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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)
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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Oregon: Provide Addiction Recovery Services (Fund with marijuana tax
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
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North Dakota: Amend Constitutional Initiative Process (Submit to
14 Burkina Faso soldiers killed by extremists in Sahel area
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Fourteen soldiers were killed and others were injured in an extremist attack in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region, the government said.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
6 killed as India, Pakistan trade fire in disputed Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani and Indian troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing six persons and wounding others on both sides, officials said Friday, amid increasing tensi…
75-foot spruce to be NYC's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
ONEONTA, N.Y. (AP) — The 75-foot (23-meter) Norway spruce that will anchor New York City's holiday festivities as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down in upstate New York on Thursday and will soon be …
The Latest: Czechs see decline in infections after lockdown
PRAGUE — Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have been declining for more than a week after rising for over two months to record levels.
EU decries Belarus violence after opposition supporter death
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday condemned the continued violent crackdown by Belarusian authorities following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reporte…
Election 2020 Today: Secure election, China salutes Biden
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Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)
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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)