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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 …
Peace Corps evacuating volunteers worldwide amid outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers in light of the spread of the new coronavirus.
Asia urges vigilance to maintain hard-won infection drops
TOKYO (AP) — Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they got to friends and neighbors as fear of the coronavirus spread to more places around the wor…
Japan's central bank says it will supply 1-year, 0% interest loans to support corporate funding and battle virus impact
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank says it will supply 1-year, 0% interest loans to support corporate funding and battle virus impact.
The Latest: Peace Corps evacuating volunteers, suspends ops
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Next primaries offer contrast between nation's past, future
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sharing the primary calendar Tuesday are two states that represent different pieces of America: Ohio, a largely white state that’s barely growing and looking to rebound from a decline in manufactur…
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US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
The Latest: Peru, Honduras enacting new containment measures
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Analysis: Biden's pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate
NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden's moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party's most passionate voters. But on the debate stage Sunday night, as the nation wrestled with …
Bank of Japan holds emergency policy meeting after Fed cut
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank took emergency action Monday to help support the economy following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to nearly 0%.
Distance and silence: Biden, Sanders clash without audience
WASHINGTON (AP) — They came together to bump elbows, then retreated by six feet — and stood there in awkward silence.
The Latest: Aussie TV editor who met Rita Wilson has virus
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Asian markets sink following Fed rate cut; Australian benchmark plunges 7.2%, Japan up on expectations of BOJ action
BEIJING (AP) — Asian markets sink following Fed rate cut; Australian benchmark plunges 7.2%, Japan up on expectations of BOJ action.
Pandemic forces CNN into a debate unique to campaign cycle
NEW YORK (AP) — From its location in a Washington studio to podiums placed 6 feet apart, CNN's handling of Sunday's Democratic presidential debate illustrated how much the world had changed since the last time Joe …
DEBATE TAKEAWAYS: Biden tries to draw in Sanders supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a new phase of the 2020 presidential election Sunday night, with a one-on-one debate held in a Washington studio without a studio a…
The Latest: United lays out dire situation for airlines
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