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Interest rates hold back home sales in the Basin, statewide
MOSES LAKE — High interest rates are slowing down sales in the Basin real estate market. The average monthly ra…
4 Ohio operatives plead not guilty in $60M bribery probe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four Ohio lobbyists and political operatives pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they conspired as part of what one defendant called an “unholy alliance” aimed at
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday after a report showed the pace of layoffs across the country is slowing, though it remains incredibly high.
Wall Street perks up as S&P 500 pulls within 1.1% of record
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks perked higher on Wall Street Thursday after a report showed the pace of layoffs across the country is slowing, though it remains incredibly high.
Trump, McConnell huddle; virus aid talks at risk of collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump huddled at the White House Thursday with the Senate's top Republican, searching for a way forward on vital COVID-19 rescue money, while Trump's top bargainers returned to Ca…
OraSure, Becton, Dickinson fall; Bausch, Vista Outdoor rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:
Uber lost $1.8B in 2Q as riders stayed home and ordered in
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber lost $1.78 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic carved a gaping hole in its ride-hailing business, with millions of people staying home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
The Latest: Britain announces quarantine for some travelers
LONDON — Britain has announced that travellers arriving from Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas will have to quarantine for two weeks effective from Saturday, following an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in a…
US rescinds global 'do not travel' coronavirus warning
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday rescinded its warnings to Americans against all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying conditions no longer warrant a blanket worldwide…
Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey's governor to require the casinos to do so …
4 poultry plant execs indicted after 2019 immigration raid
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade.
The Latest: Dr. Fauci: Public health safeguards slow virus
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says even if the coronavirus is around for decades, public health safeguards and an eventual vaccine will allow the world to successfully adapt.
Apple shines in pandemic with $2 trillion value on horizon
Early in 2020, Apple appeared to be caught in a horrible bind.
US senators take aim at German port over Russia pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Three Republican senators have issued a dire warning to operators of a small German port, threatening them with “crushing” sanctions for allegedly providing supplies to Russian vessels involved in a p…
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over claims that top executives illegally diverted …
Correction: Bribery Investigation-Ohio story
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a story Aug. 5, 2020, about groups named in an FBI affidavit regarding an alleged Ohio corruption scheme, The Associated Press erroneously reported that D. Eric Lycan is currently the counsel fo…