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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, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
'Sheer anxiety': Louisiana braces itself for Hurricane Delta

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago braced for another hit as Hurricane Delta steamed north through the Gulf on Thursda…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Man who camped on private Disney island fined $100

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An Alabama man arrested for

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
US jobless claims likely remain high as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high since the viral pandemic erupted in March even while federal aid for t…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Israeli government extends ban that limits public protests

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has extended an emergency provision that bars public gatherings, including widespread protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for an additional week.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Global shares mostly higher on hopes for US stimulus

TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday on optimism that U.S. stimulus may be coming after all, as President Donald Trump appeared to reverse his earlier decision to halt talks on another e…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
South Korean, Nigerian chosen as finalists for top WTO job

GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization says South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as the two finalists to become the next director-general, ensuring …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
French court upholds order for Google to pay news companies

PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court on Thursday upheld an order for Google to pay media companies to show their news content in search results.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
'Catastrophically short of doctors': Virus wallops Ukraine

STEBNYK, Ukraine (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Ukraine began surging in late summer, and the ripples are now hitting towns like Stebnyk in the western part of the country, where Dr. Natalia Stetsik is watching t…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen's key port city

CAIRO (AP) — A top U.N. official Thursday condemned recent clashes in Yemen's strategic port city of Hodeida, which have left dozens killed and wounded, urging the country's warring parties to immediately stop the …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UK government mulling fresh restrictions amid virus spike

LONDON (AP) — The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England amid mounting fears that hospitals in some parts of the country may soon be overwhelmed by growing numbers of patients …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
North Korea may show new missiles at weekend military parade

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and the deepening economic pain under years of toug…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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