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Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales
Port Hadlock, Jun 16 (AP/UNB)— At least one Washington state waterfront landowner has said yes to a request to allow dead gray whales to decompose on their property.
Diplomats: Europeans weigh sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro
Bogota, Jun 16 (AP/UNB) — Major European nations are considering imposing sanctions on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and several top officials for their recent crackdown on political opponents, although divisions remain over the timing of any action for fear of derailing a negotiated exit to the country's crisis, The Associated Press has learned.
Trump official pressed NASA on climate science
Washington, Jun 15 (AP/UNB) — Once a skeptic about climate change, Jim Bridenstine came around to the prevailing view of scientists before he took over as NASA administrator. That evolution did not sit well with a Trump environmental adviser, nor a think-tank analyst he was consulting, according to newly disclosed emails that illustrate how skepticism of global warming has found a beachhead in the Trump White House.
Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks but calls for talks
Washington, Jun 15 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but he also held out hope that implicit U.S. threats to use force will yield talks with the Islamic Republic as the Pentagon considers beefing up defenses in the Persian Gulf area.
Venezuelans rush to Peru before new requirements take effect
Aguas Verdes, Jun 15 (AP/UNB)— Tired and thirsty, Betania Ramírez crossed into Peru on Friday with her 1-year-old girl in her arms and her 8-year-old boy beside her.
UK group warns of Oman Sea incident as Japan PM visits Iran
Dubai, Jun 13 (AP/UNB) — A U.K. maritime safety group warned Thursday of an unspecified incident in the Gulf of Oman and urged "extreme caution" amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran and a high-stakes visit by the Japanese prime minister to Iran.
At least 60 ice seals found dead along west Alaska coast
Anchorage, Jun 13 (AP/UNB) — At least 60 ice seals have been found dead along Alaska's west coast and federal biologists on Wednesday were trying to determine the cause.
US gift to China questions enforcement of N. Korea sanctions
Washington, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — The meeting between acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and his Chinese counterpart began with all the hallmarks of a routine staged and scripted session between two uneasy rivals.
Pilot who crashed helicopter radioed he was lost
New York, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — The pilot killed when his helicopter hit the roof of a New York City skyscraper in rain and fog radioed that he was lost and trying to get back to the heliport but couldn't find it, an official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Mexico says Guard deployment beginning, forms migrant team
Tapachula, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — Mexican officials said Tuesday they are beginning deployment of the country's new National Guard for immigration enforcement, an accelerated commitment of a 6,000-strong force made as part of an agreement with the United States to head off threatened U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico.