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Oval Office restaurant reopens in Post Falls
American cuisine with a foreign flair is offered at the new Oval Office restaurant at 620 N. Spokane St. in Post F…
The Latest: Governor refutes idea of NYC sheltering in place
The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 190,000 people and killed more than 7,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or mod…
Building a savings cushion in a time of emergency
If you are going to stockpile anything these days, consider liquid savings.
Fed to try to ease flow of credit with new lending facility
WASHINGTON (AP) — In its latest emergency action, the Federal Reserve is establishing a lending facility to try to ease the flow of short-term credit to banks …
US job openings jumped in January, before virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers sharply increased the number of jobs they advertised in January, a sign the job market and economy were in mostly solid shape …
Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak
The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7 million people in the San Francisco area were put on a near-tota…
As pandemic spreads, China's ex-epicenter down to 1 new case
MADRID (AP) — The battle to contain the coronavirus reached new urgency, as more governments locked down borders and ordered new closures and restrictions and …
The Latest: IRC starts $30M campaign to aid vulnerable areas
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 180,000 people and killed more than 7,100. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate sy…
Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps …
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Google sibling Verily launches COVID-19 screening website
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. B…
France to 'strongly reduce' movement to slow spread of virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — France is imposing nationwide restrictions on how far from their homes people can go and for what purpose as part of the country's strategy to …
US airlines seek billions in aid as outbreak cripples travel
U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn i…
Senate Democrats seek $750B to fight coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing a new coronavirus aid package, with at least $750 billion to boost hospital capacity, unemployment insurance a…
AP Explains: What did the Federal Reserve do Sunday and why?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brandishing an array of financial weapons, the Federal Reserve announced extraordinary action Sunday to try to blunt the heavy damage the cor…
Daily life near a standstill as nations try to halt pandemic
ROME (AP) — Meeting with friends, dining out, worshiping and other daily routines have nearly halted as nations take drastic steps to try to stop the coronavir…