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Legislative candidates address transportation, economic development
OLYMPIA — Voters in Legislative District 13 will choose among three candidates for State Representative Position 2…
Biden to meet Republicans who propose lesser virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus aid, about a third of
Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democrac…
EXPLAINER: Why did the military stage a coup in Myanmar?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A coup in Myanmar has left the military in control under a one-year state of emergency, while the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians have been detained…
CBO projects 4.6% growth in Biden's first year, jobs lag
The U.S. economy is projected to grow at a robust 4.6% annual rate this year, but employment isn't expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday.
Hate groups migrate online, making tracking more difficult
During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks, a move that has made i…
EU seeks to boost credibility despite slow vaccine rollout
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday sought to prop up the credibility of its flagging coronavirus vaccine program, which has been under pressure from the World Health Organization and EU member states to t…
Budget office projects 4.6% growth in Biden's first year
The Congressional Budget Office expects the U.S. economy will grow at a 4.6% annual rate this year, with employment returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.
ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Li…
More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny's release
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing Tuesday after two weekends of nationwide rallies and thousands of arrests in t…
The Latest: Top UN rights official 'alarmed' about Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
Ousted Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became Myanmar's leader in 2016 following five decades of military rule, has cautioned repeatedly that the country's democratic reforms wo…
Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of
A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in control
BANGKOK (AP) — The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still-power…
Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democrac…
The Latest: Japan expresses 'serious concern' about Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):