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Dryer vent cleaning is important -- but often overlooked
MOSES LAKE — Not all the maintenance a house needs is visible. Sometimes a potential problem just goes unnoticed u…
Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police raided the office of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and two local TV stations on Tuesday, seizing computers as part of an investigation into a documentary on undocumented…
Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophies
Booking.com is laying off a quarter of its workforce — more than 4,000 people — with the global pandemic snuffing out travel.
EU regulators investigating Google's plan to buy Fitbit
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators opened an in-depth investigation Tuesday into Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit.
Wall Street drifts as stock rally takes a pause; yields drop
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting between small gains and losses Tuesday as Wall Street's big rally lets off the accelerator.
Millennial Money: How to move safely during a pandemic
Moving is stressful enough without throwing a pandemic into the mix.
COVID-19 reshapes back-to-school spending
NEW YORK (AP) — For Michelle Lynn England, back-to-school shopping always meant heading to Target and the local mall with her two girls and dropping about $500 on each of them for trendy outfits.
Thai Cabinet approves draft law expanding access to cannabis
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Public Health Ministry that would allow health professionals, farmers and medical patients to grow, produce and export cannabis and its prod…
'A line in the sand': Both sides dig in on virus relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor and aid to
Ford CEO Hackett to retire, COO Jim Farley to lead automaker
DETROIT (AP) — Jim Farley will lead Ford Motor Co. into the future as the global auto industry faces a new era of autonomous and electric vehicles.
Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo sees Q2 profits up on cost cuts
MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo, fresh off its successful hostile takeover of a smaller rival to create Italy’s largest bank, on Tuesday posted a 16% increase in second-quarter profits as it cut costs and…
Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley to take CEO spot effective Oct. 1; Jim Hackett to retire.
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley to take CEO spot effective Oct. 1; Jim Hackett to retire.
Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU
LONDON (AP) — The number of Britons moving to European Union countries soared after the Brexit vote in 2016,
Honda recalls 1.6M vans and SUVs in 4 different US recalls
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling over 1.6 million minivans and SUVs in the U.S. to fix problems that include faulty backup camera displays, malfunctioning dashboard displays and sliding doors that don’t latch prop…
No masks, no distance: Pandemic wedding horrors for vendors
NEW YORK (AP) — Wedding planners, photographers and other bridal vendors who make the magic happen have a heap of new worries in the middle of the pandemic: no-mask weddings, rising guest counts and venues not foll…
UK competition watchdog approves Amazon stake in Deliveroo
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog has approved Amazon’s plan to buy a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo, saying the deal would not hurt competition.