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Moses Lake City Council opts to forgo property tax increase
MOSES LAKE — While cities are allowed by state law to increase property taxes by one percent each year without a v…
AP: Oklahoma spent $87M on medical gear in early virus wave
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Oklahoma spent about $87 million on personal protective gear and medical equipment, much of it going to companies that were quickly formed as st…
AP: Wisconsin spent $99M on medical gear early in pandemic
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin spent at least $99 million on personal protective gear and medical equipment such as ventilators during the chaotic early months of the coronavirus pandemic, with almost all the money…
Neymar to miss PSG's showdown at league leader Lille
PARIS (AP) — Neymar will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s showdown at league leader Lille on Sunday because of a lingering ankle injury and likely won't return to the lineup until next month.
New York, New Jersey hide full details of virus spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment dur…
Former student sues Seattle schools over sexual assault
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle high school student who was sexually assaulted by another student in 2018 filed a lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools this week, alleging the district failed to protect her from t…
WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked Italy report
ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy's coronavirus response warned his bosses in May that people could die and the U.N. agency could suffer “catastrophic” reputational da…
Illinois hires Bielema as coach to lift struggling program
Bret Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Rose Bowls before a disappointing run at Arkansas, is returning to the Big Ten and his home state to coach Illinois.
Pompeo says Russia 'pretty clear' behind cyberattack on US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread in…
W. Virginia spent little on masks, gloves in early pandemic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, the last state to report a coronavirus case, spent sparsely on medical gear in the early months of the pandemic, buying less than $3.6 million worth of N95 masks, gloves and …
AP: States spent over $7B competing for early virus supplies
Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police.
Louisiana shopped the globe for protective gear in pandemic
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana sent tens of millions of dollars to companies around the country and as far away as China for masks, gloves and ventilators in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, with $8…
In FBI probe, Texas AG faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent years dodging legal and public relations blows that might have knocked others out of politics. The Republican has so far proven too wily for political oppon…
Armenia honors Nagorno-Karabakh dead; some demand PM resign
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Both opponents and supporters of Armenia's prime minister rallied Saturday as the nation paid tribute to the thousands who died in fighting with Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabak…
Sudanese protesters mark anniversary of anti-Bashir uprising
CAIRO (AP) — Protests in Sudan's capital and across the country on Saturday demanded a faster pace to democratic reforms, in demonstrations that marked the two-year anniversary of the uprising that led to the milit…
Cash-strapped Lille sold to Luxembourg-based investment fund
PARIS (AP) — League leader Lille has been sold to a Luxembourg-based investment fund as the fallout from a collapsed television deal continues to impact French clubs financially.