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Efforts continue to open Othello splash pad by 2027
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are working to get the splash pad in Kiwanis Park open for summer 2027. The sp…
S&P 500 ticks higher, on track to break 3-day losing streak
Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Wednesday following a mixed set of reports on the economy.
Young trees need some dressing up for winter protection
My young trees are decked out in their winter finery: arboreal attire, perfumes and cosmetics that will protect them through the winter.
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Dec. 24
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Violent crash splits vehicle in half, kills 5 in both cars
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A car barreled into another vehicle in suburban New York City, splitting one of them in half and killing five people, police said.
Trump commutes 20-year sentence in massive health care fraud
MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the 20-year prison sentence imposed on a Miami Beach businessman in a $1 billion health care fraud case, one of the nation's largest.
Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists
DOVER, England (AP) — Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travelers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronaviru…
US stocks open slightly higher even as Big Tech lags behind
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street as investors anticipate that a coronavirus relief bill will still become law despite threats from President Donald Trump, who is demanding changes t…
EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.
Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Landlords in Oregon are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from tenants.
New whale watching rules to take effect in 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — New regulations for whale watching in Washington waters will take effect in 2021 in an effort to protect endangered orcas, according to the state Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Editorial Roundup: US
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Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain.
The Latest: Crematoria in Germany's Saxony reaching limits
BERLIN — Undertakers in Saxony say crematoria in the eastern German state are reaching their limits because of the number of COVID-related deaths there.
Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients
SOMERS POINT, N.J. (AP) — Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it w…