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Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Flor. — Former Moses Lake physician Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an alterc…
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Brazil govt releases pandemic vaccination plan with holes
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's government has presented a Supreme Court justice with a coronavirus immunization plan that provides initially for only enough shots for about a quarter of the population and does not …
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The Latest: Global alliance pledges $20B in aid for newborns
UNITED NATIONS — A global alliance of more than 1,000 organizations has announced $20.6 billion in pledges to help women, newborns, young children and adolescents deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as longstan…
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation's coronavi…
Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades has begun its return to Earth.
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States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
The Latest: Japan's daily virus cases rise above 3,000
TOKYO — Japan’s daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures for fear of hurting the economy ahead of the holiday season.
Maduro opponents claim big turnout in Venezuelan protest
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Droves of Venezuelans blaming President Nicolás Maduro for their country’s collapse voiced their frustrations Saturday in a creative protest rivaling recent elections they boycotted as fra…
The Latest: US leads world with 16 million cases of virus
BALTIMORE — The U.S. has recorded more than 16 million cases of COVID-19, by far the most of any country in the world, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s daily coronavirus cases have exceeded 3,000 for the first time while the government delays stricter measures for fear of hurting the economy ahead of the holiday season.
Navy ends search for sailor who fell overboard from ship
The U.S. Navy announced Saturday that it has called off search and rescue efforts for a 20-year-old sailor who reportedly fell overboard earlier this week from the USS Theodore Roosevelt.