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February 21, 2020 6:30 a.m.

Pompeo meets with Oman's new ruler amid US pressure on Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Friday with the new ruler of Oman, a Gulf Arab country that has close ties with both Washington and Tehran and that has previously provided a back channel for talks between the adversaries.

February 21, 2020 5:05 a.m.

Firm unveils new promises in bid to buy dot-org registry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private equity firm announced Friday what it calls legally binding commitments designed to ease concerns that its proposed $1.1 billion private takeover of the dot-org domain-setting registry would lead to price gouging and censorship.

February 21, 2020 3:05 a.m.

Testy EU budget talks blocked, new summit in March likely

BRUSSELS (AP) — Major contributors to the European Union's budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting they would not stump up more funds for the bloc's next long-term spending package, worth around one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion).

February 21, 2020 2:05 a.m.

4 EU nations refuse to budge on budget; new summit likely

BRUSSELS (AP) — Major contributors to the European Union's budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting that they would not stump up more funds for the bloc's next long-term spending package, worth around one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion).

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Iran votes in parliament elections that favor conservatives

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians voted for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and U.S. pressure isolates the country diplomatically.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

WH report says economy accelerated under Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House report says the U.S. economy is growing faster than expected, even though the annual gains of 3% that President Donald Trump promised to voters have yet to be achieved.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Higher red snapper 'target' for charter boats now permanent

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Gulf of Mexico charter boat captains stayed within federal limits for red snapper, regulators are making permanent a rule that lets them catch more of the fish.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

List of sports events affected by new virus from China

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February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Conflict of interest fears cast shadow over EU budget talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — As European Union leaders deliberated over their 1 trillion-euro ($1.1 trillion) budget Thursday, lawmakers were deeply concerned about potential conflicts of interest that could see hundreds of millions of euros in funds granted to companies linked to some of the very people deciding how the money should be spent.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

China's count of new virus cases drops, deaths exceed 2,200

BEIJING (AP) — China reported another fall in new virus cases Friday as health officials expressed continued optimism over containment of the outbreak that has caused more than 2,200 deaths but has grown elsewhere.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

How Trump's new intel chief stacks up against predecessors

President Donald Trump's new acting director of national intelligence is facing criticism that he doesn't have the right experience for the job. Richard Grenell is the American ambassador to Germany and he's served as a spokesman in various roles in government. But he has little background in intelligence or in running the sprawling bureaucracy of the nation's 17 spy agencies.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

UN envoy: Haiti's political crisis sends economy tumbling

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The political impasse that has paralyzed Haiti is sending its economy deeper into recession, with 4.6 million people needing humanitarian aid — and there is no immediate end in sight, the U.N. envoy for Haiti said Thursday.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Friday dawns at EU HQ but little light shed on budget split

BRUSSELS (AP) — The sun rose over European Union headquarters Friday after a night of negotiations, but little light was shed on how much closer the bloc’s 27 leaders might have moved toward resolving their standoff over a 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) common budget for the next seven years.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Alaska eyes options for Real ID access as deadline looms

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state is pursuing an expansion location for motor vehicle services in southwest Alaska, an official said Thursday, ahead of a fall deadline for special licenses many will need to board commercial flights in the U.S.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Bloomberg struggles to respond to politics of #MeToo era

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Bloomberg's name last appeared on a ballot a decade before #MeToo transformed cultural mores surrounding sexual harassment and the treatment of women. As he campaigns for the presidency, the 78-year-old billionaire is struggling to adjust.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

State mulls ending statute of limitations on sex abuse suits

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One detailed how her father sexually abused her decades ago. Another recalled a priest fondling him as a teenager. And yet another remembered walking directly back to class after a priest raped her in the fourth grade.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to combat PFAS pollution

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans hastily put together a bill addressing PFAS contamination and pushed it through to the Senate early Friday, just moments before adjourning for the year.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over the next seven years. Their first summit since Britain quit the EU last month has been bruising, long — and so far inconclusive.

February 21, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trump makes unconventional pick to oversee 'deep state'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made an unconventional pick to oversee America’s spy agencies: an unusually undiplomatic ambassador who has had little intelligence experience.

Soap Lake City Council nixes police dog idea
February 20, 2020 11:50 p.m.

Soap Lake City Council nixes police dog idea

SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Police Department is not getting a patrol dog. At least not yet.