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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…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
BT CEO warns of long road to excise Huawei from UK network

LONDON (AP) — The CEO of telecoms company BT has warned it may take a decade to remove Huawei equipment from Britain’s wireless infrastructure if the U.K. government follows the U.S. in dumping the telecom provider…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Asia Today: Australia's Victoria state new cases drop to 216

MELBOURNE Australia (AP) — The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, down from the record 288 the …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Libyan forces set conditions for lifting oil blockade

CAIRO (AP) — Forces loyal to a Libyan commander said they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the country, which is split b…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Undaunted, US global media chief plows ahead with changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Shipbuilder files complaint over union threats during strike

Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing its largest union of threatening workers who cross the picket line during an ongoing strike in Maine.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Ghosn says he is aiding those who helped him flee to Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is assisting those who helped him flee from Japan to Lebanon last year but refuses to provide details about the escape, saying such information wo…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Asian shares gain on hopes for recovery, despite outbreaks,

TOKYO (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Monday, cheered by upbeat projections for a global economic rebound that were tempered by worries over expanding coronavirus outbreaks.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Mexico tops 35,000 deaths, 4th highest toll

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Lawyers seek to halt Purdue Pharma political contributions

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should not be able to make any more political contributions without a judge's permission, lawyers for its creditors said in a court filing.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
UK-China ties freeze with debate over Huawei, Hong Kong

LONDON (AP) — Only five years ago, then-British Prime Minister David Cameron was celebrating a “golden era” in U.K.-China relations, bonding with President Xi Jinping over a pint of beer at the pub and signing off …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Fiat Chrysler recall: Steering wheel part can be projectile

DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.2 million older minivans and SUVs worldwide because plastic emblems on the steering wheels can loosen and become projectiles if the driver’s air bag is inflated…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Gilead Sciences, Matson rise; WD-40, Eli Lilly fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday:

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Nevada lawmakers suspend session over virus case

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers have pumped the brakes on their emergency special session because someone in the legislative building has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US targets $1.3 billion in French imports in tech tax clash

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday announced plans to impose taxes on $1.3 billion in French imports — hitting handbags and makeup but sparing cheese and wine — in retaliation for France’s digital…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
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