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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The head of the Philippines' disaster agency is praising the public's cooperation ahead of Tropical Storm Maysak which fizzed as a typhoon before hitting the Philippines' northeastern coast. The earlier typhoon threat drove away thousands of Lenten holiday vacationers and tourists. Maysak brought rains and whipped up waves but no deaths have been reported. The Philippines remains traumatized by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 7,300 people in 2013.
BEIJING (AP) — State media in China report 33 people dead in a pair of road accidents over the weekend in separate provinces. A bus plunged into a ravine in a southwestern province, killing 21 people and injuring three others. In the northwest, a farm vehicle careened while making a turn on a mountain road, killing 12 people and injuring five. Road accidents are frequent in China.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister is talking up the proposed nuclear deal in an effort to reassure hard-liners in his own country who are almost universally opposed. He says once a permanent deal is cemented by the end of June, it will lead to the lifting of economic sanctions. He also says if the deal is violated, Iran can return to its previous level of nuclear research.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A deputy police chief in California has submitted his resignation in the wake of his arrest last week on federal drug charges. His lawyer says Deputy Chief Keith Foster's retirement from the Fresno Police Department is effective immediately. The 29-year police veteran had been on paid administrative leave following his arrest on suspicion of conspiracy to distribute and/or possess drugs with the intent to distribute them.
AUSTIN, Ind. (AP) — Indiana health officials are responding to a growing HIV outbreak among intravenous drug users in one of its counties. A needle-exchange program has begun in Scott County where the number of cases has grown to nearly 90. Gov. Mike Pence, who opposes such exchange programs has a general rule, has approved a 30-day order temporarily suspended Indiana's ban on such programs for Scott County.
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