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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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Ethiopia aims to remove leadership of defiant Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership in the country’s northern Tigray region, where clashes between regional forces and those of the federal government have led to
Ivory Coast authorities arrest top opposition figure
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast have arrested opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan as part of a growing crackdown on those who challenged the president's re-election to a third term, oppos…
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)
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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)
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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)
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Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory
Ethiopia set to remove leadership of defiant Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament voted Saturday to set up an interim administration in the country’s Tigray region, where fighting this week between regional forces and those of the federa…
UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions an…
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
Ethiopia set to remove government of defiant Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set up a transitional administration in the country’s Tigray region, where fighting erupted this week between regional forces and those of the…
Egyptians vote in 2nd stage of parliamentary election
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians began voting Saturday in the second and final stage of the country’s parliamentary elections, after a relatively low turnout in the first round that embarrassed the government of President Ab…