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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Israeli court backs extradition in Australia child sex case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal challenging the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, clearing the way for her to stand trial after…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya amid rising tensions
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia's government says it has severed ties with strategic neighbor Kenya "to safeguard the unity, sovereignty, stability of the country.”
The Latest: Putin, Duda congratulate Biden on election win
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Wisconsin man who stabbed 4 family members ordered committed
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was obsessively concerned about the coronavirus pandemic has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in a mental health institution for stabbing four of his family membe…
French PM suggests that kids be taken out of school early
PARIS (AP) — The French prime minister has suggested that parents concerned about the welfare of vulnerable relatives take their children out of school from Thursday, to begin an eight-day period of protective conf…
Church vandalism exposes divisions over faith and politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump is exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election political div…
The Latest: Fauci says vaccinate Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence
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Germany: EU agency will OK coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 23
BERLIN (AP) — After days of pressuring the European Union's medical regulator, Germany’s health minister said Tuesday that he has received assurances that the European Medicines Agency will approve a coronavirus va…
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Bosnia's Muslim, Croat leaders boycott Russian top diplomat
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s Muslim and Croat representatives in the country’s three-member presidency boycotted a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday, citing his “disrespect…
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UK foreign secretary holds talks with Indian counterpart
NEW DELHI (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary and his Indian counterpart met on Tuesday in New Delhi in an effort to deepen ties between their countries.
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Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
UK urged to ax 'rash' easing of restrictions over Christmas
LONDON (AP) — The four nations of the United Kingdom faced mounting calls Tuesday to scrap. or at least limit, a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions over Christmas following a spike in new infections.