in 2Q, worse than 1st estimate
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at a record, even worse rate in the April-June quarter than initially estimated.
As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires churned through bone-dry California on Tuesday after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state…
Paddlewheels found from Lake Champlain steamer sunk in 1819
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — The two paddlewheels from the second commercial steamboat that sailed Lake Champlain more than two centuries ago have been found on the bottom of the lake, officials said.
Asian shares mostly higher as US set to reopen from holiday
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday, after European stocks rallied and U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day national holiday.
Suppliers reluctant to ship goods without credit insurance
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Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished, the navy said Saturday.
Insider Q&A: City First CEO on why Black-led banks matter
NEW YORK (AP) — Last month majority Black-owned banks City First Bank of Washington DC and Broadway Financial of Los Angeles said they would merge to create the U.S.’s largest minority deposit institution, or MDI.
They can dig it: New England clammers press through pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For New England's vanishing commercial clam harvesters, the coronavirus pandemic represents only the most recent in a string of setbacks that have held down the centuries-old industry.
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The official campaigning to head Japan's ruling party began Tuesday, with outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's longtime right-hand man now seen as a front-runner to succeed him and complete his unfinis…
Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force
NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Wynn had just launched her own project management business, hitting a career stride after years of struggle that began with earning an undergraduate degree as a single mother.