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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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ELECTION 2020-OPIOIDS — Chart. The following digital embed shows the total number of unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio since 2007. This chart is current as of October 19, 2020 and will not be updated. Sour…
Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of a busy season, nears Bermuda
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of this very busy Atlantic season, was moving toward Bermuda on Wednesday.
Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid growing criticism
ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe and growing…
Police: 3 dead, 1 critically hurt in Houston club shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Three people were killed in a shooting at a Houston nightclub where about 30 people had gathered for an open mic night and authorities were searching early Wednesday for suspects, police said.
US antitrust crackdown on Google echoes Europe's moves
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators.
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Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate
Belgium limits care home visits as COVID-19 cases increase
BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium fear another deadly wave of coronavirus cases could soon hit care homes as the country confronts the risk of seeing its hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, leading the…
Pope reverts to mask-less old ways at indoor audience
ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe.
Thai protesters continue rallies, ask court to revoke order
BANGKOK (AP) — Student activists applied to a court Wednesday to try to revoke a state of emergency that Thailand's government declared last week in an effort to rein in the country's growing anti-government protes…
India frees Chinese soldier who strayed along disputed line
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian army said Wednesday that it returned a Chinese soldier who had strayed into the Indian side in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military stand…
The Latest: Pakistan warns of new lockdown as deaths rise
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military-backed National Command and Operation Center has issued a warning that another lockdown could be imposed to contain COVID-19 deaths if people don't stop violating social distancing r…
World shares mixed as investors eye US economic aid talks
TOKYO (AP) — Stock markets mostly edged lower on Wednesday after Asia closed higher as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports and monitored the prospects for more U.S. economic aid.
Pope reverts back to mask-less old ways at indoor audience
ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe.
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UK government borrowing rises to record due to pandemic
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government's borrowing rose to the highest level on record in the first half of the financial year as tax revenue fell and authorities spent billions of pounds to prop up an economy ravaged b…