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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…
Erekat, longtime spokesman for the Palestinians, dies at 65
JERUSALEM (AP) — Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus. He wa…
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was to impose a nightly curfew on businesses in its capital on Tuesday, the first such restriction as the country battles a major surge in coronavirus infections.
Party statement: Saeb Erekat, longtime spokesman and negotiator for the Palestinians, dies at 65
JERUSALEM (AP) — Party statement: Saeb Erekat, longtime spokesman and negotiator for the Palestinians, dies at 65.
China denounces US sanctions over Hong Kong crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday denounced new U.S. sanctions against four Chinese officials over a crackdown on political rights in Hong Kong, saying such moves “grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs.”
Global stocks rise for 2nd day on coronavirus vaccine hopes
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and U.S. futures rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life.
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
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Jordan holds parliamentary elections amid virus surge
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanians began voting on Tuesday to elect a new parliament in the country that has long been a close Western ally in a volatile region and is now struggling to contain a coronavirus outbreak.
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Illinois: Remove Flat Income Tax Section (Allow graduated tax)