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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…
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
7 migrants die as boat overturns near Spanish island
MADRID (AP) — At least seven people died after a migrant boat carrying more than 30 people hit rocks close to a small port on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Spanish rescue services said Wednesday.
27 COVID deaths at Illinois vets nursing home prompts probe
LASALLE, Ill. (AP) — State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans.
The Latest: WHO says cases drop, deaths rise in past week
LONDON — The World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic has “slowed down” in the past week although death rates continued to rise, with more than 67,000 new deaths reported.
Car hits gate outside German leader's offices; minor damage
BERLIN (AP) — A car crashed into the front gate of the building housing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning, causing minor damage, authorities said. The driver was detained.
Berlin police: Car hits chancellery gate, little damage
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say a car crashed into the front gate of the German chancellery building housing Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning but appears to have caused little damage.
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
Hong Kong leader lauds new security law despite criticism
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lauded the city’s new national security law on Wednesday as “remarkably effective in restoring stability,” despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for …
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Colorado: National Popular Vote (Join Interstate Compact)
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)
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Nevada: Create List of Voter Rights (Constitutional Amendment)