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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…
VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver's air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted the former editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on espionage and terror-related charges over a 2015 news story, a verdict the exiled journalist s…
Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding
TOKYO (AP) — Yu Miri, who won this year’s National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo’s Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of next summer'…
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus.
Atletico's Trippier banned for 10 weeks for betting breaches
LONDON (AP) — Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier was banned from football for 10 weeks on Wednesday for breaching betting rules in a punishment from The English Football Association that applies worldwide.
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
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Consumer spending falls 0.4% in November, first setback since April, as Americans confront resurgent coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending falls 0.4% in November, first setback since April, as Americans confront resurgent coronavirus.
US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outb…
US jobless claims decline to still-high 803,000 as layoffs remain elevated with economy in the grip of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US jobless claims decline to still-high 803,000 as layoffs remain elevated with economy in the grip of virus.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November.
Afghan official: Bomb, shooting attacks in Kabul kill 3
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Separate bombing and shooting attacks in Afghanistan's capital left at least three people dead Wednesday, including the head of an independent elections watchdog, officials said.
AP Lifestyles Digest
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Violent crash kills 5, splits vehicle in half in Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Five people were killed Tuesday night when a car barreled into another vehicle in Yonkers, splitting one of them in half, police said.
US grants $169M in military aid to Baltic nations for 2021
HELSINKI (AP) — The United States has allocated $169 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2021, the Estonian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Cup loss sees Newcastle facing up to another bleak season
The carrot was a first cup semifinal in 16 years. The opponent was a second-division club fielding a team mostly containing reserve players.