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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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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
Tokyo Olympics: Q&A on vaccines, fans, qualifying and costs
TOKYO (AP) — We're at the halfway point. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed eight months ago, and now are to open in eight months: July 23, 2021. Crunch time is coming.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a heavy warship Thursday capable of carrying helicopters, drones and missile launchers amid ongoing tensions with the U.S.
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Justice Dept.'s China focus likely to continue under Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has identified China as the country's biggest foe and the Justice Department mirrored that emphasis over the last four years with a drumbeat of cases against defendants rang…
Death toll up to 7 in Uganda's unrest after Bobi Wine arrest
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to seven, police said Thursday, as a second day of demonstrations bega…
Pompeo, in Israel, vows new action against boycott movement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the U.S. will regard the Palestinian-led boycott movement as “anti-Semitic” and cut off government support for any organizations taking part in it,…
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
UK to bolster defense spending by 'most since Cold War'
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his backing to what is being touted as the biggest investment program in the country's armed forces since the end of the Cold War three decades ago.
African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the continent's top public health official warned Thursday that “we are inevitably edging toward a second wave” of infections.
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Indian police say 4 suspected rebels killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Four suspected militants were killed and two Indian police officers were wounded Thursday in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
Greece's archbishop hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the Archdiocese of Athens announced Thursday.