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WASHINGTON (AP) — The past week's stomach-churning stock market losses were ignited by a sudden and contagious fear of surging inflation and higher interest rates. Many investors worried that inflation would send borrowing rates up and sap corporate profits, stock prices and the U.S. economy. Does that mean higher inflation is on the way? Not necessarily. So far, economists see little evidence that price increases are on the verge of accelerating. Investors are "getting a few steps ahead of where we actually are," said Michael Arone... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have spent the day bobbing up and down and are mostly higher in late trading Wednesday. Industrial companies and banks are climb, while technology companies are down and energy firms are slumping along with oil prices. After a slightly lower open, stocks recovered within the first few minutes of trading, only to slip and briefly turn lower. By mid-afternoon they were higher again. The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 11 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,707 as of 3:30 p.m. Читать дальше...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been traded — from the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees. The Rangers selected Wilson in the Triple-A portion of the Rule 5 draft during the winter meetings in December 2013, about two months before he led the Seahawks to a win over Denver in the Super Bowl. On Wednesday, Texas traded Wilson to the Yankees for future considerations. Wilson spent a day in uniform with the Rangers at spring training in Surprise, Arizona, in 2014 without appearing in a game... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A top University of Connecticut dental school professor was reprimanded over a selfie showing him and several students with two severed heads used for medical research, according to a document obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The November letter by R. Lamont MacNeil, dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine, reprimands orthodontics professor Flavio Uribe for inappropriate and disrespectful conduct. UConn Health released the letter in response to a request by the AP under the state's public records law. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers stepped up their borrowing by $18.4 billion in December, a solid performance that followed a massive gain the previous month. The increase reflects gains of $5.1 billion in the category that covers credit cards and $13.3 billion in the category for auto and student loans, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. The overall increase followed a $31 billion surge in November as consumers took on extra credit to finance holiday shopping. Consumer borrowing is closely... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — For the third time in the past three years, General Motors has asked the U.S. government for permission to avoid recalls of potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators. The company disclosed its third petition to escape the recalls on Tuesday in a filing with securities regulators . The financial stakes are high. If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lets GM out of the recalls, the company says it could save $1 billion and avoid recalling up to 6.8 million full-size... Читать дальше...

By Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog   Aslan Brewing in Bellingham just announced the opening of Aslan Depot, Barrels and Blending. The new taproom and barrel-aging For the latest news and information about beer in and around Washington, visit Washington Beer Blog.

PHOENIX (AP) — A proposal in the Arizona House that would bar cities and counties from joining a growing national trend of taxing sugary drinks got a glowing reception Wednesday. The proposal from Republican Rep. T.J. Shope of Coolidge advanced in the House Ways and Means Committee on an 8-1 vote, and even the lone Democrat who voted against the measure said she supported it but voted against it only because of concerns from her constituents. Shope's proposal doesn't specifically mention taxes on sugary drinks... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Arthritis isn't always from the wear and tear of getting older — younger adults too often get it after suffering knee or ankle injuries. Now researchers are hunting a way to stave off the damage, by targeting the little energy factories that power cartilage cells. University of Iowa scientists used pigs to mimic the cascade of cartilage damage that can begin with a broken ankle. Wednesday's study found using some old medications in a new way — rapidly injecting them into the animals' joints ... Читать дальше...

LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say two unlicensed men who performed dentistry out of two New Jersey apartment units set up with dental equipment have treated a woman who developed a severe oral infection. Union County prosecutors say 46-year-old Jorge Renteria-Paz and 73-year-old Hector Carro have been charged with unlawful practice of dentistry. Authorities don't say if either man had any dentistry training. Authorities say investigators went to the apartments in Linden on Tuesday and seized a hand-held X-ray machine... Читать дальше...

Two teens were charged with murder Tuesday in the Jan. 27 death of a 29-year-old man who appears to have been set up in a Renton drug rip-off, reports say.

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Two supreme court justices who have been arrested amid a deep political crisis in the Maldives took millions of dollars in bribes in return for issuing a ruling ordering the release of imprisoned politicians that sparked the crisis, the country's acting police chief said Wednesday. Police have "proof of these transactions" serving as evidence against Chief justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed, said Abdulla Nawaz, the acting police chief.

MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in the Maldives after the country's supreme court ordered imprisoned politicians released and the president declared a state of emergency (all times local): 12:20 a.m. The government of the Maldives is inviting representatives of foreign governments and international organizations to visit the country while it is in a 15-day state of emergency declared by its president that has been internationally condemned. The country's foreign ministry... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. task force ordered by President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Cuba's government uses internet restrictions to stifle dissent and vowed to find ways the United States could expand access and freedom for Cubans online. The Cuba Internet Task Force held its first public meeting over the objections of Cuban President Raul Castro's government, which has dismissed it as an exercise in attempted subversion by Washington. The task force forms part of Trump's tougher approach... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the court fight between Google spin Waymo and ride-hailing service Uber (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he regarded Google co-founder Larry Page as a "big brother" before the relationship between their two companies soured. Kalanick spoke Wednesday during testimony in a trial pitting Uber's ride-hailing service against Google's self-driving car spinoff, Waymo. When Google made a large investment in Uber in 2013, Kalanick said it... Читать дальше...

The political action committee of Vice President Mike Pence gives $5,400 to Republican Dino Rossi's campaign in Washington's 8th District.  The Great America Committee doled out dollars to 30 Republican House incumbents.  Rossi was the lone non-incumbent to get a check.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — One-year-old Lucas Warren's contagious smile won over executives at Gerber baby food who have made him their "spokesbaby" this year. Lucas is Gerber's first spokesbaby with Down syndrome in the company's 91-year history. His photo was chosen out of more than 140,000 submissions. He will receive $50,000, and the Dalton, Georgia, boy's image will be featured in the company's social media posts. Lucas' mom, Cortney Warren, says she hopes this will bring help increase the acceptance of special needs kids.

By Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog   Each year the Hop Growers of America (HGA) compiles a statistical analysis of the world hop crop. The annual Statistical For the latest news and information about beer in and around Washington, visit Washington Beer Blog.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks gave up an early rally and are little changed in afternoon trading Wednesday as gains for industrial companies and banks are mostly canceled out by losses for energy and technology companies. The market is calmer than it had been in the last few days but remains beneath the record highs it set last month. After a slightly lower open, most stocks turned a higher within the first few minutes of trading, only to slip in the early afternoon. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 1 point... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Preliminary research suggesting that some diabetes patients may be injecting medicine that has partially disintegrated is causing concern even as serious questions are raised about the research itself. The study author, a pharmacist, bought vials of insulin at a number of pharmacies and found that on average the vials had less than half of what was listed on the label and none met a minimum standard. The study tested just 18 vials of insulin — far too few to be definitive — and... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Harley-Davidson is recalling over 250,000 motorcycles worldwide because the brakes might fail. Documents posted Wednesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the recall covers more than 30 models from the 2008 through 2011 model years. Harley says deposits can form on brake parts if the fluid isn't changed every two years as specified in the owner's manual. That can cause a valve in the antilock brake control unit to stick. Читать дальше...

The Spirit Airlines website has crashed, leaving customers unable to book flights online. The discount airline calls the problem "intermittent." Spirit gave no indication online Wednesday when the problem will be fixed or what caused it. A company spokesman said a partial outage was quickly fixed but another started 40 minutes later. He said flights were not affected. Computer outages are not unusual at airlines. Most carriers operate IT systems that are a mix of old and new applications, making them more vulnerable to problems. Читать дальше...

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet slid on a taxiway while preparing to take off from Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Wednesday, but no injuries were reported, officials said. The incident happened shortly after 10 a.m. and involved Southwest Flight 906, a Boeing 737 bound for Montego Bay, Jamaica. Officials with the airport and the Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft remained on the pavement. The National Weather Service reported light, freezing rain early Wednesday at the airport... Читать дальше...

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