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Paraeducator Career Fair planned for next week to help fill support roles at MLSD
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is hoping to fill around 20 open paraeducator positions through a hiri…
Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance.
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Baseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81
ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers.
Dosunmu scores 30 to lead No. 18 Illinois past Indiana 69-60
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 30 points, Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60 on Saturday.
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Barry Lopez, author who tied people to place, dies at 75
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of travel, has died. He was 75.
Vaccination rate in WV surges, as pandemic claims more lives
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reported that nearly half of his state's stock of COVID-19 vaccines has been administered. But the promising news was tempered by the governor's announcement on Christmas Day that 55 …
Effective date delayed for California's flavored tobacco ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state officials have agreed to delay the effective date of what state lawmakers intended as a Jan. 1 ban on flavored tobacco products, after opponents led by tobacco companies s…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
NFL moves Washington-Philadelphia game to season finale
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Football Team's pursuit of the NFC East title will have to wait until the final game of the regular season.
Giants' playoff chances grow dimmer with 3rd straight loss
BALTIMORE (AP) — In a bid to keep their playoff hopes alive, the New York Giants needed at least one of two things to happen against Baltimore: Their recently hobbled quarterback had to efficiently direct a founder…
British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98
MOSCOW (AP) — George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and passed some of the most coveted Western secrets to Moscow, has died in Russia. He was 98.
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'I would never go back': Horrors grow in Ethiopia's conflict
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run.