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Farmworker wage complaints in WA caught in state agency backlog, report finds
Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went un…
The Latest: Worker at Austria chancellery tests positive
BERLIN -- Authorities say an employee at the Austrian chancellery has tested positive for the coronavirus, but didn’t work directly with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
States eager to expand broadband, wary of CARES Act deadline
Fearful of losing federal pandemic dollars, officials from states across the country are rushing to finish projects by the end of the year aimed at expanding broadband internet into underserved areas.
Samsung, Apple to boost cellphone manufacturing in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three contract manufacturers for Apple iPhones and South Korea’s Samsung have applied for large-scale electronics manufacturing rights in India under a $6.5 billion incentive scheme announced by th…
US consumer spending rose a solid 5.6% in June, but resurgence of virus threatens to stall further gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer spending rose a solid 5.6% in June, but resurgence of virus threatens to stall further gains.
Hard-hit Massachusetts worries COVID-19 respite is fleeting
A house party attended by restaurant workers in a picturesque beach town in Massachusetts has led to more than a dozen new coronavirus infections.
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
NEW YORK (AP) — An organization that successfully proved President Donald Trump violated the law when he blocked Twitter critics sued him anew on Friday, saying he continues to reject some accounts two years after …
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said on Friday it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.
Wages and benefits grow at slowest pace in 3 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose at the slowest pace in three years in the April-June quarter, a sign that businesses are holding back on pay as well as cutting jobs in the coronavirus rec…
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US sinks another $2.1 billion into a potential vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Pharma giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur have announced they will supply 100 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to the United States as governments buy up supplies in hopes of s…
Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
NEW YORK (AP) — As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation’s electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.
Asia Today: SKorea arrests leader of church with big cluster
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered the government’s anti-viru…
Eurozone economy shrank 12.1% in April-June from previous quarter due to lockdowns, largest drop on record
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eurozone economy shrank 12.1% in April-June from previous quarter due to lockdowns, largest drop on record.
Florida teen arrested as mastermind of Twitter hack
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida teen was identified Friday as the mastermind of a scheme earlier this month that commandeered Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls and scammed people a…
Champagne losing its fizz as global pandemic clobbers sales
REIMS, France (AP) — Champagne is losing its fizz. For months, lockdown put the cork on weddings, dining out, parties and international travel — all key sales components for the French luxury wine marketed for deca…