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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…
After Americans freed, Yemen sides swap prisoners
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's warring sides on Thursday kicked off a long-awaited prisoner exchange, a day after the country's Iran-backed rebels freed two Americans and released the remains of a third who had died i…
Escaped Kentucky inmate captured in southern Indiana
HANOVER, Ind. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky jail last month by climbing through a hole in a jail window has been captured in southern Indiana, authorities said.
Minnesota town residents oppose church listed as hate group
MURDOCK, Minn. (AP) — Residents packed a town hall in a tiny western Minnesota community to voice opposition to plans by a controversial Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group.
The Latest: Dr. Fauci criticizing concept of 'herd immunity'
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of “herd immunity,” which the White House is using to bolster a push to reopen schools and businesses.
Over 5,600 Afghan families displaced by fighting in south
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Renewed fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province has forced more than 5,600 families to flee their homes, officials said Thursday, the l…
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US layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number and evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic…
The Latest: London at second-highest coronavirus alert level
LONDON — Britain’s health secretary says London has moved to the second-highest coronavirus alert level amid a rise in cases.
US official holds Beirut meetings after Israel-Lebanon talks
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament speaker met Thursday with a visiting U.S. official, a day after Beirut began indirect negotiations with Israel over their disputed maritime border.
German police arrest teen who recruited for Islamic State
BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion he tried to recruit people to join the Islamic State group.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 15, 2020
Global stocks slide on virus resurgence, US aid concerns
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks dropped Thursday as hopes faded that U.S. leaders will agree on new economic aid before the Nov. 3 presidential election and European countries imposed new limits on businesses to conta…
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 15, 2020
Baltimore prosecutor: Do not authorize “no knock” warrants
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has directed prosecutors in her office to not authorize “no knock” arrest warrants that are approved by judges, citing the police shooting death of Breonna …
UN calls Europe's virus restrictions 'absolutely necessary'
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken across the continent, …