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Showing posts with label www.washingtontimes.com stories: Business & Economy. Show all posts
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Asian shares mostly higher on optimism despite pandemic

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TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Monday as bullish sentiment persisted despite continuing signs of economic damage from the pand...

Longtime baseball man, former player Joe Amalfitano retires

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Longtime baseball adviser, major league coach and former player Joe Amalfitano is calling it a career following 67 year...

Asia Today: Virus rules tightened in province near Beijing

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BEIJING (AP) - Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the cap...

Indonesia intensifies search for crashed plane's black boxes

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The search for the black boxes of a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet intensified Monday to boost the investigation into w...

N. Korea's Kim adds title: General secretary of ruling party

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a new title, “general secretary” of the ruling Workers’ Party, formerly ...

Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover

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WASHINGTON (AP) - They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim tha...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Death doulas help the dying meet their end with affirmation

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Andrea Aycock can only sometimes look at the photos of her hands clasped with her mother’s just before she died in May. B...

Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark

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ISLAMABAD (AP) - A major technical fault in Pakistan's power generation and distribution system caused a massive power outage that plung...

UN envoy: Britain is `gung ho' about world role after Brexit

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Britain’s new U.N. ambassador says the government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important playe...

New Zealand central bank says data system hacked

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand’s central bank said Sunday that one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hack...

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

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BOSTON (AP) - One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in M...

Asia Today: China reports 360 cases south of Beijing

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BEIJING (AP) - More than 360 people have tested positive in a growing COVID-19 outbreak south of Beijing in neighboring Hebei province. Chi...

Veteran breaks record for 'Pitchell' race in NC city

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - When most kids return home to see their parents for Christmas, couch lounging and hot cocoa are typically in order. ...

Ricketts hints at ballot measure if property tax push fails

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will push to reduce property taxes during this legislative session by limiting local govern...

Amazon to take Parler offline

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Amazon's web hosting service is booting Parler, the anti-Big Tech social media platform, and could make the platform unavailable for a w...

2 Utah men convicted of fraud charged in $11M scheme

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Two Utah men who met in prison while serving time for unrelated fraud schemes have been charged in federal court over ...

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

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BOSTON (AP) - One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in M...

N.H. court sides with 'North Woods Law' in couple's case

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's highest court sided with the television show “North Woods Law” on Friday in a legal dispute with a ...
Friday, January 8, 2021

Entire state to remain in Phase 1 under new COVID-19 plan

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SEATTLE (AP) - The Washington State Department of Health announced on Friday that all eight regions in the state’s new COVID-19 recovery pla...

Alaska governor plans appeal of mine project denial

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state will appeal the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' rejection of a key permit f...