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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...
Trump pressures China and India to stop buying cheap Russian oil
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing China and India to stop buying oil from Russia and helping fund the Kremlin’s war ...
‘Unhealthy’ wildfire smoke billows into Seattle, Bellevue
Winds were pushing smoke toward Seattle — similar to an earlier wave over the weekend. This round of smoke will likely stick ...
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a ...
Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian ...
Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US
The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite ...
Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump power and U.S. House majority in play
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator
Tennessee is gearing up for an execution that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a ...
An Australian artist is creating a massive mural in the middle of a small North Dakota town
High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot, North Dakota, artist Guido van Helten swipes a concrete wall with ...
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit ...
Seattle Kraken name Ryan Jankowski assistant general manager
The Kraken replaced Jason Botterill, who was promoted to general manager this spring, by hiring Ryan Jankowski as their newest assistant general manager. Jankowski joins Ricky Olczyk and Alexandra ...