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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Kosovo lawmakers vote in new center-right prime minister
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament voted in a new prime minister Wednesday to lead a fragile coalition government that will inherit the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and stalled normalization…
Syria says new wave of US sanctions is 'economic terrorism'
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government condemned Wednesday a new wave of U.S. sanctions against the country, calling the measures “economic terrorism” that will increase the suffering of the Syrian people.
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Survey: Businesses cut 2.76 million jobs in May
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May as the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month.
Court to hear arguments on Dayton gunman's school records
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case filed by news media groups seeking school records about the man who gunned down nine people in Dayton last August.
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Syria activists: After 3 months, Russian strikes hit Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria, opposition activists said. There was no immediate word …
Widow: Retired police captain died protecting friend's store
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A retired police captain who died during a night of violent protests was trying to protect his friend's pawn shop, his widow said.
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Acquitted Iranian scientist, deported from US, returns home
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case returned to his homeland on Wednesday morning, a semiofficial Iranian news agency reported.
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday its programs to fight the coronavirus and stave off starvation for hundreds of thousands of children in war-torn Yemen will be severely cut or stopped altogether by …
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Nation's streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful