Archives | Thursday, June 10, 2021
Results
Business
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Washington state panel approves sports betting for 15 tribes; sends to governor
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Hertz on track to exit bankruptcy protection this month
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Washington state: People on unemployment must look for work
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U.S. average mortgage rates tick lower; 30-year loan at 2.96%
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New jobless claims drop for third consecutive week in Spokane County
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Many Americans moved to less pricey housing markets – like Spokane – in 2020
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Culture of Corruption: ex-UAW leader gets 28-month sentence
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Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on U.S. consumers
Crime/Public Safety
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Airway Heights prison guard gets 2 months for smuggling drugs inside. Prisoner who received the drugs? He got 56 months.
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Man behind brutal mass stabbing to spend life in prison
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Spokane City Council ponders policy on downtown security team’s bulletproof vests
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Washington records
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Deputies arrest Spokane Valley man following crash of stolen pickup after chase was halted
Entertainment
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‘In the Heights’ film adaptation soars in combining magical realism with gritty urban details
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‘Perfect Candidate,’ a Saudi drama about a woman running for office, is a candid look at a culture in flux
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No trash talk from Garbage drummer Butch Vig, who discusses new album, Nirvana and other icons
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Love in the time of COVID-19 from Danny Elfman, the man behind Oingo Boingo, ‘Simpsons’ theme
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Local Music Spotlight: All hail Sandpoint’s Queen Bonobo of jazz and folk
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Comic-musician Trey Kennedy headlines Spokane Comedy Club
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Stream on Demand: There are ‘Infinite’ options, from ‘Heights’ to ‘Loki’
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What’s Worth Watching: ‘Dickinson,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘Kim’s Convenience’
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Plastique Tiara, of ‘RPDR’ Season 11, to appear at Globe Bar & Kitchen for Pride
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10 Under $10: June 11-17 – ‘Goonies,’ ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘A Call to Love’
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Game On: Why ‘Minecraft’ continues to attract new players
K-12 education
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Selkirk Middle School announces honor roll honorees for 2020-21 school year
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Sadie Sohns of Chase Middle School claims 3rd place in 2021 Eva Lassman Memorial Holocaust-theme writing contest, middle school division
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Ramona Benson of Chase Middle School earns 2nd place in 2021 Eva Lassman Memorial Holocaust-theme writing contest
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Lydiah Young of TEC at Bryant wins 2021 Eva Lassman Memorial Holocaust annual writing contest, middle school division
Nation
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Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
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Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
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Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
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Leak of billionaires’ tax data draws GOP outcry over privacy
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US extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
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Cantwell unveils $78 billion surface transportation bill, including major funding boost for Amtrak, culverts that could aid salmon recovery
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Poll: Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust
Nation/World
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Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
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G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
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UN: Don’t forget to save species while fixing global warming
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Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms
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Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near
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Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting
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Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
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Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations
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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
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N. Carolina ban on Down syndrome abortions goes to governor
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Underground mine vehicle accident in Montana kills 2
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Key reservoir on Colorado River hits record low amid drought
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Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK
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Scientists hail golden age to trace bird migration with tech
Other
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On the Air
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Vaccine Lottery Winner
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Amazon shifts return-to-office stance, says remote work is OK 2 days a week
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Statue of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip defaced in Oregon
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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
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Reception to bid farewell to funeral home director and embalmer Rollin Hoyle retiring after 37 years with Ball & Dodd
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Coming soon for June 11
Spokane
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People for Effective Government panel talks police reform years after Otto Zehm death
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Burn ban issued across county due to dried out conditions
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Barker Road overpass construction underway; completion expected around mid-2022
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Nita Jensen of Courtland Place in Spokane Valley celebrates 100th birthday
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Close friends Pat DeVries, Sister Betty McLellan, now in their 90s, living golden years at same retirement facility
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Gardening: Corn popular, productive crop in Inland Northwest
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Pandemic projects: Father, daughter lead renovation of 1930s home from studds