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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…
CO-113-NatlPopVote-All,100
Colorado: National Popular Vote (Join Interstate Compact)
MT-130-NoLocalGunLaws-All,100
Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
OR-09-LegalMushrm-All,100
Oregon: Legalize Psilocybin (License, regulate, tax)
VA-1-EstabRedistComm-All,100
Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
MA-2-RCVForPriGE-All,100
Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)
A weary Puerto Rico prepares for referendum, new leaders
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Voters across Puerto Rico on Tuesday are choosing new leaders they hope can help heal a U.S. territory wracked by corruption, hurricanes, earthquakes and the coronavirus pandemic.
Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of election
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as investors watched for U.S. election results, hoping a win by challenger Joe Biden in the presidential race might lead to more economic st…
Iowa Sen. Ernst in tough reelection race against Greenfield
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six years after Iowa voters overwhelmingly elected her to the U.S. Senate, Republican Joni Ernst faces a tough challenge from Democrat Theresa Greenfield in a race that has been one of the m…
Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Adventurers looking to scale Nepal's Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so for the first time in seven months, as the country reopens to foreigners even as the coron…
Powerful Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Dangerously powerful Hurricane Eta churned toward Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast with potentially devastating winds, while heavy rains thrown off by its storm bands already were causing river…
Australian central bank cuts key interest rate to 0.1%
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.15 of a percentage point to a record low 0.10% in a bid to lift the economy from a pandemic-induced recession.
Cat 4 Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Eta erupted quickly into a potentially catastrophic major hurricane Monday as it headed for Central America, where forecasters warned of massive flooding and landslides across a …
The Latest: Biden predicts 'big win' in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
2 dead in Delaware after wind tips lift 120 feet in air
BETHANY BEACH, Del. (AP) — Two men in Delaware died Monday after a strong wind tipped over a lift that was holding them about 120 feet in the air, authorities said.
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In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense