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Fuel prices slightly elevated this week
MOSES LAKE — After weeks of steady increases, fuel prices across Washington and the nation largely held steady thi…
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday amid fresh hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine.
US warns firms about sanctions for work on Russian pipelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday hardened its efforts to prevent the completion of new German-Russian and Turkish-Russian natural gas pipelines by warning companies involved in the projects t…
Without waiter jobs, what happens to creative New York?
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been the story for many a starry-eyed creative type looking for a big break in the Big Apple — wait tables to pay the bills while auditioning, performing, singing, painting, dancing, writing, w…
Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is rolling back a foundational Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects, but that is credited with keeping big const…
Court asked to stop work at Formosa Plastics' Louisiana site
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Opponents of a Taiwan-based company’s plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex asked a federal judge on Tuesday to stop work at the site in Louisiana.
California salons say new closures threaten their survival
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — At the start of the year, Luis Lopez moved his barbershop to a bigger location with three more chairs and more than twice the rent. Then, when the coronavirus pandemic hit, he had to…
US to hit Huawei employees with visa bans for rights abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will impose travel bans on employees of the Chinese technology giant Huawei and other Chinese companies the U.S. determines are assisting authoritarian g…
The Latest: 2 more big Calif cities keeping schools shut
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco and Sacramento have become the latest cities in California to announce that public school students will not return to classrooms when the new term begins because of surges in coronavir…
Jobs, ecology key to France's $110 billion virus rescue plan
PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister on Wednesday laid out 100 billion euros ($110 billion) in new spending to rescue the virus-battered economy from its worst crisis since World War II.
Asia Today: Australian virus hot spot moves to add sick beds
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot Victoria state moved to increase its available hospital beds Thursday and reported a record daily high of 317 infections.
Latin America faces 'lost decade' from coronavirus GDP drop
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said Wednesday the region’s per-capita gross domestic product is likely to drop by 9.1% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Moderna, Waters rise; ASML Holding falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan
LONDON (AP) — More than 70 rich countries have signed up to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative intended to ensure that any effective shots are fairly distributed around the world - but which may also allow the…
Disney World's last two theme parks reopen to visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Days after reopening two theme parks amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Florida, Walt Disney World on Wednesday welcomed back visitors to two more theme parks that had been shuttered since Ma…
American Airlines warns 25,000 workers they could lose jobs
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is notifying about 25,000 workers that their jobs could be eliminated in October because of plunging demand for air travel, adding to the toll that the virus pandemic is taking on th…