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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…
Asia Today: S. Korea reports 279 cases, most in 5 months
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital region.
Asia Today: India's virus death toll rises, Seoul cases jump
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus death toll overtook Britain's to become the fourth-highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases Friday.
Asia Today: Restrictions in S. Korea, India cases hit 2.5M
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Saturday announced stronger social distancing restrictions for its greater capital area where a surge in COVID-19 cases has threatened to erase the hard-won gains against th…
This Week: Home Depot, Target results, US home sales
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump muddies facts on mail ballots, Harris
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is muddying the facts about mail-in voting and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
Another quarantine must have? Houseplants, says The Sill CEO
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t just toilet paper that people stocked up on during the pandemic. There was a run on houseplants, too.
Shipyard workers to begin voting this week on labor pact
BATH, Maine (AP) — Shipyard workers who have maintained pickets for nearly two months during a global pandemic will have the final say on a proposed labor pact at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.
Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust
NEW YORK (AP) — Bergmeyer, a design firm in Boston, has erected higher cubicles, told employees to wear masks when not at their desks and set up one-way aisles in the office that force people to walk the long way a…
Bar owners on Greek island angry over virus restrictions
MYKONOS, Greece (AP) — Wary of a rise in daily coronavirus cases that threatens to undo its relative success in containing the pandemic so far, the Greek government is imposing local restrictions on businesses, esp…
German police conduct raids linked to illegal gambling
BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of police officers searched shisha bars, tea houses and illegal gambling halls across western Germany early Sunday.
Asia Today: S. Korea reports 279 cases, most in 5 months
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital region.
After brief trade truce, US slaps levy on Canadian aluminum
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than two years of browbeating and trade sanctions on Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump strong-armed the United States’ neighbors into agreeing to supplant a 25-year-old North Am…
Mexico's Acapulco hopes for rebound as virus, violence drop
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco is putting its hopes on a return of tourists as the number of coronavirus cases drops and the violence that drove travelers away slowly declines.
Trump's EPA dumps methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is undoing Obama-era rules designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields and pipelines, formalizing the changes Thursday in…
US seizes virtual currency alleged to fund militant groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The