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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…
Asian markets mostly higher on hopes for coronavirus vaccine
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the U.S. National Institutes of Health revved up people’s i…
The Latest: Fauci urges youths to separate politics, science
WASHINGTON-- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, offered encouragement--tinged by firsthand experience--to young people on doing their part in separating politics from science as they nav…
Florida virus deaths surge, vaccine research moves forward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Florida surpassed its daily record for coronavirus deaths Tuesday amid rising global worries of a resurgence, even as researchers announced that the first vaccine tested in the U.S. …
Biden's $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climate-damaging emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035, arguing that dramatic action is n…
Canada, US and Mexico poised to extend border restrictions
TORONTO (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Mexico are poised to extend their agreements to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential travel to Aug. 21, officials said Tuesday
Regulators say railroad talks can be included in lawsuits
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators say the nation’s four largest railroads shouldn’t be able to exclude all the details of their conversations from a lawsuit challenging the way they set rates in the past.
Researchers report that the first vaccine tested in the US for coronavirus boosted volunteers' immune systems, as hoped
WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers report that the first vaccine tested in the US for coronavirus boosted volunteers' immune systems, as hoped.
Wall Street rebounds after yet another yo-yo day of trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 more than made up all its losses from the day before, after stocks pinballed through another day of erratic trading.
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday after another day of unsettled trading on Wall Street.
Ford Motor, Xylem rise; Mohawk Industries, Wells Fargo fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday:
Best Buy to require customers to wear masks amid virus spike
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its stores nationwide, even in states or localities that don't require them to do s…
White House-backed campaign pushes alternate career paths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday unveiled a White House-backed national ad campaign highlighting alternative ways to start a career, an initiative targeting students, mid-career worker…
Fed's Brainard warns US economy may slow, urges more support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy appears to be slowing after an initial burst of recovery and called for the Fed to take aggressive steps to bolster grow…
Investigators say pilot in Texas cargo crash made errors
DALLAS (AP) — A cargo plane crashed into a Texas bay last year after the co-pilot became disoriented and pushed the nose down because he mistakenly thought that the jet was about to stall, investigators said on Tue…
NJ June gambling revenue down 65.6% amid virus closure
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The final month of coronavirus-mandated closures for New Jersey's casinos and racetracks was predictably bad.