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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
American pilot dies in light plane crash in Indonesia
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — An American pilot died after her light plane crashed into a lake Tuesday while delivering humanitarian supplies in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, police said.
Sheriff: Grandmother filmed man perform sex acts on infant
HARTFORD, Ala. (AP) — A man is accused of performing sexual acts on a 1-year-old girl while the child's grandmother livestreamed it on a pornographic site, authorities in Alabama said.
5 surfers die in foamy storm off Dutch coast
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities said Tuesday that five experienced surfers drowned when they went out for a session in stormy weather off the coast of The Hague.
Thai activists use light show to jog memories of crackdown
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of political activists in Thailand has taken credit for staging nighttime light shows marking the anniversary of the army’s violent quashing of an anti-government uprising in 2010.
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Judge rejects plea deal for man convicted in 1976 slaying
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to a plea deal that would have freed a Georgia man who was convicted in a murder case decades ago, but a judge disagreed with the terms, keeping the man…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress and the nation of what he calls “really serious” consequences of suffering, death and deeper economic damage if state and local off…
Sao Paulo homeless face choice between cold and virus risk
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest homeless population has begun succumbing to COVID-19, and activists warn the worst is yet to come as colder weather bears down and shelters risk becoming hotbeds for infection.
AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, May 12 2020
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Georgia attorney general seeks probe of prosecutorial misconduct allegations in handling of Ahmaud Arbery killing
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia attorney general seeks probe of prosecutorial misconduct allegations in handling of Ahmaud Arbery killing.
COVID-19 confirmed in crowded UN-run camp in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — For the first time, COVID-19 has been confirmed in a crowded civilian protection camp in South Sudan's capital, the United Nations said Tuesday, a worrying development in a country that’s o…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related, even as President Donald Trump urges people to return to work.
Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case
ATLANTA (AP) — Local law enforcers are now being investigated in the shooting of a black man who was chased down by two white men in Georgia.
Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus
MOSCOW (AP) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus.
US consumer prices drop 0.4% with core down record amount
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices fell 0.8% in April, the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, with decreases led by a huge drop in gasoline prices and from businesses most affected by the coronavirus…