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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…
With Vatican FM in Belarus, pope urges respect for protests
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged political leaders to listen to protesters and heed their calls for political and social change, an apparent reference to protests in Belarus against the country's authoritaria…
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Winds a worry as death toll reaches 33 from West Coast fires
Police: Deputy's gun accidentally fires in diner, injures 2
CAMDEN, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York police deputy’s gun accidentally discharged in a restaurant and injured two people Saturday, according to state police.
Officials say east Libya government resigns amid protests
CAIRO (AP) — An interim government in eastern Libya resigned on Sunday amid street protests that erupted across the divided country over dire living conditions, officials said.
Driver stabbed in German town, police probe motive
BERLIN (AP) — An assailant stabbed the driver of a car in western Germany early Sunday and investigators weren't ruling out an Islamic extremist motive for the attack, police said. Two men, including the suspect, w…
Hamilton wins hectic Tuscan GP, demands justice for Taylor
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton kept his cool amid the mayhem caused by an unpredictable circuit, winning a crash-marred Tuscan Grand Prix on Sunday for the 90th win of his incredible career to move one behind …
On Western swing, Trump aims to court pivotal Latino voters
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday aimed for further inroads with Latinos who could prove vital in closely contested states that could determine the White House race, promoting economic gains they ma…
Battle on to save Brazil's tropical wetlands from flames
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke.
Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected t…
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The Latest: Israel clamps down again to fight COVID-19 surge
JERUSALEM — Israel will reinstate a strict new countrywide lockdown this week amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases.
Sheriff: Deputy on video punching Black man in Georgia fired
A sheriff's deputy in Georgia has been fired after being captured on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop, authorities said Sunday.
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Sheriff in Georgia says deputy fired for "excessive use of force" during arrest of Black man
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff in Georgia says deputy fired for "excessive use of force" during arrest of Black man.
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