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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…
Postmaster general to appear before Senate over mail delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Backlash mounting, President Donald Trump's embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will appear Friday before the Senate to testify on mail delivery delays and service changes that lawmakers and …
S&P 500 briefly touches highest level ever as stocks drift
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday, and the S&P 500 is once again bouncing against its record closing level, which has been acting as its ceiling in recent days.
Cesare Romiti, who steered Fiat through tough times, dies
ROME (AP) — Cesare Romiti, an industrialist and champion of Italian capitalism who steered automaker Fiat through years of strikes and domestic terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s, died in Rome on Tuesday, Italian sta…
Environmental groups sue TVA over long-term power agreements
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Environmental groups are suing the Tennessee Valley Authority over long-term partnership agreements signed by local power companies that receive electricity generated by the nation's largest p…
Path to Home Depot becomes familiar for millions in pandemic
Millions of people forced to work out of the office during the pandemic took on new projects at home and Home Depot is supplying a lot of the DIY material they need.
As US goes online to resupply, sales at Walmart.com boom
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans established trusted supply lines as the virus surged in new regions of the U.S. over the past few months and millions did so at Walmart, where online sales nearly doubled in the second qua…
US home construction surges 22.6%, third monthly increase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic.
US home construction surges 22.6% in July, rebounding from pandemic lull
WASHINGTON (AP) — US home construction surges 22.6% in July, rebounding from pandemic lull.
Coin shortage hits retailers, laundromats, tooth fairy
A convenience store chain is offering a free beverage or sandwich in exchange for them. A laundromat owner drove 4 hours across state lines to get $8,000 worth. A young girl in Illinois wrote the tooth fairy saying…
Lithuanian lawmakers vote for sanctions against Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s parliament voted for economic sanctions against neighboring Belarus on Tuesday, saying the presidential election there mustn't be internationally recognized.
US goes online for pandemic supplies, many at Walmart.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans established trusted supply lines as the virus surged in new regions of the U.S. over the past few months and millions did so at Walmart, where online sales nearly doubled in the fiscal sec…
World stock markets rise as S&P 500 eyes record close
Global stock markets rose on Tuesday and Wall Street looked set to edge up on the open, with the S&P 500 not far from a record closing high it set in February before the pandemic crunched the global economy.
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Millions WFH and Home Depot sales explode
With millions of people staring at their walls while working from home, sales at Home Depot surged in the second quarter, with same-stores sales in the U.S. spiking 25%.
France weighs mask mandate at work as virus reawakens
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is conferring with unions Tuesday about requiring masks in workplaces to contain growing virus infections.