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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…
Foot Locker, MGM rise; Reata, Kodak fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday:
Appeals court tosses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, dismissing arguments that it unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufa…
US producer prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July
WASHINGTON (AP) — US producer prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July.
States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Governors and state labor department officials were scrambling Monday to determine whether they could implement President Donald Trump’s executive order to partially extend unemployment as…
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
A late slide in big technology companies left indexes broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, erasing an early gain and breaking a seven-day winning streak for the S&P 500.
Marriott recovering in China, Royal Caribbean posts loss
On land and sea, the travel industry is hurting but holding out hope for a recovery.
The Latest: Most of Singapore foreign labor cleared of COVID
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s government says most foreign workers can now resume work as their dormitories have been cleared of COVID-19 after months of lockdown and virus testing.
Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down
HONG KONG (AP) — Last year, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong to demand full democracy, many egged on by a tabloid newspaper critical of China's ruling Communist Party.
Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soaring by th…
Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares in U.S. c…
Android phones to track quakes; California gets alert system
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled Tuesday in California, Googl…
Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at US airports
DALLAS (AP) — With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic.
UK court says face recognition violates human rights
LONDON (AP) — The use of facial recognition technology by British police has violated human rights and data protection laws, a court said Tuesday, in a decision praised as a victory against invasive practices by th…
New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city went back into lockdown.
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