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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
US Oct. job openings blip up to 6.7 million but hiring slows
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly more job openings in October, but hiring slipped as a resurgence of COVID-19 threatens the economic recovery. And the number of Americans fired or laid off rose …
UK prosecutors charge 4 over toppling of slave trader statue
LONDON (AP) — Four people were charged with criminal damage on Wednesday over the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader and public benefactor in the city of Bristol.
Kurdish leader blames Baghdad over wages as protests rage
BAGHDAD (AP) — The prime minister of Iraq's northern Kurdish-run region on Wednesday blamed the federal government in Baghdad for delaying crucial budget transfers as violent protests over salary payments left eigh…
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A year after crash, Israel unveils new plan for moon landing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is again aiming for the moon.
No one to be charged in deadly Denmark train accident
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — No one will be prosecuted for Denmark’s deadliest train accident in 30 years, in which a high-speed passenger train struck a semi-trailer that fell off a freight train coming in the oppos…
Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith
NOEL, Mo. (AP) — Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. One is mostly white; the other hosts services in five languages for a flock that spans the world.
France unveils draft law to fight Islamist radicalism
PARIS (AP) — The French government unveiled a draft law Wednesday aimed at better arming France against Islamist radicalism, a project promoted by President Emmanuel Macron to root out what he calls “separatists” u…
Black bikers see racism in Myrtle Beach, SC, traffic plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Motorcycle clubs roar into Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, each May for separate week-long rallies, one mostly white, the other mostly Black. Each brings millions of dollars, spent by hundreds o…
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UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling' impact on civilians
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's situation is “spiraling out of control with appalling impact on civilians” and urgently needs outside monitoring, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday. But Ethiopi…
EU border chief wins support amid migrant pushback reports
BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU’s top migration official confirmed Wednesday that she retains confidence in the embattled head of Frontex, amid pressure on the bloc’s border and coastguard agency for an independent investig…