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Washington: Washington state to decriminalize drugs unless lawmakers act
SEATTLE: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out a new statewide drug policy — a…
Washington AG Bob Ferguson announces campaign for governor
SEATTLE: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson launched an exploratory campaign for governor on Tuesday, one day after incumbent Jay Inslee announced he won’t run again….
The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US say it’s not China’s
WASHINGTON: The defence department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but…
Armenia And Azerbaijan To Hold Peace Settlement: Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday
MOSCOW: Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise relations, Yerevan said on Saturday, after…
US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first US-run evacuation, completing…
US to dock nuclear subs in South Korea for 1st time in 40 years
WASHINGTON: Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have US nuclear-armed submarines dock in South…
China may be readying supersonic spy drone
WASHINGTON: A leaked US military assessment says the Chinese military may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed…
Washington: Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature
BELLINGHAM: A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law.The…
Supreme Court: US Supreme Court delays decision on abortion pill, preserving access for now
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended for two days a pause on a lower-court ruling that had sought to limit access to the abortion…
Biden: Biden says US leak probe ‘getting close’ as details on source emerge
WASHINGTON: The investigation into the leak of a cache of sensitive US documents is “getting close,” President Joe Biden said Thursday, as US media honed…