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Washington’s gas tax is going up, but state transportation revenue is falling short
Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gal…
The Latest: EU doesn't renew order for AstraZeneca vaccine
PARIS — The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner said Sunday.
Trump's 'Big Lie' imperils Republicans who don't embrace it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allegiance to a lie has become
WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization said Friday the U.S. administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help expand fair access to vaccines but might not be the mos…
Pipeline hit by cyberattack could be back by week's end
WASHINGTON (AP) — The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said Monday it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.
India's gov't eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps
NEW DELHI (AP) — Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government on Thursday agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital city of New Delhi, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that w…
Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's opposition leader on Thursday called for a unity government and vowed to find common ground among the ideologically diverse parties seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Latest: WHO panel OKs emergency use of Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA — The World Health Organization has given its authorization for emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm.
Fishing tensions flare between France, UK over Brexit rules
LONDON (AP) — British Royal Navy vessels and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to its waters gathered for a maritime …
The Latest: Bar owner arrested for fake vaccination cards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The owner of a Northern California bar was arrested on suspicion of selling made-to-order fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to several undercover state agents for $20 each in what officials said …
Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external borders
BRUSSELS (AP) — In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather…
Israeli coalition talks resume after PM misses deadline
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Wednesday signaled he would move quickly to task a new candidate with forming a government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so ahead of a midnight deadline…
$6 million settlement for men abused at Kiwanis boys home
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local Kiwanis clubs by seven men who were sexually abused at a Centralia group home for b…
Judges hear arguments over contentious Census privacy tool
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday…
In the French language, steps forward and back for women
LE PECQ, France (AP) — The fight to make the French language kinder to women took steps forward, and back, this week.
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
BRUSSELS (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.