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MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot of training to make people look their best. “(A license to do) nails is 600 hours (…
The Latest: Virginia adopts COVID-19 worker safety rules
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officials have passed temporary new workplace safety rules designed to protect employees from the coronavirus, becoming the first state to adopt such measures.
OPEC and allies to ease cuts, allow more oil production
NEW YORK (AP) — Ministers from the OPEC cartel have agreed to allow more oil to flow from the taps, saying demand for oil is growing as economies take steps to reopen.
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…
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday amid fresh hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Stocks rise on vaccine hopes; S&P 500 back within 5% of high
NEW YORK (AP) — Markets worldwide rallied on rising hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, and the S&P 500 climbed back to where it was a few days after it set its record early this year.
Moderna, Waters rise; ASML Holding falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday:
Arizona ban on evictions set to end as heat, infections soar
PHOENIX (AP) — Housing advocacy groups in Arizona have joined lawmakers in lobbying Gov. Doug Ducey to extend his coronavirus-related moratorium on evictions, which will expire next week and allow authorities to st…
Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to e…
Google to invest $4.5 billion in India's Jio digital company
NEW DELHI (AP) — Google plans to invest $4.5 billion in India’s Jio Platforms Ltd, the company announced Wednesday, taking a 7.7% stake in the digital services company owned by multi-billion dollar Reliance Industr…
Merged Fiat Chrysler-PSA company to be called Stellantis
DETROIT (AP) — When Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler merges with France's PSA Groupe early next year, the new company will be called Stellantis.
Delta expects to take $3 billion charge to cover job losses
Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that it expects to take a charge of $2.7 billion to $3.3 billion to cover the cost of early retirements and buyouts for employees as it shrinks in response to a sharp decline in air t…
Virus cases rise in U.S. states amid new world restrictions
MIAMI (AP) — Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 25,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as restrictions aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic took hold in the United States and around the …
Fed survey says economy has picked up but outlook cloudy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says economic activity has picked up in most regions of the country but still remains well below pre-pandemic levels with the country facing high levels of uncertainty.
Fed survey finds economic activity increased in almost all regions but still remains well below pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed survey finds economic activity increased in almost all regions but still remains well below pre-pandemic levels.
'We don't want them,' Mallorca says of wild-wayed tourists
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s Balearic Islands ordered the closure Wednesday of bars and nightclubs in beachfront areas popular with young and foreign visitors, pulling the plug on endless drunken nights to …