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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
Russia deploys missiles to Pacific islands claimed by Japan
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military on Tuesday announced the deployment of state-of-the-art air defense missiles to the Pacific islands claimed by Japan.
Massachusetts lawmakers finalize police accountability bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House and Senate are expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a compromise bill backers say would increase police accountability — including, for the first time, creating an independe…
Hungarian MEP resigns after Brussels lockdown party
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian European Parliament lawmaker on Tuesday admitted he was present at an illegal party broken up by Belgian police in central Brussels last week, following reports he took part in …
Ousted US prosecutor Berman hired by white-shoe NY law firm
NEW YORK (AP) — Geoffrey S. Berman, the ousted federal prosecutor in Manhattan who led several investigations into President Donald Trump's allies, has been hired by a white-shoe law firm in New York.
Arizona cites holiday reporting delays for record 10K cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported over 10,000 new known coronavirus cases, but the state said the record number nearly three times the latest seven-day daily rolling average reflected not only the current …
GOP lawmaker files bill to halt collection of bailout money
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation filed Tuesday would delay the collection of nuclear subsidies under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe as Ohio Republican lawmakers struggled to find comm…
GOP lawmakers test positive for virus before opening session
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A “small number” of Republican lawmakers who attended a recent caucus meeting have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday.
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden…
EU border chief urged to quit over migrant pushback claims
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers lashed out Tuesday at the head of Frontex over allegations that the border and coast guard agency helped illegally stop migrants or refugees entering Europe, calling for his…
Minnesota's budget picture brightens in new forecast
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota is now facing a $641 million projected surplus in its current budget, officials said Tuesday, while cautioning that the state is facing a projected $1.273 billion shortfall for the two-…
Rep. Joe Courtney cleared to end COVID-19 quarantine
VERNON, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney said Tuesday that a doctor has cleared him to end his quarantine, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
No breakthrough in India's talks with protesting farmers
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government and protesting farmers were unable to reach common ground in talks held Tuesday, with the farmers saying their demonstrations against new agriculture laws will continue as wil…
Belarus opposition to compile 'book of crimes'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' opposition will compile a register of law enforcement officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an oppo…
UN: Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut off from th…
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)