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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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Mali's president announces resignation after armed mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of protests demanding his ouster.
Insurance magnate, ex-N.C. Congress member learn sentences
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A big political donor, his consultant and a former North Carolina congressman are receiving punishments for their roles in trying to bribe the state's top insurance regulator.
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UAE connects its new nuclear power plant to electrical grid
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A nuclear power plant in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates has been connected to the country's power grid, authorities said Wednesday.
Typhoon Higos hits China, weakens to tropical storm
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Higos made landfall on China's southern coast on Wednesday, bringing high winds and rain as it weakened to a tropical storm.
Shares advance in Asia after S&P 500 logs all-time high
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after the S&P 500 logged a fresh all-time high.
Genevieve approaches Mexico's Baja as Category 1 hurricane
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) —
Indigenous activists clash with UN over proposed park
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When farmer May Cho Win learned that a conservation project proposed by the U.N. Development Program in Myanmar would include the land she’s worked for over a decade, the 28-year-old wonde…
Colleges grapple with coronavirus as students return
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame and Michigan State universities became the latest colleges to move classes online because of the coronavirus on Tuesday as colleges struggle to contain outbreaks and students con…
Seized trawler had Australia's largest cocaine haul on board
SYDNEY (AP) — Cocaine pulled from a seized trawler was confirmed Wednesday to be Australia's largest haul of the illicit drug.
Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India with its a…
Afghan officials: Sticky bomb attacks in Kabul kill 2 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two sticky bombs targeted Afghan government employees in Kabul early on Wednesday, killing two people, including a police officer, and wounding two others, police said.
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