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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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Croatia leftist president protests pro-Nazi salute
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s leftist president walked out of a state ceremony in protest Friday after one of the participants wore a T-shirt displaying a salute used during World War II by a pro-Nazi regime in …
Turkish police detain gathered union leaders on May Day
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul detained at least 15 people, including trade union leaders who tried to stage a May Day march in defiance of coronavirus lockdown rules and a ban on demonstrations at a historic s…
Police: 4 Amish children killed, 1 missing in buggy accident
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky said four children died and one is missing after a buggy carrying an Amish family was swept away in the current while trying to cross a low-water bridge.
Virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Millions of workers worldwide marked international labor day on Friday trapped between hunger and fear — struggling without jobs or worried they don’t have enough protections against the coron…
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Explosions rock weapons warehouse on base in central Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Explosions rocked a Syrian military base housing a weapons warehouse Friday in the country's central Homs province causing human and material losses, the defense ministry said, explaining the cause as…
Front-line work during pandemic falls on women, minorities
NEW YORK (AP) — As America tentatively emerges from weeks of lockdowns, the pandemic has taken its toll on workers who have been on the front lines all along.
The Latest: Lockdown rules eased on May Day in South Africa
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World shares skid following grim news on US, EU economies
Shares dropped in Europe and Asia on Friday after the latest data drove home the extent of economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers and their Nepali guide who died in an avalanche in January in Nepal’s mountains, officials said Friday.
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China sends survey team to Everest after season canceled
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The Latest: Protesters in Greece gather for May Day
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