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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
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine

When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Libyan oil company resumes exports after months of blockade

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company announced Friday it has resumed crude exports, ending a months-long blockade that eastern tribes had called to protest revenue distribution in the war-torn country.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Trump swipes at China for virus, trade deal

MIAMI — President Donald Trump suggested work on the second phase of a U.S.-China trade deal has become a low priority, saying the two nation’s relationship has been “severely damaged” by Beijing’s handling of the …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
In heated political moment, Goya latest company to get stung

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The supercharged U.S. political landscape has grown potentially more perilous for companies ahead of the 2020 presidential election as Goya, a food company with a tremendously loyal follow…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Most stocks drift higher on Wall Street; tech a rare downer

NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street is drifting higher Friday, though a rare pullback for some of the year's biggest winners in the stock market is tamping down the gains.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Summer getaway underway as new UK quarantine rules in place

LONDON (AP) — The traditional British summer getaway to sun-soaked Mediterranean beaches picked up steam Friday as U.K. quarantine restrictions were removed from dozens of countries, including France, Greece and It…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Florida's curve no longer flat amid new surge of virus cases

MIAMI (AP) — Fighting a surge in

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Retail bankruptcy filings keep coming, coffee habits change

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses t…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Lawmakers vote to shut down Philippines' largest TV network

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting down a major news provider that had been repeatedly threatened by the preside…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Pope names Draghi, ex-head of European Central Bank to panel

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has been appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican advisory panel, the Holy See said on Friday.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets $2.5B in added funding

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle startup Rivian says it has raised another $2.5 billion in funding from accounts advised by investment firm T. Rowe Price.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Greece toughens restrictions at one border

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say incoming travelers arriving at the country’s land border with Bulgaria will have to carry a negative COVID-19 test results issued within the previous 72 hours.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs plunged

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting a big increase in energy prices.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US wholesale prices edged down 0.2% in June as food costs fell while energy costs increased

WASHINGTON (AP) — US wholesale prices edged down 0.2% in June as food costs fell while energy costs increased.