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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…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Fears for tiers: UK cities chafe at 3-level lockdown plan

LONDON (AP) — The British government is set to announce new restrictions Monday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants and other businesses are…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
2 Americans win Nobel prize in economics for auction theory

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
China denies Canadians 'arbitrarily' detained over Meng case

BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday denied that two Canadian citizens held for almost two years had been “arbitrarily" detained in response to Canada’s arrest of an executive of technology giant Huawei.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
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Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Americans Milgrom, Wilson win Nobel prize in economics

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Israeli government approves normalization deal with UAE

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government unanimously approved the country's recently signed normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Monday ahead of a ratification vote by parliament.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Global shares mostly rise on hopes for US stimulus package

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Monday, though worries about the pandemic kept optimism in check

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Hong Kong leader seeking Beijing's help for ailing economy

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday she will fly to Beijing to ask Chinese leaders for help to pull the territory out of its economic slump.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Flooding in central Vietnam kills 17 since last week

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Torrential rains have flooded central Vietnam and killed at least 17 people since last week, as the region braces for more heavy rainfall, state media reported Monday.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
EU weighs Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers were weighing Monday whether to impose sanctions on Russian officials and organizations blamed for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-er…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Philippine Congress enters crisis over leadership standoff

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large faction of Philippine legislators in the House of Representatives elected a new leader Monday, but the incumbent speaker declared the vote a “travesty” in a tense political stando…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
'I got stories.' A life of troubles, and a story of love

BIDWELL, Ohio (AP) — “I got stories,” Tasha Lamm said when we first met her, in a little town in Appalachian Ohio. And she did.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Liverpool to be placed under tight restrictions

LONDON — The mayor of Liverpool says his city will be placed under the most stringent level of restrictions in a new three-tier system of measures to slow the transmission of the coronavirus in England.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Gunman wounds policeman in Croatia before killing himself

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A gunman on Monday shot and wounded a police officer outside the Croatian government headquarters in the capital, Zagreb, before killing himself, police said.