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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 layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer.
Consumer spending gains slows to 1% in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending slowed in August and personal income fell as a $600 weekly benefit for Americans who are unemployed during the pandemic expired.
Caucasus: 4 journalists injured in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Two French and two Armenian journalists were injured Thursday in the South Caucasus separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces this w…
Afghan official: 16 killed in separate traffic accidents
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least 16 passengers were killed in separate traffic accidents Thursday in western Herat province.
Indian police detain key opposition leaders protesting rape
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police detained key leaders of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday after preventing them from visiting a northern village where a 19-…
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Ohio killer alleging racism-tainted jury seeks new trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio death row inmate who is Black is seeking a new trial based on allegations that some white jurors used racial slurs in describing him during their deliberations over his fate, according…
India says Pakistani shelling kills 3 soldiers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least three Indian soldiers were killed and five others wounded by Pakistani shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals, the India…
Cambridge University ending fossil fuel investments
LONDON (AP) — The University of Cambridge said Thursday that it will kick all fossil fuel investments out of its portfolio within the next decade as part of a plan to end the emissions of greenhouse gases it's resp…
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US jobless claims likely remained high as layoffs persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high as some sectors of the economy have rebounded since the viral pandemic…
The Tokyo Stock Exchange says it will resume normal trading Friday after an all-day outage due to a technical failure
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange says it will resume normal trading Friday after an all-day outage due to a technical failure.
Hong Kong police arrest 60 for protesting on China holiday
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested at least 60 people on suspicion of unauthorized assembly on China’s National Day holiday Thursday after crowds gathered on the streets of a popular shopping district chant…
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