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LONDON – Eight suspected illegal immigrants were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties Friday after being found in a tanker carrying chemicals from Germany, emergency officials said. None was thought to be seriously hurt. Police said all eight — seven boys and men aged 12 to 47 and a 30-year-old …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s state oil company said Tuesday that it has stopped selling crude oil to Exxon Mobil Corp. and has suspended commercial relations with the U.S.-based oil company. State-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, said in a statement that it “has paralyzed sales of crude to Exxon …

AUBURN, Wash. – An employee of an Auburn nursing home called firefighters for help because the toilets were exploding with steam. The fire department says there was a boiler malfunction at Regency Auburn Rehabilitation Center early Tuesday that caused a minor explosion, setting off the sprinkler system and flooding the …