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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 …
AP-Sync 1, AP-Sync 2 Pelsoi, Sanders URGENT ADVISORY update
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Brave new world: Wartime tactics against coronavirus foe
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency Friday, as deaths spiked across Europe and countries around the world mobilized to slow the spread of a disease t…
The Latest: Madrid, with half of Spain's cases, clamps down
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Louisiana postpones April 4 primary because of coronavirus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor planned to postpone the state's presidential primaries due to fears of the coronavirus, an aide said Friday, which would make it the first state to do so.
As virus inches closer to Trump, questions swirl on testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic inched ever closer to President Donald Trump on Friday as questions swirled about why the president, his top aides and his family weren't going into self-quarantine, doing…
New plan shrinks proposed mine near Okefenokee Swamp refuge
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company seeking to dig for minerals near the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp has reworked its plan to substantially shrink the mine's initial footprint in an environmental…
Correction: Wynn-Defamation-Lawsuit story
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story March 11, 2020, about a Nevada judge deciding a woman defamed former casino mogul Steve Wynn when she reported to Las Vegas police in 2018 that Wynn raped her in Chicago in the early 197…
EU states to take in 1,600 migrant children in Greece
BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of European Union countries has agreed to take in at least 1,600 migrant children in Greece traveling without their parents, with the first unaccompanied minors likely to find homes in Luxem…
Police: Gov. candidate in room where crystal meth was found
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum is named in a police report Friday saying he was “inebriated" and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities…
Kosovo not ready to lift 100% tariff on Serbia, Bosnia goods
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo will not lift its 100% tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia any time soon because the coalition government could not agree on whether the import taxes should be phased out or abolis…
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South African police arrest traditional king for ax attack
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A controversial king of South Africa's AbaThembu, the traditional clan of founding president Nelson Mandela, has been arrested after allegedly attacking family members with an ax at their royal …
The Latest: Scientists: Make virus research available to all
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Canada shuts Parliament, Trudeau in quarantine, no travel
TORONTO (AP) — Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country Friday while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine afte…
The Latest: Fed speeds Treasury buys
European stocks gave up most of the gains made during the day, closing only slightly higher on Friday after suffering a huge drop the day before.