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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…
‘Shadow’ lenders can leave college students in the dark
A new high school graduate may take out about $37,200 in student loans for college, according to a
GM CEO expects virus to ebb, economic recovery by early 2021
DETROIT (AP) — The auto business used to be pretty simple. Crank out vehicles that people want to buy and collect profits.
Report: Disney cuts back on Facebook, Instagram ads
MENLO PARK, California (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has “dramatically” slashed its advertising budget on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, according to
Asia Today: Outbreak in northwest China spreads to 2nd city
BEIJING (AP) — China’s latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Asia Today: Masks mandatory as cases rise in Australia state
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After a one-day respite, coronavirus cases in the Australian state of Victoria have risen again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and the nearby shire o…
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross hospitalized, 'minor' issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was hospitalized for “minor, non-coronavirus related issues,” a department spokesperson said Saturday.
Court backs Trump expansion of cheap health insurance plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans, derided by critics as “junk insurance,” as an alternative to the…
Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
Wall Street ticks up; S&P 500 nets 3rd straight weekly gain
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked higher Friday to close out its third straight winning week, one punctuated by hopes that the economy can continue to steady itself despite the pandemic.
The United Arab Emirates says its 'Amal' space probe functioning after launch as it heads toward Mars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says its 'Amal' space probe functioning after launch as it heads toward Mars.
Governments around world eye tougher steps to fight virus
Signs of governments reassessing their coronavirus response were scattered around the world Sunday, with the mayor of Los Angeles saying the city was reopened too quickly, Ohio's governor warning his state is “goin…
FDA approves Quest COVID-19 test for 'pooled' sample use
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that
Personal assistant charged in dismembered tech CEO's killing
NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant arrested Friday in the death and dismemberment of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was believed to have owed his boss a “significant amount of money,” New York City police said.
EU tells US: Stop threatening our companies with sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is warning the Trump administration to hold off threatening trade sanctions against EU companies involved in the completion of new German-Russian and Turkish-Russian natural gas p…
EU leaders extend summit as they haggle over budget, virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Saturday extended their summit by an extra day in the hope they were finally closing in on a deal for an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coro…