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Grant County voters urged to return ballots early as election approaches
EPHRATA — More than 52,000 ballots are now in the hands of Grant County voters, and election officials are encoura…
Lawyer: Russian opposition leader Navalny has spinal hernias
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, said Wednesday that doctors have found him to be suffering from two spinal…
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blo…
6 charged in NH youth detention center sex abuse probe
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Six former staffers at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center were arrested Wednesday in connection with the abuse of 11 children over the course of a decade, including one who contin…
More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance
Lawmaker apologizes for doing video hearing while driving
SEATTLE (AP) — A state senator from Washington has apologized after she participated in a legislative video hearing while she drove a car to the Capitol.
'Grim reaper' Berlin artist protests Brazil's virus stance
BERLIN (AP) — A Brazilian activist dressed as the grim reaper is taking to the streets of Berlin every night in a one-man protest against what he calls the “deadly health policies” pursued by his homeland's preside…
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Haiti story
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — In a story April 5, 2021, about the lack of vaccines in Haiti, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Pan American Health Organization had given the country 500 testing kits…
EU agency: Rare clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — The European Union drug regulator said Wednesday that it found a “possible link” between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder but declined to impose any new age restriction…
Merkel backs 'short, uniform lockdown' across Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind a “short, uniform lockdown” as the country grapples with a high level of coronavirus cases fueled by the spread of a more contagiou…
Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday over their involvement in the 2016 failed c…
Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue
BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Anka…
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots later Wednesday, incl…
'We failed the test' of COVID-19, says human rights champion
PARIS (AP) — Agnès Callamard is best known for her investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and has made a career uncovering extrajudicial killings.
Senate passes bill regarding student fees
In a 25-23 vote, the Washington state Senate passed a bill during a virtual legislative debate Tuesday that would prevent students from having their grades or …
Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year.