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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: India adds 61,800 new cases, 1,033 deaths
NEW DELHI — India has added 61,871 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total to about 7.5 million.
Vietnam landslide hits army camp, buries 22 personnel
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A landslide in central Vietnam on Sunday buried at least 22 army personnel, just a week after another landslide killed 13 as heavy rains continued to pound the region, state media reported.
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —
New Zealand's Ardern credits virus response for election win
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government’s efforts…
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Pandemic, politics lead to closure of storied Hong Kong bar
HONG KONG (AP) — Nearly 15 years ago, Grace Ma decided to name her bar Club 71, in commemoration of a July 1, 2003 rally where hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers protested a proposed national security law for th…
Bolivia's vote a high-stakes presidential redo amid pandemic
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians vote Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election redo that could determine its democratic future and bring a return of socialism to the country as it struggles with a raging pande…
The Latest: Melbourne eases restrictions after cases drop
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline.
The Latest: Outbreak infects 33 inmates at Alaska prison
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — State officials say an outbreak of coronavirus has infected 33 inmates at a prison in Fairbanks, causing the facility to go into quarantine for 14 days.
Asia Today: Melbourne eases lockdown as cases decline
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline.
Anchorage, Alaska chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Austin Quinn-Davidson will serve as acting mayor of Anchorage starting next Friday after Mayor Ethan Berkowitz's resignation.
Mailman rescues man in chainsaw accident in Norwalk
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — A mailman on his route in southern California helped another man who accidentally cut his arm with a chainsaw late last week, authorities said.
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Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states
21 members of white supremacist orgs charged for guns, drugs
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty-one members and associates of white supremacy organizations in Utah are facing charges over gun and drug distribution.
Archbishop performs exorcism to cleanse protest site
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — The archbishop of San Francisco performed a short exorcism ceremony Saturday outside a Catholic church where protesters had earlier toppled a statue of Father Junipero Serra, saying the ce…