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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Violent protests over Floyd death spread beyond Minneapolis
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Protesters enter Minneapolis police station, set fires
Protesters stop LA freeway traffic, smash patrol car windows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers on Wednesday.
Red Cross says 208 COVID-related attacks on health workers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said it has recorded 208 COVID-19-related attacks against health workers and installations in 13 countries since March, a striking…
5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus
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Lebanon crisis brings mixed legacy for central bank governor
BEIRUT (AP) — Touted as the guardian of Lebanon’s monetary stability, he steered the tiny country's finances for nearly three decades, through post-war recovery and bouts of unrest.
'Didn't give a damn': Inside a ravaged Spanish nursing home
MADRID (AP) — Zoilo Patiño was just one of more than 19,000 elderly people to die of coronavirus in Spain’s nursing homes but he has come to symbolize a system of caring for the country’s most vulnerable that criti…
Violence again rocks Minneapolis after man's death; 1 killed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police …
The Latest: India sees record jump of COVID-19 cases
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Lives Lost: Veteran guarded Nazis during war crimes trial
Emilio DiPalma was, as he liked to say, just a kid from western Massachusetts when he found himself in a front-row seat to history as a courtroom guard in Nuremberg, Germany, during the first and most famous trial …
Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Iran parliament speaker
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament voted Thursday to elect a hard-line former mayor of Tehran as the legislative body's new speaker.
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis.
House casts proxy votes in pandemic, Republicans have doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time, House lawmakers voted by proxy, an unprecedented move to avoid the risks of travel to Washington during
Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn't have
WASHINGTON (AP) — Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override" governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolute authority” to force state…
Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week
A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario that is fueling worries about whether President Donald Trump wi…