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As police who shot Breonna Taylor avoid strongest charges, ripples of grief hit Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

As soon as Renee White heard the news that the police who shot and killed Breonna Taylor were not charged with her death Wednesday, she got in the car and headed for Louisville.

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2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday that two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves.

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Long lines of mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at court

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered Wednesday at the court by grieving family, colleagues and friends as a prophet for justice who persevered against long odds to become an American icon.

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MultiCare hosts flu shot clinics with extended hours

Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Starting Oct. 3, MultiCare Rockwood Clinic says it will offer seasonal flu shot clinics on Saturdays for its established patients. In addition to flu shots offered during regular facility hours, the designated flu shot clinics for its current patients will be at four locations.

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Airlines plead for mandatory virus tests to prop up demand

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Universal coronavirus tests for departing passengers offer the only realistic hope of reviving demand for flights in the absence of a vaccine, the International Air Transport Association said.

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Flu season is rapidly approaching, and health officials say Spokane County still not past ‘first wave’ of COVID-19

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Not through its first wave of COVID-19, Spokane County providers are bracing for a tough winter ahead with the onset of the influenza season.

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Spokane County sees most new coronavirus cases confirmed since Aug. 6

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

The Spokane Regional Health District confirmed 123 new cases of COVID-19 in the county Wednesday, the highest daily count since Aug. 6.

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Pullman officer suggested coach violating gathering rules to move party indoors or to backyard

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

The officer who wrote Washington State University’s women’s basketball coach a ticket related to a party violating COVID-19 gathering rules suggested she move the party as opposed to disbanding it, body camera footage shows.

Opinion > Column

Sue Lani Madsen: After fire, Malden meeting sheds light on community fears, frustrations

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

People gathered slowly under an open tent in the Malden Town Park, greeting each other with post-disaster small talk.

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Judge: Eric Trump must give NY deposition before election

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family’s businesses before the November presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting lawyers’ claims that Trump's “extreme travel schedule” on the campaign trail warranted a delay.

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Spokane County Commissioners abolish gambling taxes for unincorporated businesses

Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Spokane County Commissioners unanimously voted to eliminate a 2% gambling tax on unincorporated county businesses that offer gambling, hoping it will offer them some relief during the pandemic.

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Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday.

News > Military

Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

The Navy began releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history on Wednesday, but the Navy said the documents released under a court order don’t shed any new light on the cause of the sinking.

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Questions remain after settlement with contractors, the second-largest ever at Hanford

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

When federal prosecutors want to root out fraud from a complex web of contractors and subcontractors that take in the river of money that flows into the decades-old cleanup at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, federal prosecutors turn to a law enacted during the Civil War.

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DOJ nearing antitrust action on Google; Trump eyes tech curb

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

As the Trump administration moves toward antitrust action against search giant Google, it’s campaigning to enlist support from sympathetic state attorneys general across the country.

News > Spokane

100 years ago in Spokane: City a summer tourism hot spot

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Spokane’s tourist industry was thriving, according to the summertime statistics.

News > Nation/World

Trump, social media, right-wing news stir up antifa scares

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Social media disinformation, right-wing news outlets and even some of the nation’s most powerful leaders have stirred up a new boogeyman for many Americans to fear: antifa

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Disney delays ‘Black Widow,’ Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including “Black Widow,” while also postponing Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story” a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic.

News > Health

House Call: Deciphering flu facts from fiction

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

It seems like talk about vaccines is everywhere these days – and rightly so, as immunizations save lives. It’s estimated that during the 2018-2019 flu season, flu shots helped prevent more than 4 million flu cases and 58,000 hospital visits.

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Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

Americans won't be allowed to bring home cigars and rum from Cuba under measures President Donald Trump announced Wednesday to financially starve the island's government, a move taken as he tries to boost his appeal among Cuban-Americans, a crucial voting bloc in the battleground state of Florida.

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