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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…
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision
EU leaders weigh sanctions over Turkey's Med drilling work
BRUSSELS (AP) — Concerned that their credibility is at stake, European Union leaders are set Thursday to give the green light to the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas reserves in Med…
South Africa sees sharp rise in virus, part of African wave
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is seeing a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases and bracing for increased hospitalizations and deaths, said the country’s health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, whose candidate came in second in a tightly contested presidential election, has said it will contest the results announced by th…
Waller provides Raiders cheat code against blitz
When the New York Jets kept sending blitzes at Derek Carr, the Las Vegas quarterback kept looking Darren Waller's way.
Big 12 tries to wrap regular season with 3 makeup games
Some things to watch in the Big 12 on Saturday, when three conference games are scheduled to make up earlier postponements because of virus issues. No. 10 Iowa State has completed its regular season and can start p…
EU looking to reinforce climate credentials during summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — Five years after the Paris agreement, the European Union’s climate credentials will be put to the test as the bloc's leaders meet Thursday to try and seal an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emiss…
MLB plays hardball _ and deals blow to baseball heartland
Minor league baseball hasn't been able to take the field in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
African health official blasts 'terrible' vaccine inequality
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — “It will be extremely terrible to see” rich countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines while African countries go without, especially as a new surge in cases begins on the continent of 1.3 billion …
China says 2 Canadians have been indicted, tried
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that two Canadians who have been held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and put on trial, but gave no details.
Chiefs, Steelers top AFC, but plenty of others could contend
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are already in. No surprise for the defending Super Bowl champions.
U.N. food agency to receive Nobel prize in online event
ROME (AP) — Calling food the “pathway to peace,” the head of the U.N. World Food Program on Thursday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize at the agency's headquarters in Rome, instead of in Oslo, Norway, in a break with …
Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to 1982 World Cup, dies at 64
ROME (AP) — Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to the 1982 World Cup title and later worked as a soccer commentator in his home country, has died. He was 64.
As coronavirus case counts dip, Geneva to reopen restaurants
GENEVA (AP) — With most of Switzerland preparing for tighter lockdown restrictions because of COVID-19, the region of Geneva is going in the other direction — allowing restaurants to reopen on Thursday after a drop…
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