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Stoke Space looking for first launch in 2027
MOSES LAKE — The owners of Stoke Space Technologies are planning the first launch of the company's reusable space …
Parson marks Missouri bicentennial with party-less inaugural
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson began a new term in office Monday with an inaugural ceremony marking the start of Missouri's bicentennial celebration, but without a traditional party because of…
Germany's Merkel: Trump's Twitter eviction 'problematic'
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers U.S. President Donald Trump's eviction from Twitter by the company “problematic,” her spokesman said Monday.
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Sweden sends 2 to prison for Chechen critic hammer assault
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court on Monday sentenced a man and a woman to 10 years and eight years in prison respectively for attempted murder and accessory to attempted murder in a February hammer attack on a blog…
Kansas Legislature to open session with new leaders, members
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators prepared Monday to open their annual session with new leaders in the Senate and new lawmakers in a quarter of the seats.
South Africa struggles with post-holiday spike in COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is struggling to cope with a spike in COVID-19 cases that has already overwhelmed many hospitals, as people returning from widespread holiday travel have spread the country's more i…
Liz Weston: 4 financial ‘experts’ who could steer you wrong
None of us knows everything we need to know about money, so we may turn to experts for help. But some money professionals who offer advice are not qualified to do so — nor are they required to put our interests ahe…
Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director
WASHINGTON (AP) — William Burns, a well-known figure in diplomatic circles around the world, is
Conductor Simon Rattle to leave London post for Munich
LONDON (AP) — Simon Rattle is set to leave his job as musical director at the London Symphony Orchestra to lead the Munich-based Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the two organizations said Monday.
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Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be…
Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders in Russia for talks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss reopening transport routes in the region that have been paralyzed for nearly three decades ami…
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said Monday the country has entered a “very critical zone” in the battle against the coronavirus as his government mulls tightening the nationwide lockdown announced…
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