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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
UAE envoy warns Israeli annexation would 'upend' Arab ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the U.S. on Friday warned Israel against annexing the Jordan Valley and other parts of the occupied West Bank, saying the move would “upend” Israel's efforts…
Albania agrees to extradite suspect in alleged attack plot
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court agreed Friday to extradite a 24-year-old man to Germany to face charges that he belonged to a cell that planned terror attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group.
Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats
Emily Brown was stretched thin.
Sweden's Sami people to set up commission on discrimination
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Sami ethnic group in Sweden’s Arctic region is getting 1.2 million kronor ($130,000) from the Scandinavian country to set up a truth commission that will shed light on injustices against indige…
Statues boarded up in London as more protests expected
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London boarded up monuments including a war memorial and a statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill in anticipation of rival demonstrations by anti-racism and far-right protes…
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions order
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to authorize sanctions against court staff, saying it amounted to “an unacceptable attempt to interfe…
Governor: New Mexico breweries cleared to reopen Friday
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Breweries will be allowed to open Friday, the latest type of business to be cleared as New Mexico reopens amid the coronavirus pandemic.
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the …
Montana Republican leaders call on governor to cut budget
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican leaders of the Legislature called on Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock Thursday to make cuts to the state budget, anticipating a loss of revenue due to the economic fallout from the COVI…
Navajo Nation sues over hemp growing operation
SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Nation Department of Justice is suing a tribal member over what authorities say is an illegal hemp farming operation in northwestern New Mexico.
Republican lawmakers in Iowa push to limit absentee voting
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Barely a week after Iowa election officials reported a record primary turnout after mailing absentee ballot applications to all registered voters, Republican legislative leaders in the Senat…
Military chief: Wrong to walk with Trump past park protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, added to the already extraordinary tension between the Pentagon and President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring he'd been wrong to strid…
Lawmakers ask high court to keep Legislature open to public
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican legislators and a handful of Democrats are decrying as unconstitutional a plan to close off public access to the New Mexico Statehouse as lawmakers prepare to meet for a special leg…
Downplaying virus risk, Trump gets back to business as usual
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the White House, aides now routinely flout internal rules requiring
'The walk' thrusts Gen. Milley reluctantly into spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first eight months as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,