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Basin hospitals honored by state association
MOSES LAKE — Four local hospitals were awarded the Achievement of Quality Excellence by the Washington State Hospi…
Mustang Ranch brothel eligible for coronavirus relief grant
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famed Mustang Ranch brothel is eligible to apply for small business grants as part of money a Nevada county received under a federal coronavirus relief package, officials have decided.
Virgin Australia airline to be sold to US-based Bain Capital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Virgin Australia's creditors agreed Friday to sell the airline to Boston-based Bain Capital in a deal that will see the carrier cut 3,000 jobs and end many of its international flight…
The Latest: Mexico states run out of death certificates
MEXICO CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has hit Mexico so hard that the governments of several states ran out of death certificates.
Stocks claw back some of their losses in another rocky day
The stock market closed out its worst week in more than two months Friday as a second straight day of turbulent trading ended with more losses.
Portland protests set up clash between journalists, police
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The beam of a police officer’s flashlight swept across a group of 15 people standing on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, Oregon, recording and taking photos of the nightly protests that have…
Smartsheet, Ambaralla fall; Carnival, Five Below rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
UK ignores critics, makes ex-Australia PM Abbott trade envoy
LONDON (AP) — The British government appointed former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to a post as unpaid trade advisor on Friday, ignoring criticism of the politician's views on women, gay rights and the env…
Restaurant built in 1784, casualty of pandemic, to be razed
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A restaurant and onetime inn built along a stagecoach route in 1784 has closed permanently, another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, and officials say it's been approved for demolition.
The Latest: Trump urges coronavirus vigilance for Labor Day
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is urging Americans to “remain vigilant” about the coronavirus over the Labor Day weekend.
Yext, Alphabet fall; Domo, Cooper rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Mustang Ranch brothel eligible for coronavirus relief grant
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famed Mustang Ranch brothel is eligible to apply for small business grants as part of money a Nevada county received under a federal coronavirus relief package, officials have decided.
Stocks claw back some of their losses in another rocky day
The stock market closed out its worst week in more than two months Friday as a second straight day of turbulent trading ended with more losses.
Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed Microsoft as winner of a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, although the start of work is delayed by a legal battle over rival Amazon's claim…
Recent data show Chinese fishing fleet still near Galapagos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Satellite data indicate that a large Chinese fishing fleet remained in international waters near Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago at the beginning of this month, even as China said it would tempor…
Madrid struggles as center of pandemic's 2nd wave in Europe
MADRID (AP) — A mix of worry and resignation is discernible behind the masks of parents picking up school textbooks in a working class Spanish neighborhood with a steady rise in new coronavirus infections.