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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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Top US officials expected to get COVID-19 vaccine this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. officials will begin receiving coronavirus vaccines this week as part of updated federal continuity of government plans that now include terrorism and pandemics as threats to the natio…
20 migrants drown after fleeing Venezuela for Trinidad
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.
Portland blockades come down after deal reached with family
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Barricades blocking a part of a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, have been dismantled after a Black and Indigenous family struck a tentative deal with city officials to buy back the house the…
The Latest: Wisconsin casts its 10 electoral votes for Biden
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Germany's health minister urges EU to approve vaccine faster
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister demanded that the European Union's regulatory agency work faster to approve a coronavirus vaccine and bring an end to the suffering on the continent, but the head of the agen…
Rights group: Scores detained at retirees' rally in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that dozens of people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Monday during the traditional weekly rally of retirees against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won…
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Company targeted by vote fraud claims strikes back at Trump
MIAMI (AP) — The head of an electronic voting company being targeted by allies of President Donald Trump said baseless claims that it helped flip the 2020 election for Joe Biden threatens to undermine Americans’ fa…
Turkey announces 4-day curfew over New Year's to fight virus
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year’s Eve to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Dutch prime minister says the government is imposing tough nationwide lockdown measures amid spike in coronavirus cases
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prime minister says the government is imposing tough nationwide lockdown measures amid spike in coronavirus cases.
The Latest: Nurse is 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — A 31-year-old nurse at Tampa General Hospital rolled up her left shirt sleeve on Monday and became the first person in Florida to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Latest: Republicans mad about Biden's win hold side vote
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Rights group: Dozens detained at retirees' rally in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that up to 80 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Monday during the traditional weekly rally of retirees against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won …