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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…
Doctor says Trump no longer at risk of transmitting virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House doctor said Saturday night that President Donald Trump is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus, a diagnosis that comes as the president prepares to resume campaign ral…
Australian navy ship tows unexploded bomb out to sea
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian navy divers have removed an unexploded 45-kilogram (100-pound) bomb on a reef off the southeastern coast and a ship towed it to deeper waters because it posed a “significant risk” to the pu…
Trump's doctor says the president is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's doctor says the president is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus.
28 arrested, tear gas used in Wisconsin protests
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Police used tear gas on demonstrators and arrested 28 people during a third straight night of protests over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a …
Detained Canadians in China get rare consular access
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government said Saturday that China granted consular access to two detained Canadians in China for the first time since January.
Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president published an open letter to Pope Francis Saturday calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.
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Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America's largest nation.
Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters …
Farm's display supporting Biden, Harris goes up in flames
DALTON, Mass. (AP) — A stack of hay bales on a western Massachusetts farm that were painted to show support for the Democratic presidential ticket went up in flames, and one man has been arrested in connection with…
The Latest: Remnants of hurricane spread wind, rain in South
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GOP activists continue virus backlash with Abbott protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Activists and leaders from the right wing of the Texas Republican Party on Saturday continued their backlash against Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, staging a protest o…