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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
AP Courtside: Trump tax cases resemble Nixon, Clinton cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is holding its
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World shares edge up as economies slowly reopen
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly higher on Tuesday as countries gradually lifted restrictions on business and public life, though worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases persisted.
Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 16
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 16 people, including two newborn babies, thei…
Gun control group starts faith-driven push ahead of election
NEW YORK (AP) — A leading gun control advocacy group has enlisted more than a dozen religious leaders to boost voter turnout this fall in support of candidates who support measures to prevent gun violence.
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Fire guts 400 shanties, shops in Bangladesh Rohingya camp
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire on Tuesday raced through a crowded camp housing Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, destroying nearly 400 shanties and shops, a Bangladeshi official and the U.N.’s refugee agen…
AP Courtside: Supreme Court takes up Trump subpoena cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is holding its
German court rejects Iraqi's appeal over killing of teen
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court said Tuesday it has thrown out a rejected Iraqi asylum-seeker’s appeal against his conviction for raping and murdering a 14-year-old local girl.
Does Atlantic City need a mayor? Voters to weigh in by mail
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The legacy of political corruption and ineptitude in this seaside resort is so long and colorful that HBO based a long-running hit series on it.
US gives 'up to 1,000' ventilators to South Africa for virus
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government is donating “up to 1,000” ventilators to South Africa to help the country respond to COVID-19 as the Trump administration addresses criticism that it hasn't done enough for c…
2 Hispanic churches and too many tears: 100 COVID-19 deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — One is a Roman Catholic church in Queens; the other, a Lutheran church in Manhattan. But the COVID-19 pandemic has united the two Hispanic congregations in grief.
Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never won the title
Sebastian Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never delivered the Formula One title the proud Italian team so desperately wants.