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Samaritan projects budget deficit in 2027
MOSES LAKE — While Samaritan Healthcare is projected to make money through its operations in 2027, its bottom line…
Official: Rickshaw bomb kills 11 kids in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb rigged to a rickshaw killed at least 11 children and wounded 20 others in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a provincial official said, as violence in the war-weary country continued t…
Global stock markets edge up on US stimulus hopes
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures mostly edged higher Friday on optimism over economic stimulus and coronavirus vaccine development despite a spike in U.S. unemployment claims.
The Latest: Germany to start vaccinations in nursing homes
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister urged for patience on Friday as the country prepares to start vaccinating people against COVID-19, saying those most at risk should be immunized first.
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Wisconsin dentist accused of breaking teeth in fraud scheme
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin dentist is accused of damaging his patients' teeth so that he could bill insurance companies for crown procedures.
India's PM offers to address concerns of protesting farmers
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister said Friday his government is willing to address the concerns of tens of thousands of farmers who are blocking key highways in a protest against new agricultural reform laws,…
Kosovo veteran calls prosecution 'biased' at special court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The deputy head of an association of Kosovo war veterans called prosecutors who have charged him with offenses including intimidating potential witnesses “selective, political and bias…
Ethiopia offers reward for rebellious leaders of Tigray
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia is offering a reward of more than $250,000 for information on the whereabouts of Tigray’s rebellious leaders who fled the regional capital Mekele three weeks ago.
Schalke fires Baum as coach, recalls Huub Stevens
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke fired Manuel Baum as coach on Friday and turned once again to the experienced Huub Stevens.
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Wrongfully accused South Korean man acquitted of murder
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man who spent 20 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has cleared his name in court after one of the country’s most notorious serial killers confessed to the 1988…
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UK agency agrees not to photograph Duchess of Sussex, family
LONDON (AP) — A news and photography agency has agreed not to take pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their son, Archie, the High Court in London was told at a hearing Friday.
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The Latest: Half of Belgium's COVID-19 deaths in rest homes
BRUSSELS — More than 10,000 elderly people living in Belgian rest homes have died from COVID-19 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.