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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
South Koreans vote in national elections amid virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in the shadows of the spreading coronavirus.
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Officer charged with murder after 'love triangle gone wrong'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police detective fatally shot a woman as part of a “love triangle” dispute with a colleague, authorities said.
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Court throws out Trump rollback of school nutrition rules
NEW YORK (AP) — After making a brief comeback on school lunch menus, white bread and other refined grains may be vanishing again when schools reopen after a federal court threw out the Trump administration’s rollba…
SKorea voting precautions highlight challenges of reopening
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's parliamentary elections went ahead Wednesday under the supervision of masked poll workers armed with thermometers and sanitizing spray, highlighting that even as the coronavi…
Guatemala: US deportations driving up COVID-19 cases
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's health minister said Tuesday that deportees from the United States were driving up the country's COVID-19 caseload, adding that on one flight some 75% of the deportees tested posit…
Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it’s still a long road to prove if they'll really work.
No hugs or handshakes: Pandemic complicates storm relief
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — For people who lost homes to the deadly tornadoes that rampaged across the South, there are no comforting hugs from volunteers or handshakes from politicians. For homeless families, there ar…
The Latest: Denmark allows some children to return to school
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
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Asia Today: Japan sees more patients and a dire projection
BANGKOK (AP) — About 850,000 people could be seriously sickened by the coronavirus in Japan and almost half of them could die if no social distancing or other measures are followed, according to a government-commis…
Truck driver rescued from cab dangling 70 feet over river
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Firefighters rescued a truck driver whose tractor-trailer was nearly blown off a bridge in Virginia, leaving his cab dangling 70 feet over a river.
Democratic state lawmaker in Georgia endorses Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — A polarizing Democratic state lawmaker in Georgia broke party ranks on Tuesday to endorse President Donald Trump's reelection.