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Representative Tom Dent announces reelection bid
MOSES LAKE — Representative Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, has announced he will run for reelection in 2026. It would be …
US extends temporary status for Somalis, citing civil strife
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended temporary legal status to hundreds of Somalis on Monday to allow them to remain in the United States for an additional 18 months during civi…
The Latest: Canada will accept fully vaccinated Americans
TORONTO -- Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.
Biden: 'Killing people' remark was call for big tech to act
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying Monday that he hoped they…
Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in West Bank, east Jerusalem
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s said Monday it was going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, saying the sales in the territories sought by the Palestin…
The Latest: New York City will not reinstate mask mandate
NEW YORK— New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday he does not plan to reinstate a citywide mask mandate even as COVID-19 cases increase, opting instead to focus on vaccinating more residents.
In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantánamo Bay detention center for international terror suspects on Monday, releasing into the custody of his home countr…
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6…
Capitol rioter who breached Senate sentenced to 8 months
A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in
Garland bars prosecutors from seizing reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing years of depar…
Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing years of depar…
The Latest: More than half of young Mainers have 1st vaccine
PORTLAND, Maine -- More than half of Maine's teenagers and 12-year-olds have had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'
LONDON (AP) — Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened Monday as the country lifted most remaining coronavirus restrictions after more than a year…
Guantanamo inmate sent to home country in Biden policy shift
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The Latest: Dutch govt tells people to work from home again
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is urging people to work from home again amid a recent spike in coronavirus infections in the Netherlands.
Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, US and allies say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday