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As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One cash-strapped parent asked to pay her child's school tuition fees with bags of the rice she grows, leading headmaster Mike Ssekaggo to request a sample before he would agree. Eventually he did.
The Latest: Merkel, German governors to assess lockdown
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will assess the effects of a nearly two-week-long partial lockdown with state governors in a video conference Monday.
World shares climb after S&P 500 record, despite virus woes
Shares started out the week on a strong footing after the Standard & Poors 500 hit a fresh high on Friday, with robust data from Japan and China adding to optimism over economic recoveries even as coronavirus caseloads surpass earlier records.
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota, the strongest hurricane yet in this record-smashing season, became very dangerous Category 4 on Monday as it approached the same part of Central America battered by a similarly powerful Hurricane Eta just over a week ago.
Inslee issues restrictions on restaurants, home gatherings
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a series of new restrictions Sunday morning, including closing all restaurants to indoor dining and restrictions on indoor gatherings.
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Alaska: Open Primary, Ranked Choice GE (Primary top four go to GE)
Merkel, German governors to eye results of partial lockdown
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will assess the effects of a nearly two-week-long partial lockdown with state governors in a video conference Monday.
During the worst days, tow truck drivers to the rescue
One written by a Yakima woman is directed to Vista’s owner, Derek Bjork, asking him to pass along the writer’s thanks to Robbie Rowe, the driver that had picked up her daughter and granddaughter when they ended up stranded on the side of the highway about eight miles east of Ritzville.
MLSD sends all middle schoolers home for remote learning, citing staffing issues
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is sending all of its middle school students home and will have them do school remotely for the next two weeks, saying the spread of COVID-19 among faculty and staff has made it difficult to keep the schools staffed.
Firefighters halt blaze at Quincy mobile home
Firefighters with Grant County Fire District 3 put out a fire in a mobile home near the 13000 block of Road 14 Northwest, Quincy, Thursday night.
Report: Belgium nursing homes failed patients amid pandemic
BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation published Monday that described the situation as “human rights violations."
Fire in Berlin subway station injures 4
BERLIN (AP) — A fire broke out in a subway station in Berlin, injuring four people, one seriously, the German news agency dpa reported Monday.
New COVID-19 restrictions on dining, gyms in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Sunday announced new restrictions on businesses and social gatherings for the next four weeks as the state continues to combat a rising number of coronavirus cases.
Bach says Tokyo Olympic "participants" may need vaccinations
TOKYO (AP) — Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday after meeting with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Ray Clemence, former Liverpool goalkeeping great, dies at 72
LONDON (AP) — Ray Clemence, the England goalkeeper who won every major European and English title with Liverpool and Tottenham, has died. He was 72.
On Football: The long and the longer of NFL placekicking
There was a time when NFL coaches only trusted their placekickers if all other options were exhausted.
Packers struggle to put away Jags, get by with 24-20 win
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur liked the way his team finished. He just wondered why the Packers didn’t show similar energy the rest of the day.
2 states announce new virus restrictions as US cases hit 11M
Michigan and Washington on Sunday joined several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as
Suspect arrested in attack on actor Rick Moranis
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was arrested Saturday in connection with an unprovoked assault against Rick Moranis that occurred as the 67-year-old actor was walking near Central Park in October.
Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train
PARIS (AP) — Head lowered, an Islamic State operative listened silently as a Paris judge on Monday detailed his alleged plot to unleash mass slaughter on a high-speed train before he was tackled and subdued by American vacationers whose heroics inspired Clint Eastwood to direct a Hollywood re-enactment.