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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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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Laura entered the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, gathering strength on a path to hit the U.S. coastline as a major hurricane that could unleash a surge of s…
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Kremlin: Navalny poisoning accusations 'empty noise'
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected accusations of involvement in an alleged attack on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who is in a coma in a German hospital, a day after
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Republican convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings
Lawyer tells UN judges Mladic may not be fit for key hearing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lawyer for Ratko Mladic told a U.N. court Tuesday that the former Bosnian Serb military chief may not be mentally fit to take part in an appeal hearing against his convictions for cr…
Africa now free of wild poliovirus, but polio threat remains
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Health authorities on Tuesday declared the African continent free of the wild poliovirus after decades of effort, though cases of vaccine-derived polio are still sparking outbreaks of the paraly…
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir.
Pompeo arrives in Khartoum to discuss the possibility of Sudan normalizing ties with Israel, removal from US terror list
CAIRO (AP) — Pompeo arrives in Khartoum to discuss the possibility of Sudan normalizing ties with Israel, removal from US terror list.
Global stocks rise, spurred by hopes for COVID treatment
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors hung onto hopes the coronavirus pandemic may come under control with vaccines and treatments being developed.
French troops stay in Mali after coup, no end in sight
PARIS (AP) — It was a picture postcard meant to portray unity in the vast and fragile lands that once were French colonies: President Emmanuel Macron standing with the leaders of five West African countries where F…
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Afghan officials: Taliban truck bomb, other attacks kill 12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday left at least 12 dead and wounded scores, officials said, including a Taliban truck bombing in the country's north that targeted a commando …