UPDATE: Quake toll in Ecuador up
PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) - There are devastating losses along Ecuador's Pacific Ocean coast, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck over the weekend. At least 272 people were killed, highways buckled and homes and buildings were flattened. President Rafael Correa says Saturday night's quake was the worst natural disaster to hit Ecuador since a 1949 earthquake…
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Trump prepared to cede Wyoming delegate contest
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Donald Trump's presidential campaign has all but thrown in the towel in Wyoming ahead of Saturday's Republican convention. A senior Trump adviser, Alan Cobb, says the billionaire businessman's campaign made a conscious decision not to commit resources to Wyoming. Trump picked only up a single delegate in last month's Wyoming county…
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US researchers see more signs NKorea is producing plutonium
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. researchers see further signs from satellite imagery that North Korea is looking to produce more plutonium for nuclear weapons. The activity seen at the Nyongbyon nuclear complex comes amid a flurry of weapons-related tests by North Korea. The website 38 North says that commercial satellite imagery taken Monday shows a rail…
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Boston marks 3rd anniversary of deadly marathon bombing
BOSTON (AP) - Boston marked the third anniversary of the deadly 2013 marathon bombings with subdued remembrances. The governor and mayor joined victims' families Friday morning for a brief and quiet ceremony at the finish line on Boylston Street. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren, bowed their heads in silence after helping the…
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