EU cuts 2021 economic outlook as virus spreads

BRUSSELS (AP) — As COVID-19 cases keep rising, the European Union's executive commission lowered its forecast for the economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic next year and said the economy wouldn’t reach pre-virus levels until 2023.

US productivity increases 4.9% in third quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. productivity increased between July and September, but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter.

Secretary of State Kim Wyman wins 3rd term in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Secretary of State Kim Wyman has been reelected to a third term, continuing a more than five-decade trend of Republicans holding that office and becoming the lone statewide elected Republican on the West Coast.

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Nebraska: Enact 20% Tax on Gaming (Requires I-429 to pass)

Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandal

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is giving the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.

Aaron Rodgers leads Packers past undermanned 49ers, 34-17

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers took advantage of the undermanned San Francisco 49ers rather than sympathizing with the team that dominated his Green Bay Packers twice last season.

The Latest: Lions put Jalen Elliott on reserve/COVID-19 list

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

Daily coronavirus case counts jump in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington set a daily record for new coronavirus cases this week and has counted more than 1,000 cases per day for two days. The state Department of Health says 1,469 infections were tallied on Tuesday, breaking a daily case record.

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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)

Former minor league ball player convicted of triple murder

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A former minor league baseball player has been convicted of beating to death three people, including his father, with a bat at the family's Southern California home.

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Washington: Repeal Plastic Bag Tax (At retail stores)

Say his name: Seattle's DK Metcalf having breakout season

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — DK Metcalf doesn’t often take to Twitter to express an opinion. Usually the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is highlighting a teammate or the performance of his team on the social media platform.

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Washington: Require Sex Education (Allow SB 5395)

Man, 18, arrested in slaying of actor Eddie Hassell in Texas

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — Police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of actor Eddie Hassell during a random robbery at a suburban Dallas apartment complex parking lot over the weekend.

The Latest: China bans foreigners from 8 virus-hit countries

BEIJING — China has temporarily banned the entry of foreigners from at least eight countries as COVID-19 cases rise in Europe and elsewhere.

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Utah: Add Right to Hunt and Fish (Use for wildlife control)

Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Seattle and Portland, Oregon arrested more than a dozen people as hundreds took to the streets to demand a full count of all presidential election votes and a halt to President Donald Trump's court challenges to stop counts in some key battleground states, officials said.

Players: Oregon St coach used abuse to free up scholarships

Midway through her freshman season at Oregon State, Kyla Waiters locked herself in the bathroom, and a concerned teacher's assistant called 911. “I just thought I didn’t want to live anymore,” Waiters said.