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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
76 Franciscan nuns test positive at monastery in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Seventy-six Catholic nuns have tested positive for COVID-19 after an outbreak at a Franciscan convent in northwestern Germany, church authorities said Tuesday.
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope collapses; many mourning
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, officials said.
2 killed in small plane crash in northeast Arkansas
FRANKLIN, Ark. (AP) — Two people were killed when a small airplane crashed in rural northeast Arkansas, officials said.
'Well-prepared' robbers seize Brazilian city, loot bank
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of criminals armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight and took control of the streets as they launched an assault against a local bank branch.
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EU border chief faces grilling over migrant pushback claims
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s border and coast guard agency faces a grilling Tuesday by EU lawmakers as pressure mounts over allegations that Frontex was involved in illegal pushbacks aimed at pr…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
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Oregon: Legalize Psilocybin (License, regulate, tax)
Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden wins in presidential vote
Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.
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Alaska: Open Primary, Ranked Choice GE (Primary top four go to GE)
Europe's medical agency eyes safety of 2 COVID-19 vaccines
BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said it would convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it…
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, December 1, 2020