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Washington lawmakers push to regulate data centers
OLYMPIA — Land of the french fries and all things potato, Quincy has become home base for Washington’s data center…
MLSD board president to continue talks with Meek
The decision to authorize Vickey Melcher to continue talks was made after a two-hour, closed-door executive session called at 9 a.m.
GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires.
Officials knew mayor's phone setting caused texts to vanish
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office said this spring that 10 months of her missing text messages could be attributed to an “unknown technology issue.”
US 'copters pick up Kabul evacuees; Biden focuses on rescues
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military helicopters flew into Taliban-held Kabul on Friday to scoop up would-be evacuees, American officials confirmed to The Associated Press, as President Joe Biden pledged firmly to bring…
Mattawa man jailed in connection with alleged homicide
A 56-year-old Mattawa man was booked early Friday morning into the Grant County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder for allegedly shooting to death his n…
Scottish Greens agree to back pro-independence government
LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens agreed Friday on a power-sharing deal that falls short of a coalition government but could pave the way to another referendum on Scotland's independ…
Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
CHICAGO (AP) — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful a…
WA state employee union raps Inslee over vaccine mandates
A major state employees union is criticizing Gov. Jay Inslee’s implementation of a broad COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
WA state employee unioin raps Inslee over vaccine mandates
A major state employees union is criticizing Gov. Jay Inslee’s implementation of a broad COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife of…
Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: 'We will get you home'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and Afghans who aided the war effort, too — even as countless would-be evacuees struggled to get past cr…
US appeals court refuses to end CDC's eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday said a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now, setting up a battle before the nation’s highest court.
AP PHOTOS: Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan
The United States invaded Afghanistan along with allied forces in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks and has been there ever since, before the impending withdrawal this year of the last American troops.
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue
MOSCOW (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their sharply different views of Russia's treatment of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, democratic values and o…