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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 …
As virus spreads, next casualty could be Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — As infections soared in Europe and the United States and the world economy spiraled downward, Japan on Monday hinted at the next possible victim of the globe-spanning coronavirus: The 2020 Tokyo Olympi…
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Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen -- but in 2021, not 2020
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are probably going to happen, but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics; Canada pulls out
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes Canada saying it won't s…
The Latest: New Zealand preparing for four-week lockdown
WELLINGTON, New Zealand. (AP) — The Latest on the
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Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50
CHICAGO (AP) — Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy through her foundation, died at age 50, according to family memb…
Virus now in Gaza, Syria, raising fears in vulnerable areas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the health care system has been gutted by years of conflict, and Syria, which has been devastated by nine…
Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send team to Olympics unless games are postponed by 1 year
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send team to Olympics unless games are postponed by 1 year.
Canada says no athletes at Tokyo Games if not postponed
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send athletes to the Tokyo Games unless they're postponed for a year, becoming the first country to threaten such a move in the face of the coronavirus pa…
Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many
WASHINGTON (AP) — Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the presiden…
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During virus, priests master livestream at Gothic cathedral
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way they express their faith.
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, March 23, 2020