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Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
ROME — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying f…
Wall Street wobbles after its sharp slide to start 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses Tuesday, a day after suffering their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and potentially market-moving Senate elections.
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Israeli security guard kills alleged Palestinian attacker
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an Israeli security officer shot and killed a Palestinian man who allegedly tried to carry out a stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank.
Norway: 'No longer hope' of finding landslide survivors
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they “no longer hope to find survivors” of a landslide that swept away homes in a residential area almost a week ago, killing seven people.
The Latest: Voting underway for key Georgia Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the
Pakistani court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered authorities Tuesday to rebuild a century-old Hindu temple that was vandalized and set on fire by a mob last week, drawing condemnation from the government and leade…
US stocks up in early trading, recovering some losses
TOKYO (AP) — Stocks are rebounding on Wall Street early Tuesday from their biggest drop since October a day earlier. Energy and materials sectors are leading the gains, with the S&P 500 up 0.4% at 9:40 a.m. Eastern…
Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congress
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the …
Teen charged in Wisconsin protest shootings to enter plea
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois teenager was expected to enter a plea Tuesday in the slayings of two people during street protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man.
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US-SENATE-GEORGIA-VOTECAST — Interactive chart. AP VoteCast is a wide ranging survey of the American electorate, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press. The survey of more than 2,70…
EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita.
AP PHOTOS: The faces of Peruvians going through a hard year
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Mesa Redonda is the main wholesale market in Peru’s capital and in 2020 it has been one of the main hotspots of the new coronavirus.
Dutch govt criticized for its delayed start to vaccinations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government came under heavy criticism from lawmakers Tuesday for its COVID-19 vaccination plan that only starts to administer its first shots on Wednesday, making it the last…
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