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GCFD 7 EMS levy appears headed for approval
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7's replacement Emergency Medical Services levy appeared headed for approva…
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame
PARIS (AP) — Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christma…
Stocks slightly higher on shortened trading day
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were ever-so-slightly higher on Christmas Eve trading, despite President Donald Trump’s threat not to sign a major economic stimulus package approved by Congress this week.
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Buccaneers can clinch playoff spot with win over lowly Lions
TAMPA BAY (9-5) at DETROIT (5-9)
Raise your mittens: Outdoor learning continues into winter
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Cindy Soule’s fourth graders in Maine's largest city have studied pollination in a community garden. They solved an erosion problem that was damaging trees. They learned about bear scat.
Feral pigs flummox Puerto Rico, infiltrate communities
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their way across Puerto Rico in what many fear has become an unstoppable quest to eat and reproduce on an island stru…
Benchmark U.S. 30-year mortgage drops to record low 2.66%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to a record low for the 16th time in 2020, reflecting an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order.
Chiefs shoot for No. 1 seed with win over Falcons on Sunday
ATLANTA (4-10) at KANSAS CITY (13-1)
French letters honor American soldiers' D-Day sacrifice
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Titans seek to secure playoff berth as they visit Packers
TENNESSEE (10-4) at GREEN BAY (11-3)
McMaster extends state of emergency for COVID-19 into 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will start the new year under a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic after an order issued by Gov. Henry McMaster Thursday.
Apple will donate George Floyd mural from Portland store
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Apple started covering up the George Floyd mural on its downtown Portland, Oregon, store Wednesday as part of a plan to preserve and donate the historic artwork.
Probe: Kitsap jail inmate who died improperly subdued
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Kitsap County Jail officers involved in the death of a mentally ill inmate after a violent struggle were not properly trained to use the restraint chair linked to the man’s death, according …
Timeline of events in Britain's exit from the European Union
LONDON (AP) — A timeline of key events related to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union: