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Saturday morning shooting in Yakima leaves man dead, woman injured
YAKIMA—A man died after a shooting Saturday morning in Yakima, the Yakima Police Department reported. |
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Inside one man’s campaign to take down WA’s infant carbon market
SEATTLE—While big-name donors and politicians gather and spend millions against the initiative to kill Washington’s fledgling carbon market, the man behind the measure is running a guerrilla campaign to sway voters to his side. |
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Vancouver police arrest man suspected of assaulting a woman and exposing himself at Clark College
Vancouver police arrested a man Saturday suspected of assaulting a woman and exposing himself at Clark College two days earlier. |
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Some Republicans distance themselves from Trump’s attack on Harris as ‘mentally disabled’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Sunday sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s latest insults of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during a rambling weekend rally in Wisconsin in which he called her “mentally disabled.” |
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Harris is set to rally again in Las Vegas as both campaigns emphasize swing-state Nevada
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as both she and Republican Donald Trump continue to make frequent trips to Nevada, looking to gain momentum in the swing state as Election Day nears. |
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Why Tuesday’s vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate. |
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Austrian far-right Freedom Party leading in national election, a projection shows
VIENNA (AP) — The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote, a projection showed. But its chances of governing were unclear. |
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Lebanon says 24 killed in Israeli airstrikes, including another high-ranking Hezbollah official
JERUSALEM — At least 24 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two adjacent buildings east of the southern city of Sidon, the Lebanese health ministry said Sunday. |
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Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage
PERRY, Fla. — Authorities rushed to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday as residents along the storm-battered Florida coast gathered for church services amid the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. |
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Judge orders EPA to further regulate fluoride in drinking water
NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. |
