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Month: May 2023

No. 2 US diplomat Wendy Sherman to retire after decades in government service

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s number two diplomat is retiring after decades of U.S. government service. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will step down from the post this summer having been involved in some of the most consequential, and controversial, foreign policy decisions during Democratic administrations since

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Perfect for PPP

Sunny skies today and Saturday will be replaced by a chance of showers in the Cascades Sunday, so conditions should be just about perfect for the Pole Pedal Paddle. Highs will be in the mid to upper 50’s through the weekend and reach the low 60’s Monday. Warmer temperatures will then yield a chance of

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Sunny & warm

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE…  High pressure over the Pacific NW will continue to gain strength over the weekend, and this will mean more sunshine and warming temperatures. Under sunny skies, today’s highs will reach the mid 70’s, with gentle northerly breezes at 5-10 mph. Those breezes will calm overnight. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight, with

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Over 20 million people are under heat alerts in the northwestern US and western Canada, as summer-like heat increases the risk of wildfires

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada. Temperatures will run as much as 25 degrees above normal, with temperatures possibly hitting 90 degrees this weekend or early next week in Seattle. If this happens, this would be

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Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations are discussing regional economic growth, cooperation and security at the Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh as the Indo-Pacific grows in importance amid changes in the world order. Government officials and experts discussed the Russia-Ukraine war in several sessions, reflecting concerns

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