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Grant, Douglas and Chelan PUDs consider collaboration on geothermal energy
WENATCHEE — Three Central Washington public utility districts are exploring whether geothermal energy could become…
Mega Millions $625M jackpot largest in nearly 2 years
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players had a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history, thanks to months without a winner of the big prize.
UK to use fines to target forced labor in China's Xinjiang
LONDON (AP) — British companies will face fines unless they meet new government requirements showing their supply chains are free from forced labor, the U.K.'s foreign secretary said Tuesday as he announced measure…
India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation of an independent committee of experts to negotiate with farmers who hav…
Enbridge rejects Michigan's demand to shut down oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan's demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's dec…
With Sheldon Adelson's death, Netanyahu loses key supporter
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday mourned the passing of U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of Netanyahu’s staunchest American supporters, lauding his efforts to bol…
Divers recover crashed Indonesian plane's data recorder
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board.
Job openings down in most industries, while layoffs spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Layoffs spiked in November compared with the previous month and the number of job openings slipped, signaling that the job market has stalled as the resurgent coronavirus has brought about another…
Indonesian President Widodo receives Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, starting country’s emergency-use rollout
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Widodo receives Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, starting country’s emergency-use rollout.
The Latest: S. Korean sect leader acquitted over virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court has acquitted a religious sect leader of charges that he deliberately disrupted the government’s anti-virus response early last year after thousands of his worshippers were…
IRS gets more relief payments out after delays
The IRS said that after
Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane's voice recorder
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Divers searching for a crashed jet's cockpit voice recorder were sifting through mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands on Wednesday to retrieve information key to l…
US will require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
Watchdog raises concerns about Census Bureau's IT security
A watchdog agency for the U.S. Census Bureau says that proper information-technology security safeguards weren’t in place leading up to the start of the 2020 census last year, but the statistical agency disputes so…
German investigators shut down big darknet marketplace
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Tuesday that they have taken down what they believe was the biggest illegal marketplace on the darknet and arrested its suspected operator.
5 CES Trends to Watch
CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,80…