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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…
EU trade chief Hogan resigns over COVID rules controversy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top trade official resigned late Wednesday after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules.
New COVID-19 mandates on health care facilities get pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — Threatening fines and funding cut-offs, the Trump administration on Tuesday issued new COVID-19 requirements for nursing homes and hospitals, prompting immediate pushback from beleaguered industri…
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods jumped 11.2%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain.
Asia Today: Virus surge makes S. Korean lockdown more likely
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, its highest single-day total in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of co…
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Bed Bath & Beyond cuts 2,800 jobs in restructuring move
NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond said Tuesday that it's cutting 2,800 jobs at its corporate headquarters and stores — about 5% of its overall workforce — as the troubled home goods retailer looks to pivot more of …
Secretive Palantir lifts veil before Wall Street stock sale
BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Stree…
The Latest: SKorea reports highest new virus total in months
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest single-day total in months, as fears grow that lockdown-like restrictions are becoming inevitable as transmissions slip o…
Australia seeks more control over deals with foreign states
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has drafted new laws that would cancel international deals struck by lower tiers of governments with foreign states that are not in Australia’s interests, offici…
Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn't need specialty equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results.
Google location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers
Google's own engineers were troubled by the way the company secretly tracked the movements of people who didn't want to be followed until
The Latest: College suspends students after weekend party
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A New York state university suspended 43 students Wednesday after a party on Lake Champlain, the latest school to clamp down on students for ignoring coronavirus restrictions.
Sometime soon, your car will park itself in urban garages
DETROIT (AP) — So after the coronavirus threat has passed, you head downtown for a baseball game.
More blowout profits from tech companies push S&P 500 higher
More blowout profit reports from big tech companies pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high Wednesday.
EU trade chief Hogan resigns over COVID rules controversy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top trade official resigned late Wednesday after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules.