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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic
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Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has announced an end to the coalition between his party and that of former president Joseph Kabila.
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New results on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggest it is safe and about 70% effective
LONDON (AP) — New results on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggest it is safe and about 70% effective.
EXPLAINER: Final steps in US review of COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow millions to get the shots.
Doug Scott, part of first UK team to climb Everest, dies
LONDON (AP) — Doug Scott, who was part of the first British team to climb Mount Everest in 1975, has died. He was 79.
Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear
CHICAGO (AP) — Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands.
Ethiopia says its security forces shot at and detained UN staffers trying to reach part of the embattled Tigray region.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia says its security forces shot at and detained UN staffers trying to reach part of the embattled Tigray region.
Yemen officials say al-Qaida militant attack killed 6 troops
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Suspected al-Qaida militants targeted a checkpoint in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least six Yemeni troops, officials said Tuesday.
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US-based group: Dramatic increase in Afghan gov't airstrikes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S.-based institute warned on Tuesday that there has been a dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces from July to September this year, attacks that have led…
Dutch health authority reports 'worrying rise' in infections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch public health institute on Tuesday reported a “worrying rise" in the number of coronavirus infections in the last week, as the government prepared to announce whether it will…
US provides anti-bomb, snipers' equipment to Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. defense chief announced Tuesday the delivery of nearly $30 million worth of weapons to the Philippines, which faces threats from Islamic State group-linked militants.
UK, EU make progress on N Ireland, but trade deal in doubt
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union on Tuesday solved one thorny problem in their divorce, the status of Northern Ireland, but warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline is …
AP Lifestyles Digest
Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. Dec 7.