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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
US hiring slows for 3rd month in sign of struggling economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery h…
Trump, first lady positive for virus; he has 'mild symptoms'
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Israeli tourism minister resigns to protest Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's tourism minister resigned from the fractious government Friday, saying he doesn't have an “ounce of trust” in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accusing him of putting his personal and…
AP Explains: What lies behind Turkish support for Azerbaijan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has firmly put its weight behind oil-rich Azerbaijan as a decades-old territorial dispute flared anew into an armed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region situated within …
AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Oct. 2, 2020
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The Latest: Biden tweets that he's praying for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times EDT):
Embed-Chart-Virus-Outbreak-US Unemployment Report, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-US UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT — Chart. The following digital embeds show the current and historical monthly figures for the unemployment rate, the labor participation rate and job gains and losses in the U.…
Police: 5 officers resign after Black man's death in custody
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five North Carolina police officers have resigned amid accusations they failed to seek immediate medical attention for a Black man who died after fatally ingesting drugs before being taken in…
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Madrid's regional government has appealed against a national order that requires a partial lockdown of the Spanish capital, just hours before a Friday night deadline for enacting the restrictions in t…
US hiring slows for 3rd month but jobless rate falls to 7.9%
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery h…
Stock markets sink after Trump tests positive for virus
U.S. stock futures and world markets fell Friday after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The Latest: Amazon: Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive
NEW YORK — Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty jus…
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AP POLL-FOREIGN INTERFERENCE-RUSSIA — Chart. This AP-NORC poll chart shows the share of supporters for US President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden who say Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. …
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, October 2, 2020