From NPR News in Washington, I am Windsor Johnston.The death toll has risen in the devastating mudslide in Washington States.Jason Biermann is with the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management."They have identified one more victim,bring the total of confirmed fatalities to 18and we also know that rescuers discovered one additional victim in the debris field.That victim has not yet been identified."The number of people missing has dropped from 90 to 30,rescue teams halt their work today for a moment of silent to mark the moment when the mud crashed down one week ago today.Ukraine's former boxing champion is dropping out of the race for presidentand throwing his support behind businessman Petro Poroshenko.NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Vitali Klitschko will run for Kiev mayor instead.In a message on his website, ex-boxer Vitali Klitschko sayshe wants to focus the elector on the single pro-reformer candidate for presidentto avoid splitting the vote and allowing reminiscence of former President Viktor Yanukovych's party to return to power.Klitschko is now backing pro-European oligarch Petro Poroshenkowho has been leading in most political polls ahead of May 25th election.Analysts say Poroshenko's front runner status is a sign thatvoter of Ukraine want a moderate leader someone who can work both with Europe and with Russia.There are more than a dozen candidates including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Kiev.US sugar producers are accusing Mexico of dumping cheap sugar into the American market
