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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…
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The Nation's Weather for Friday, August 28, 2020
The Latest: Laura batters buildings near Louisiana coast
The Latest on Hurricane Laura:
Laura weakens to Category 3 hurricane as storm causes flash flooding, catastrophic storm surge in southwestern Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Laura weakens to Category 3 hurricane as storm causes flash flooding, catastrophic storm surge in southwestern Louisiana.
Fires set, windows broken as Oakland protest turns violent
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Protests over the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin turned violent late Wednesday night.
Laura slams Louisiana coast with fierce wind, surging sea
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursda…
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Netherlands extradites far-right suspect to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A German man wanted on allegations he helped spearhead a far-right group that posted pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic material online has been extradited from the Netherlands, federal prosecutors said Thursd…
Family of convicted Hezbollah member denounces 'injustice'
BEIRUT (AP) — The family of a Hezbollah member convicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri described Thursday the guilty verdict handed down by a U.N.-backed tribunal as a “gr…
Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge
PARIS (AP) — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infecti…
Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A typhoon barreled through the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, damaging buildings, flooding roads and toppling utility poles before weakening into a tropical storm.
Only Native American on federal death row executed
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The only Native American on federal death row was put to death Wednesday, despite objections from many Navajo leaders who had urged President Donald Trump to halt the execution on the groun…
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TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.
Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane
ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled from rapidly intensifying Hurricane Laura as hotels and shelters filled quickly, exacerbating the struggles of evacuees who lost jobs in the coronavirus pa…
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Trump, on huge White House stage, decrying Biden, radicals