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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…
To survive financial storm of virus, states turn to Congress
State governments trying to weather the financial storm brought on by the coronavirus are borrowing billions of dollars and desperately trying to slash costs by furloughing workers, delaying construction projects, …
Sizing up: As pandemic surges, so do waistlines
NEW YORK (AP) — When Allison Weiss Brady and Michael Ladin emerged from weeks of locking down during the pandemic, they needed new clothes in new sizes — for different reasons.
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.
Stirring in the oil patch, Chevron buys Noble for $5 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector.
Chevron acquires Noble for $5 billion in all-stock deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector.
In first big deal since COVID-19 shook energy sector, Chevron takes over Noble in $5 billion, all-stock acquisition
NEW YORK (AP) — In first big deal since COVID-19 shook energy sector, Chevron takes over Noble in $5 billion, all-stock acquisition.
Liz Weston: What to do with your stuff the kids don't want
Parents who are downsizing or simply decluttering may have to get creative at finding homes for all their unwanted possessions – particularly these days.
Alibaba-backed Ant Group to go public in Shanghai, Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the online payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced plans Monday for an initial public stock offering that could become the world’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemi…
United gets deal with pilots, Delta seeks 1-year pay cut
ATLANTA (AP) —
The Latest: Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000
Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.
Mutual of Omaha insurance firm removing longtime Indian logo
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mutual of Omaha plans to replace its longtime corporate logo, which for 70 years has featured a depiction of a Native American chief, the insurance company announced Friday.
Fair housing groups slam Trump's suburban racial rhetoric
Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pledge to roll back an Obama-era regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs is drawing harsh criticism from fair housing advocates, who label it a …
How major stock indexes fared Friday
Stock indexes closed mostly higher on Wall Street after a wobbly day of trading Friday as the S&P 500 notched its third straight weekly gain.
Asia Today: China battles new outbreak in far west Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — The number of confirmed cases in a new coronavirus outbreak in China’s far west has risen to 17.
Prosecutor: Video shows NYC dismemberment suspect buying saw
NEW YORK (AP) — Surveillance video shows the