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Hansen Road bridge now scheduled to open in mid-February
MOSES LAKE — Work on the Hansen Road overpass over Interstate 90 gets back into full swing Monday, and drivers can…
Nevada school boss wants metrics for classroom reopenings
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Convinced that in-person teaching is not a significant contributor to the spread of the coronavirus, Nevada’s school superintendent is urging state leaders to develop specific criteria to help gui…
Feds detail work to address crisis of missing Native people
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has hired 11 specialized coordinators to help develop national standards to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of…
Israel, Morocco to restore ties; US shifts on Western Sahara
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Morocco have agreed to restore diplomatic relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thursday. In a…
Pruitt, others file election challenge in Alaska House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt is among those challenging in court his 11-vote loss in last month's election, citing errors “sufficient to change the outcome of the election.”
Clippers sign George to multi-year contract extension
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George wants to retire with the Los Angeles Clippers, and he took a step in that direction by signing a multi-year contract extension Thursday.
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Jalen Hurts makes first career start for Eagles vs. Saints
NEW ORLEANS (10-2) at PHILADELPHIA (3-8-1)
Soriano taken by Pirates from Angels in winter meeting draft
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh took right-hander Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angels’ organization with the first of 18 picks in the major league phase of Thursday’s winter meeting draft of players not protected o…
UK hospitals told to improve after maternity scandal report
LONDON (AP) — A review into a scandal-hit English hospital trust has found a pattern of failures and poor maternal care that led in some cases to avoidable deaths and harm to mothers and newborns, and said grieving…
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Improved Browns ready for another crack at Lamar, Ravens
BALTIMORE (7-5) at CLEVELAND (9-3)
Look-alike teams meet when No. 25 Badgers visit No. 19 Iowa
Kirk Ferentz used Wisconsin as his template when he started building Iowa's program in 1999.
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Michigan expects 257,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan expects to receive about 257,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines initially if the federal government authorizes them for emergency use this month, enough to immunize roughly 128,000 reside…
US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax revenues fell.