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Judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTA judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after publicly funded television ads glorifying President Donald Trump began airing in late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.

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Search on for missing plane near Okanogan - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTThe Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for a missing small plane near Okanogan and Highway 97, the agency said Sunday in a news release. A pilot and passenger left Penticton, British Columbia, in a 1976 Piper Cub aircraft and were traveling to Grangeville, Idaho, on Saturday evening. The pilot lost communication with Seattle…

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White House announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskiy - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately. “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. He didn’t provide further details. The day before, Trump had again demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil…

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Walz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassinationGov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, according to a New York Times investigation into rising threats of political violence against elected officials nationwide. Walz, who faced a flood of violent threats after joining Kamala Harris’ presidential…

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Rape report has Cornell students furious, but protest rules have them afraid - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTITHACA, N.Y. – At the start of midterms last week, Cornell University students woke up to their administration building vandalized. Glass was shattered. Walls had been spray-painted.

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Republicans, Democrats want Trump to reverse course on Russia diesel - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTRepublican and Democratic senators on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to “reverse course” on his diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it runs counter to U.S. law barring imports of energy until Russia ends its aggression against Ukraine.

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U.S. farm debt is at a record. Official data might be undercounting itCHICAGO – American farmers are borrowing more money than ever before to operate – but the rise in nontraditional and vendor credit has created some gaps in the federal government’s current ability to measure and track farm debt, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials told Reuters.

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A lot has changed in two years. Will the Baumgartner vs. Conroy rematch?Voters considering who will represent Eastern Washington in Congress for the next two years may experience a bout of déjà vu when they see their ballots, but a lot has changed since Michael Baumgartner and Carmela Conroy first competed for the seat in 2024.

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Supreme Court recusals in spotlight as Alito drops from oil caseJustice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term. The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks that led him to step…

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Loft and Manriquez: Beware of I-638 on November’s ballot - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTInitiative 638, a ballot measure before Washington state voters is cloaked in a false narrative about making girls’ sports safe, but it would do the opposite by requiring all girls who want to play sports to undergo a medically unnecessary invasive genital exam or costly genetic testing.

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Letters for Sunday, Oct. 11 - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTTwo initiatives on November’s ballot deserve ‘no’ votes

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Spin Control: Ballot numbers for statewide initiatives are different this year - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTInitiative process is the same, but the numbers are different.

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Mattel's latest play to counter slowing Barbie sales: Water parks - Sat, 10 Oct 2026 PSTWith Barbie sales slipping, Mattel is looking to its characters and games to build a new revenue stream: water parks. The El Segundo, California, company has been trying to find more ways to turn its roster of beloved toys into bigger moneymakers. Former Chief Executive Ynon Kreiz, who spearheaded a campaign to upgrade earnings from Mattel's intellectual…

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Here’s where Michael Baumgartner and Carmela Conroy stand on 25 issuesServing the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community.

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