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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…
The Latest: Pakistan shuts hotels over worker infections
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities have closed about two dozen hotels in a scenic tourist destination in the country’s northwest after dozens of hotel employees tested positive for the coronavirus.
Trump to give emergency authorization to COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for CO…
Emergency postal aid stalls as WH rejects House-passed bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Help for the U.S. Postal Service landed in stalemate Sunday as the White House dismissed an
Israel's Netanyahu says now is not the time for elections, as lawmakers struggle over make-or-break budget negotiations.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Netanyahu says now is not the time for elections, as lawmakers struggle over make-or-break budget negotiations.
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Police arrest 5 during RNC protests in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested five people in Charlotte, North Carolina, where protesters demonstrated against the Republican National Convention for a second night.
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Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments, claims slowdown at FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing for breakthroughs in treatments for the coronavirus, White House officials suggested Sunday there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in approving a vacci…
Winds could fan already enormous Northern California fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A calm overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against a trio of massive wildfires burning in Northern California but they were girding for a weather system Sunday that will bring high …
Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a hi…
Marco becomes hurricane headed for US Gulf Coast
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast as Tropical Storm Laura killed at least seven people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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The Republican National Convention will run from Monday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Aug. 27. Republicans will begin their first day’s proceedings in Charlotte, North Carolina, where delegates will vote to renominat…
U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane.
Storm Marco becomes a hurricane over Gulf of Mexico
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Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike
BATH, Maine (AP) — A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works — against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year — came to an end Sunday with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships for the Uni…