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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 (…
Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From French soccer jerseys to slick online campaigns, Dubai is trumpeting the fact that it reopened for tourism on Tuesday — but what that means for this sheikhdom that relies on …
Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — As much as $273 million in
Italy seeks to simplify notoriously knotted bureaucracy
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has described as “revolutionary” a new government decree aimed at simplifying Italy’s slow and cumbersome bureaucracy with the goal of getting the country's coronavirus-ba…
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Asia Today: Australian PM defends Melbourne lockdown
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won’t survive a second …
Brazil corporations urge action on illegal logging in Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of Brazilian corporations are calling for a crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, expressing their concerns in a letter Tuesday to the vice president, who heads the gov…
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Opponents: Pipeline's defeat 'a testament to perseverance'
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richard Averitt and his wife have spent six years and more than six figures fighting to keep the Atlantic Coast Pipeline off their picturesque central Virginia property.
Levi's to cut 700 office jobs due to virus-related slump
NEW YORK (AP) — Levi's said Tuesday that it will cut 700 office jobs, or about 15% of its worldwide corporate workforce, as it deals with a sharp drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Civil rights groups denounce Facebook over hate speech
Facebook keeps telling critics that it is doing everything it can to rid its service of hate, abuse and misinformation. And the company's detractors keep not buying it.
Malaysian palm oil giant hit with forced labor allegations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An anti-trafficking organization has filed a petition to ban the importation of palm oil produced by one of the world’s largest suppliers, saying it found evidence of child and forced labor on pl…
TikTok to leave Hong Kong as security law raises questions
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.
Italy, Portugal say economic forecasts show need for EU help
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — New forecasts predicting the European Union’s economy is headed for a steep decline underscore the need for quick approval of a proposed recovery fund to help its 27 member countries, the le…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 28 cents to settle at $40.90 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for September delivery added 21 cents to $43.29 a barrel.