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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…
The Latest: WHO chief: Won't recommend vaccines unless safe
LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization says the U.N. health agency won’t recommend any coronavirus vaccine before it is proved safe and effective.
US judge OKs extradition of 2 accused of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape Japan; State Department to decide
BOSTON (AP) — US judge OKs extradition of 2 accused of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape Japan; State Department to decide.
State: Lawmaker advocated burning Black Lives Matter houses
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A legislator accused of making a Facebook post that advocated burning and looting houses displaying Black Lives Matter signs is being investigated by the state attorney general and facing calls…
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.
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.