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February 9, 2021 6:27 a.m.

Myanmar junta cracks down on crowds defying protest ban

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police cracked down on demonstrators opposing Myanmar’s military coup, firing warning shots and shooting water cannons to disperse crowds that took to the streets again Tuesday in defiance of new protest bans.

March 9, 2021 12:03 a.m.

GOP pushes bills to allow social media 'censorship' lawsuits

Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts.

April 8, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office.

March 22, 2021 10:03 p.m.

Rivals seeking to gain as Biden mulls approach to Syrian war

The Biden administration is mulling over America’s role in Syria’s ongoing conflict as the U.S. tries to break away from Middle East wars, but Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat already has been busy on the ground, trying to win support for a Syria approach that could establish Russia as a broker of security and power in the region.

April 7, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office.

April 6, 2021 11:03 a.m.

Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office.

April 6, 2021 6:03 a.m.

Israeli president picks Netanyahu to try to form government

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task on Tuesday of trying to form a government from the country’s splintered parliament, giving the embattled leader a chance to prolong his lengthy term in office while he stands trial on corruption charges.

August 28, 2016 6 a.m.

Death toll reaches 247 in powerful earthquake that rattled central

(TNS) — A sound like the loudest of thunder, the very air seeming to tremble, a reverberation sensed bone-deep: The earthquake’s nighttime terror was as great a departure as could be imagined from the gentle summertime rhythms of Italian hill-town life.

September 25, 2018 1:30 a.m.

Legals September 25, 2018

NOTICE OF MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE The City of Royal City has issued a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Catholic Charities Housing II - Applicant is proposing a 3 lot plat consisting of one 3.77 acre parcel, one 1 acre parcel, and one 1.9 acre parcel. The applicant is proposing a development consisting of a 51 unit, 6 building multifamily housing facility on the 3.77 acre site, a separate application is proposing an early learning center on the one acre parcel and the remainder of the site to be used for future development that at this date is unknown. After review of a completed Environmental Checklist and other information on file with the City, the City has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant impact on the environment. Copies of the MDNS and the Environmental Checklist are available at no charge from the City of Royal City, 445 Camelia Street, PO Box 1239, Royal City, WA 99357 #09029/226808 Pub: September 18, 25, 2018

The State's largest solar facility to be built in Lind
June 5, 2018 1 a.m.

The State's largest solar facility to be built in Lind

LIND — Local and State dignitaries attended a ground breaking ceremony in Lind May 24 for what will become Washington’s largest shared commercial solar facility that calls for 81,000 solar panels to be erected over 200 acres.

January 20, 2021 12:03 a.m.

McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election.

January 21, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell video

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to repair his tarnished legacy, President Donald Trump trumpeted his administration's accomplishments and wished his successor luck in a farewell video as he spent his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside.

January 21, 2021 12:06 a.m.

McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election.

February 5, 2021 2:30 p.m.

Reopening debate testing Biden's ties with teachers unions

The increasingly heated school reopening debate is forcing President Joe Biden to balance two priorities: getting children back into the classroom and preserving the support of powerful labor groups that helped him get elected.

February 6, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Reopening debate testing Biden's ties with teachers unions

The increasingly heated school reopening debate is forcing President Joe Biden to balance two priorities: getting children back into the classroom and preserving the support of powerful labor groups that helped him get elected.

February 7, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Reopening debate testing Biden's ties with teachers unions

The increasingly heated school reopening debate is forcing President Joe Biden to balance two priorities: getting children back into the classroom and preserving the support of powerful labor groups that helped him get elected.

February 7, 2021 2:03 a.m.

In winter's quiet, Belarus opposition prepares new protests

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Winter's cold and harsh police actions in Belarus have put a chill on the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that gripped the Eastern European nation for months. But opposition forces are preparing to turn up the heat in the spring and observers say Lukashenko doesn't have a clear strategy to overcome new unrest.

February 26, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The words "I am truly sorry" have not been uttered often in the #MeToo era. So when soprano Luz del Alba Rubio woke up Tuesday to see an apology from opera superstar Placido Domingo, she was in shock.

June 11, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Dr. Amy Acton resigns; guided governor to praise on pandemic

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The health director who helped Ohio's Republican governor earn glowing reviews for his pandemic response resigned Thursday after a few polarizing months during which she became beloved for her soothing expertise and loathed — even threatened — for exercising her emergency powers.

June 12, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Cables: US falsely said British queen backed 1953 Iran coup

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Iran mistakenly told the shah in 1953 that Britain's newly enthroned Queen Elizabeth II backed a plan to overthrow the country's elected prime minister and America maintained the fiction even after realizing the error, historians now say.