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The Latest: Saudi mosques reopen for 1st time in 2 months

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IS claims bombing attack on a TV station bus that killed 2

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group took responsibility Sunday for a roadside bomb attack against a bus belonging to a local TV station that killed two employees.

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The Latest: Officials to keep watch as Australia eases rules

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Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police shot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon.

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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night

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Asia Today: 27 new cases in South Korea, 2 in China

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 27 new cases of the coronavirus, including 21 from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where officials are scrambling to stem transmissions linked…

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Police make nearly 1,400 arrests as protests continue

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday as protests continue over the death of George Floyd.

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Chief: Most arrested at Detroit protest are not from city

Nearly two-thirds of the 60 people arrested Friday night during protests in downtown Detroit over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis were from the city’s predominantly white suburbs.

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NYPD cruisers drive into protesters who were pelting, pushing barricade against police car, knocking several to ground

NEW YORK (AP) — NYPD cruisers drive into protesters who were pelting, pushing barricade against police car, knocking several to ground.

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US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The massive protests sweeping across U.S. cities following the police killing of a black man in Minnesota have sent shudders through the health community and elevated fears that the huge crowds w…

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Trump postpones G7 meeting, seeks expansion of members

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing coronav…

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Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, with worshipers ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spr…

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Curfews in effect or imminent in more than a dozen U.S. cities facing rising unrest following the death of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Curfews in effect or imminent in more than a dozen U.S. cities facing rising unrest following the death of George Floyd.

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China says US action on Hong Kong 'doomed to fail'

BEIJING (AP) — The mouthpiece newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party said that the U.S. decision to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs and is “doomed to …

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Squad cars damaged, protesters struck with batons in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer…