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Japan searches for 24 unaccounted for in mudslide; 4 dead

By KANTARO KOMIYA and MARI YAMAGUCHIJuly 6, 2021 GMT

ATAMI, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for more than 20 people who may be trapped after a torrent of mud, trees and rocks ripped with a roar through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least four people.

Point Roberts residents want border restrictions lifted

By TOM BANSEJune 24, 2021 GMT

POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — The owner of the only grocery store in the exclave of Point Roberts said she is tapped out and will have to close around July 15 unless the international border fully reopens or her business receives an emergency government bailout.