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Candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake Chamber Forum
MOSES LAKE — Candidates for Grant County auditor, assessor, superior court judge and Public Utility District commi…
Over 90 German police injured in May Day riots
BERLIN (AP) — At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the city's top security official said Sunday.
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begi…
100 years old: Low-key centenary for Northern Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland marked what is widely considered to be its centenary on Monday, with Queen Elizabeth II stressing the need for “reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding” as she sent her “war…
Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports at school.
US and UK reject reports of imminent prisoner deal with Iran
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and the U.K. dismissed reports coming out of Iran that they are thrashing out a prisoner exchange deal with Tehran that could see the imminent release of a British-Iranian woman, Nazanin Zagh…
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that four
Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping up the dwindling coal industry by suing other states that block expo…
Indian leader's party takes electoral hit amid virus surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on Sunday, indicating his Hindu nationalist party’s political strength may be slipping as the country strug…
Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. terr…
EXPLAINER: COVID-19, far-right are top themes in Madrid vote
MADRID (AP) — Residents in Madrid, one of Europe's worst-hit regions in the pandemic, are voting Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths of resistance to lockdown measures.
New stage in Rome's Colosseum will restore majestic view
ROME (AP) — A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument," Italy’s cultu…
EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent gre…
US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed
US general: Afghan forces could face 'bad possible outcomes'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents as
Yellen: Biden's phased-in spending plan won't fuel inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s massive proposed spending on