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Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

A bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution center in New York City neared an important milestone, as organizers prepared to deliver hundreds of signatures to the National Labor Relations Board as soon as Monday for authorization to hold a vote.

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Minneapolis cop gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to for his murder conviction that was overturned last month.

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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that police say is holding 17 members of a kidnapped missionary group is seen in a video released Thursday saying he will kill them if he doesn’t get what he’s demanding.

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California maskless woman in store convicted of trespassing

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

A Southern California woman who refused to wear a mask or leave a grocery store last year was convicted of trespassing and obstructing a business or customers.

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House set to recommend contempt charges against Steve Bannon

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The House is voting Thursday on whether to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming which social services and climate change programs to include and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package.

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Fire that threatened Lake Tahoe region is now 100% contained

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The 2-month-old California wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe resort region over the summer has been declared 100% contained, officials said.

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Regulator seeks transparency for payment systems of big tech

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

In its first significant action under a new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.

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World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John,” was sold for $7.7 million Thursday to a private collector at a Paris auction house.

Sports > Outdoors

20-year legal tug-of-war between federal managers on the Snake River and conservation and tribal interests may be put on hold until next summer

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

A 20-year legal tug-of-war between federal managers on the Columbia and Snake rivers and conservation and tribal interests may be put on hold until next summer.

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U.S. blocks tomato imports from Mexican farm over labor abuses

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

The United States ordered a halt Thursday to imports of tomatoes from a Mexican farming company and its subsidiaries for what officials said was abusive treatment of workers that amounts to forced labor.

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Airlines bet on big December after Covid variant setback

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

Airlines are planning for a big December, believing that the recent surge in a highly contagious COVID-19 variant is fading and that holiday travel will soar.

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Syria says it executed 24 for igniting deadly wildfires

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

Syria has executed 24 people after convicting them on terrorism charges for igniting last year’s devastating wildfires, leaving three people dead and burning thousands of acres of forests, the Justice Ministry said Thursday.

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Existing home sales surge as interest rates point higher

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as mortgage rates tick higher, motivating buyers to get off the sidelines.

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City-hired investigator finds no racial discrimination following resignation of top Spokane city official

Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

An investigator hired by the city of Spokane has determined that City Administrator Johnnie Perkins did not racially discriminate against former top housing official Cupid Alexander.

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Stocks wobble as major indexes hover around record highs

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

A wobbly day of trading on Wall Street left major stock indexes mostly higher Thursday, nudging the S&P 500 to an all-time high.

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Donald Trump announces launch of his very own social media site

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform.

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Warmer welcome for WeWork on Wall Street after last attempt

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

WeWork will become a publicly traded company Thursday after a spectacular collapse during its first attempt to do so two years ago.

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‘Good food and good whiskey’: Spokane residents turn 100 or more, celebrate at Southside senior center

Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

As patrons roamed the inside of Southside Community Senior Center's dining room, they were in celebration: several Spokane residents had reached their 100th birthday, and they were honored in one of the center's first post-pandemic in-person events.

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Gardening: Get fall chores done before snow flies

Thu., Oct. 21, 2021

Here are some of the things gardening columnist Pat Munts is doing to settle the garden into winter.

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