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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Battered Caribbean prepares for hurricanes amid pandemic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricanes. Earthquakes. COVID-19.
12-meter long fin whale washes up dead on UK beach
LONDON (AP) —
EU criticizes China over Hong Kong but no action planned
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union criticized China on Friday for asserting more control over Hong Kong and suggested the move would have an impact on China-EU relations, but the 27-nation bloc ruled out taking any…
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Sheriff: Texas constable mistakenly killed by deputy
A Texas deputy mistakenly shot and killed another responding officer early Friday while searching a home after a neighbor reported a suspicious person in the area, authorities said.
Phoenix march to protest George Floyd death ends with clash
PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds rallied in downtown Phoenix to demonstrate against
Activists held in Russia for protesting journalist's arrest
MOSCOW (AP) — Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg detained 35 people who came out to protest Friday, in violation of city coronavirus restrictions, against the arrest of a prominent Russian journalist, the Medizona…
Indian authorities probe deaths of migrant workers on trains
NEW DELHI (AP) — A senior Indian railway official said Friday that authorities are investigating whether some migrant workers died of starvation or heat sickness this week while traveling on special trains to their…
For abortion foes, Trump's allyship blunts 'Roe' revelation
NEW YORK (AP) — Norma McCorvey’s admission that her conversion from the face of abortion rights -- as the “Jane Roe” of the historic 1973 Supreme Court case -- to an opponent of the practice came with payments from…
AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, May 29, 2020
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Hostel at North Korean embassy in Berlin closed for good
BERLIN (AP) — A hostel on the grounds of the North Korean embassy in Berlin accused of helping finance the East Asian country in violation of international sanctions has been closed, a city official said Friday.
Solar probe to pass through comet's tail for 'bonus science'
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency said Friday that its Solar Orbiter probe will pass through the tail of a comet in the coming days and scientists plan to switch on its instruments early to conduct some “bonu…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
With new U.S. economic numbers highlighting the rough road ahead for a hoped-for rebound, President Donald Trump took aim at the World Health Organization and China, blaming both for their roles in the pandemic’s d…
Somalia says 8 'very young' aid workers abducted, killed
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s government says eight “very young” aid workers have been abducted and killed by an armed group outside the capital, Mogadishu.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
U.S. consumer spending plunged by a