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Stocks start higher on Wall Street as vaccinations roll out

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is getting off to a solid start as COVID-19 vaccinations continue to roll out in the U.S. and as a second vaccine candidate moved closer to winning approval from regulators. The S&P 500 …

Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC urged to step down

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The secretary-general of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, may be forced to step down after the party’s integrity commission recommended that he be suspended because he…

Obama-era program for immigrants faces new court challenge

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal court next week is expected to consider whether to invalidate a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, potentially creating complications…

The Latest: AP sources say Pompeo plans to meet with Blinken

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Police: FBI agent involved in shooting on Metro in Maryland

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — An FBI agent was involved in a shooting Tuesday morning on a Metro commuter train in Maryland, officials said.

The Latest: Health worker is vaccinated in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesday.

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Research trip to study impact of giant floating iceberg

LONDON (AP) — A team of scientists will set off next month on a research mission to find out the impact of a giant floating iceberg on the wildlife and marine life on a sub-Antarctic island, the British Antarctic S…

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…