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Hiring event connects job seekers with jobs
MOSES LAKE — At least one person came away very happy from the Fall Hiring Event and Resource Fair at WorkSource …
'U ok?' Virus-era friendships can be both crucial & fraught
A single mother hunkering down at home with a teenage daughter, Sharon Litwin sees her friends, like most people these days, only virtually. Even so, they’ve been a crucial lifeline.
Car tech to guard against distracted driving
Distracted driving puts not only drivers on the road at risk but also passengers, cyclists and pedestrians. In 2018, it led to the deaths of 2,841 people, according to the most current data from the National Highwa…
Alcohol consumption slightly down under Belgian lockdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — A university research survey has found that alcohol consumption in Belgium is remaining mostly stable during the country's coronavirus lockdown, with only one out of four respondents saying they are…
Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy's Lombardy
ROME (AP) — As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe’s har…
Liz Weston: How to ask your bank or lender for help
Many banks, credit card issuers and other lenders have promised to help those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. They’re offering to defer or reduce payments and waive interest charges and rebate fees for those …
Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage.
VIRUS DIARY: My new life felt small. Then came coronavirus.
NEW YORK (AP) — “Home is wherever I’m with you,” the song rang out from the speaker. And the tears streamed down my face. In Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ jaunty tune lay my deepest pain. That after the end…
Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer’s usual neighborhood festivals built on music, food and time with f…
Is it safe to order take-out during the pandemic?
Is it safe to order food via take-out or delivery?
You've probably got all you need to make fabled `stone soup'
As the days go by, I am being forced to become more creative with my cooking. I've always been a fan of stews and hearty soups, and I make them all year round to stock my freezer. That stash has started to run low …
New love for pretty, old-fashioned Grandmother’s Gardens
Even before the coronavirus crisis sparked renewed interest in vegetable gardens and victory gardens, there’s been a movement toward more traditional gardening aesthetics.
Hotels, Airbnb beef up cleaning standards to calm travelers
Hotels and home-sharing companies are beefing up their cleaning efforts in order to soothe jittery travelers.
In rural US, fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup.
German minister backs creating legal right to work from home
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's labor minister wants to enshrine into law the right to work from home if it is feasible to do so, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage.