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Mavs win dual meet at Eastmont
EAST WENATCHEE — The Moses Lake Mavericks swim team had a successful evening on the road Wednesday as they travell…
Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report
LONDON (AP) — The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a syste…
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana
New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public —
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party's on at sea
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA (AP) — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandios…
Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assi…
US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers) of some of the highest priority sage-grouse habitat in the West …
Oregon Democrats decry legislative slowdown during COVID
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases, but Republicans continue to use a stalling tactic th…
Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to
In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage
ROME (AP) — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia was desperate for extra money to pay his mort…
Israel's dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?
JERUSALEM (AP) — After spending much of the past year in lockdown, Tel Aviv makeup artist Artyom Kavnatsky was ready to get back to work. But when he showed up for a recent photo shoot, his employer turned him away…
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party's on at sea
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA (AP) — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandios…
Biden's 'Jobs Cabinet' to sell infrastructure as GOP resists
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task …
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It's a long way from her life as a live-in housekeeper in Calif…
Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.
Sheriff fires detective over tactics that led to shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht has fired a detective after finding his aggressive actions led to the death of a man wanted in the theft of a pickup truck and pet poodle.
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.