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Grant County Food Council launches effort to address hunger, food insecurity
MOSES LAKE — Hunger advocates, food bank leaders, health care providers and community members gathered for the fir…
The Latest: Putin says Navalny deserved prison sentence
GENEVA — Russian President Vladimir Putin says opposition leader Alexei Navalny got what he deserved when he was handed a prison sentence.
Biden, Putin set consultations on updating nuclear pact
GENEVA (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a “constructive” summit Wednesday to return their nations' ambassadors to their posts and begin negotiations to replace …
Senators would stop 'micropolitan' label for 144 US cities
Some lawmakers are trying to stop 144 U.S. cities from losing their designations as “metropolitan areas" as the federal government updates its standards, doubling the minimum number of residents required in a city'…
Biden, Putin conclude summit between 'two great powers'
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit meeting Wednesday between what the American leader called “two great powers,” wrapping up more quickly than expecte…
Let the recovery begin: EU chief OKs first virus plans
MADRID (AP) — The European Union moved a step closer Wednesday to deploying the bloc’s massive pandemic recovery fund, with a top executive going to Portugal and Spain to announce the bloc’s initial endorsement of …
The Latest: Putin: Russia, US to return ambassadors to posts
GENEVA — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their posts in a bid to lower tensions.
The Latest: EU warns ties with Russia likely to get worse
GENEVA (AP) — BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat is warning that the bloc’s testy relations with Russia will probably get worse and that EU member countries must not let Moscow divide them.
The Latest: Activists call for peace at Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — Peace activists unfurled a huge banner in Lake Geneva on Wednesday calling on the Russian and U.S. presidents to slash their nuclear arsenals.
'Two great powers': Biden, Putin plunge into hours of talks
GENEVA (AP) — With stern expressions and polite words before the cameras, President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin plunged into hours of face-to-face talks Wednesday at a lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a highl…
The Latest: Biden-Putin meeting opens with reporters shoving
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin began with minutes of unusually fierce shoving and shouting among U.S. and Russian journalists and security forces.
The Latest: Putin hopes for 'productive' meeting with Biden
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President Joe Biden and expressed wishes for a “productive” meeting as the two kicked off their meeting in Geneva Wednesday.
Face to face: Biden, Putin meet for long-anticipated summit
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have opened their face-to-face talks Wednesday at a lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a highly anticipated summit at a time when both leaders agree that…
The Latest: Biden and Putin open summit with a handshake
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva.
The Latest: Biden arrives at venue for summit with Putin
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA -- President Joe Biden has arrived at the 18th-century manor house in Geneva where he’ll hold high-profile talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Latest: Putin arrives in Geneva for talks with Biden
GENEVA (AP) — The latest on the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva: