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Protesters vent outrage over the immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

Another round of protests were planned for Friday in Minneapolis over the killing of a local woman by an Immigration and ...
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Washington gives nearly $10 million for Habitat for Humanity projects in Clark County

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity received nearly $10 million this week for three affordable housing projects in Clark County.
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This Week in Clark County History for Jan. 9, 2026

Members of the Venersborg Canning Association met at John Kullberg’s home to complete the association’s business for 1925, ...
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Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West

Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For ...
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Luigi Mangione heads to court as he fights to block death penalty, murder charge and key evidence

Luigi Mangione is due in federal court Friday for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO ...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace

Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fr ...
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More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the Chinese ambassador in ...
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Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire

Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the ...
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Trump pick for Gaza board Nickolay Mladenov frequently worked to ease Mideast tensions

Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former U.N. envoy to the Middle ...
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U.S. intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and fro ...
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Wall Street ticks toward a record following mixed data on the job market

U.S. stocks are ticking higher Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on ...
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As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy

At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country’s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil in ...