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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Alaska officials say landslide danger remains after storm
HAINES, Alaska (AP) — The search has been suspended for two people missing after a landslide in a small southeast Alaska community amid continued rain and the likelihood of additional slides, Alaska State Troopers …
NYC again reopens schools to in-person learning
NEW YORK (AP) — It's back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 cases.
Pearl Harbor ceremony to honor those killed in 1941 attack
HONOLULU (AP) — Officials were scheduled to gather in Pearl Harbor on Monday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, though public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic mean no s…
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Virginia Military Institute removing Confederate statue
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Military Institute began work Monday to remove a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, an effort initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racis…
Virginia Military Institute begins work to remove prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia Military Institute begins work to remove prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
EU agrees Magnitsky Act-like system to target rights abusers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to set up a system similar to the Magnitsky Act in the United States that enables the bloc to impose sanctions on officials and organizations responsible for human r…
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3 years later, dog and Michigan owners reunited in Illinois
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A whiff of her old blanket was enough for Lola: The black Lab was back in her owners' arms three years after the Michigan dog disappeared on a trip to suburban Chicago.
Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland has died, at 87
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, who represented Maryland for 30 years in the Senate as a leader of financial regulatory reform and drafted the first article of impeachment against Republican Presid…
Vatican: Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip abroad in more than a year.
Greece extends key lockdown measures over Christmas holidays
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Monday it will maintain core lockdown measures through the Christmas holidays, acknowledging that monthlong restrictions have not reduced COVID-19 cases to the extent …
Rights group: Egyptian court extends activist’s detention
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court extended the detention of an activist and researcher who previously worked for one of the country’s most prominent rights groups, the group said on Monday.
The Latest: Denmark shuts bars and gyms to fight the virus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced local restrictions that close restaurants, bars, theatres and cinemas till the end of the year and switch students from the 5th grade and older t…
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