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Conspiratorial thinking: Why conspiracy theories are hard to eliminate, even before Donald Trump

The beliefs that prompted hundreds of people to violently break into the U.S. Capitol earlier this month are not the kind that can be easily...

Caterpillar 4Q sales slip, but results top Wall Street

Caterpillar’s fourth-quarter sales dropped 15% as an unchecked pandemic continued to sap demand for big machinery, but the damage was not as bad as most...

U.S. consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy...

Ponderosa fell from risky Spokane hillside, cutting off power to thousands Friday

A large ponderosa pine that had been scheduled for removal Saturday fell Friday night, causing a power outage that affected more than 8,500 homes at...

U.S. contract signings to buy homes hits record for December

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still...

Spokane Valley-based Kaspien hits $1 billion milestone

Kaspien achieved a milestone as the company marked $1 billion in sales this week. The Spokane Valley-based ecommerce growth platform has benefited from a rise...

January 2021 brought less snow than usual, with about an inch forecast for next week

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a colder, snowier winter than usual for Washington this year, but January clocked in below average for snow....

Canada's economy showed unexpected strength to end 2020

Canada’s economy showed surprising strength in the final two months of 2020, even amid a new wave of COVID-19 restrictions. Gross domestic product expanded 0.7%...

UW study finds Amazon promotes vaccine lies, especially to already misinformed users

Findings from University of Washington researchers’ audit of Amazon algorithms point to a dire situation: The tech giant’s search engine promotes misinformation about vaccines. The...

Teachers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 within four to six weeks

If the supply chain cooperates, all public and private school employees who want a COVID-19 vaccine will begin receiving the shot within the next four...

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