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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…
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Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up without charg…
Raging pandemic prompts LA County stay-home order
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic has prompted Los Angeles County to impose a lockdown to prevent the caseload from spiraling into a hospital crisis but the order stops short of a full business shu…
Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses election challenge suit
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit contesting the state's presidential election filed by a woman who said she ran for president as an independent yet she wasn't on the ballot.
Hawaii's Kauai mandates quarantine regardless of virus test
HONOLULU (AP) — Travelers to the Hawaiian island of Kauai will have to spend 14 days in quarantine regardless of whether they obtain a negative COVID-19 test, Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Friday.
New Mexico counties in the 'red,' virus spread remains high
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been trending down over recent days from the record highs reported earlier this month, but nearly every county remained deep in the …
Hawaii extends limited access to state courthouses
HONOLULU (AP) — The chief justice of Hawaii Supreme Court has extended an order which limits access to state courthouses to official business through the end of the year but allowing the chief judges of circuits to…
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Arizona uses federal COVID-19 money to reduce state spending
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has funneled nearly $400 million of federal coronavirus relief funds to state agencies to help pay for operations, allowing them to return some of their original budget alloca…
N Ireland police to pay damages to journalists over arrests
LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have agreed to pay damages to two journalists who were arrested on suspicion of stealing confidential documents after working on a documentary about an unsolved mass killing…
Ohio elections chief certifies 2020 general election results
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's elections chief certified results on Friday of a 2020 election that he said was almost flawlessly executed despite the pandemic, raising concern that President Donald Trump's allegation…
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Oregon: Provide Addiction Recovery Services (Fund with marijuana tax
New Mexico's daily count of COVID-19 cases trending down
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been trending down over recent days from the record highs reported earlier this month.
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
Louisiana congressional runoff election becomes GOP slugfest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) —