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Driver free but virus free? Robo cars hit new speed bump

DETROIT (AP) — The latest challenge for the autonomous vehicle industry: How to assure passengers that the car they are getting in is virus free, even if it doesn't have a driver.

Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

NEW YORK (AP) — While some have criticized

The Latest: Virus infections continue steady rise in S Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 59 COVID-19 cases as infections steadily rise in the capital area where half the country’s 51 million people live.

Money-losing Mitsubishi says executives will take pay cuts

TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors told its shareholders Thursday that its top executives are taking pay cuts to share responsibility for the Japanese automaker’s financial losses.

Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball questions involving his favorite team.

VIRUS DIARY: Learning his way around a kitchen, finally

NEW YORK (AP) — This is not the plan I cooked up.

Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in 'Da 5 Bloods'

NEW YORK (AP) — In the jungle of Spike Lee’s

Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effects on the movie industry.

Inslee: State Patrol will investigate police custody death

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday ordered the Washington State Patrol to start a new investigation into the death of a black man while in the custody of Tacoma police.

Nevada church appealing, state defending virus restrictions

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's lawyers reaffirmed their defense of the state's 50-person cap on religious gatherings to help prevent the spread of coronavirus Wednesday after a rural church asked a U.S. appeals court to overturn a federal judge's repeated refusal to strike it down as unconstitutional.

Asian shares slip as global rally eases off the accelerator

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street as markets eased off the accelerator following their big rally.

Trump administration sues to delay release of Bolton book

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sued former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to delay the publication of a book that the White House says contains classified information and that is expected to paint an unfavorable portrait of the president's foreign policy decision-making.

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Tokyo gov seeks 2nd term, says Japan unprepared for pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan may have contained its coronavirus outbreaks for now but the country needs better crisis management and a digital transformation to prepare for future shocks, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says.

The Latest: Beijing sees 158 cases in week of new outbreak

BEIJING — A Beijing government spokesman says the city has recorded a total of 158 confirmed cases since the new outbreak was detected last week at a large wholesale market.

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New buildings show health care growth in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Omni Staffing Services is getting a new home.

Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day canceled for 2020

QUINCY — Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day, a longstanding annual celebration in Quincy, has been canceled for 2020.