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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
UK Home Secretary meets with exiled Hong Kong activist
LONDON (AP) —
Fauci, Kamala among famous names on mispronounced words list
Fauci, Kamala….da Vinci?
Jury convicts Illinois man of masterminding 2017 Minnesota mosque bombing on all 5 counts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury convicts Illinois man of masterminding 2017 Minnesota mosque bombing on all 5 counts.
UN-African Union envoy says mistrust deep in Sudan’s Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — The joint U.N.-African Union envoy for Darfur cautioned on Wednesday that mistrust still runs deep in Sudan’s troubled region and urged the transitional government in Khartoum to embark on the “huge ta…
Mechanic: 'Everything perfect' before fatal WWII plane crash
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The only surviving crew member of a World War II-era bomber that crashed in Connecticut last year, killing seven people, told investigators that “everything was perfect” before takeoff and he…
Woman abused by school band teacher gets $2M settlement
SEATTLE (AP) — A school district in Washington state has agreed to a $2 million settlement after a woman sued over sexual abuse by a band teacher 30 years ago — a trauma so profound she said it caused her to stop t…
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe enters governor's race
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has formally
Parents charged after boy, 13, shoots, kills younger cousin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot his younger cousin while playing with a gun have been charged in the 9-year-old's death, authorities in Tennessee said Wednesday.
North Carolina county becomes latest to back reparations
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A board of commissioners in a North Carolina county has voted to support reparations and apologized for the county’s role in slavery, segregation and systemic discrimination against Black …
US govt, states bring antitrust action against Facebook
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued Facebook, seeking forced divestment of its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services. In a separate case, 48 states and districts accused the company of abusin…
Israel's Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin Dec. 27
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will begin vaccinating the public against the coronavirus on Dec. 27, making it one of the first countries in…
Michigan's top court spikes election lawsuit by Trump allies
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an unprecedented request to take control of ballots and ballot boxes from the Nov. 3 election and appoint someone to investigate claims of vote-counti…
Netanyahu: Israel to start coronavirus vaccination Dec. 27
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will begin administering vaccines against the coronavirus to the general public on Dec. 27.
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