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Restyle Design and Consign opens in Catalyst Center
MOSES LAKE — There’s no one style that defines Restyle Design and Consign, which held its ribbon-cutting May 4 at …
Online bans fail to silence US extremists drawn to protests
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — After Wisconsin protests over
Construction starts on Britain's high-speed rail project
LONDON (AP) — Construction formally began Friday on Britain's 106 billion-pound ($140 billion) high-speed railway project, aiming to forge better connections between cities for decades to come.
Scandal-tarnished Nissan shows off production innovation
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan says it has developed a new way to produce high-tech auto parts that highlights the Japanese automaker’s engineering finesse, even as it faces a criminal trial in an ongoing scandal involving fo…
Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after tech sell-off
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Friday, a day after a big slump in technology companies pulled the market to its biggest drop since June. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%. Traders were encouraged to s…
The Latest: Drug maker gets money from Germany for vaccine
BERLIN -- German pharmaceutical company CureVac says it is receiving a further 252 million euros ($298 million) to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
2nd survivor rescued after livestock ship sinks off Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard rescued a second survivor on Friday in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand is believed to have sunk during stormy weather, officials said. Hours earlier,…
US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far, the government said Friday in on…
Virgin Atlantic completes rescue plan; 1,150 jobs lost
LONDON (AP) — Virgin Atlantic completed its 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) restructuring plan and cut 1,150 jobs Friday as the airline sought to rebuild following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Freight firms warn of Brexit disruption amid UK-EU deadlock
LONDON (AP) — British freight haulers and storage companies are demanding an urgent meeting with government leaders because of concern that gaps in preparations for Brexit may threaten supplies of critical goods.
The Latest: Hungary registers highest daily spike with 459
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has registered 459 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic.
Fireworks factory blaze kills 7 in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A blaze erupted at a fireworks factory in southern India on Friday, killing six workers and the owner, all women, and injuring another two.
The Latest: Frances closes 22 schools due to infections
PARIS — France has closed 22 of its 62,000 schools since in-person classes resumed this week because of virus infections.
Wahluke Industrial Park gets new tenant
MATTAWA — A wholesale food products distributor has opened a new location in the Wahluke Industrial Park in Mattawa.
Moses Lake Chamber accepting grant applications
MOSES LAKE — Businesses and community organizations in Moses Lake will have another chance to apply for grants to help cover losses due to COVID-19 related closures.
Ships, copters fighting fire as tanker drifts near Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ships and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India intensified efforts to extinguish an oil tanker fire burning for a second day Friday as officials warned of possible massive environmental damag…