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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 …
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the Middle East for the new coronavirus past 10,000 cases on Thursday, with most infected people either in Iran …
European Central Bank expected to take stimulus action
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is expected to announce Thursday new measures to cushion the economy against the disruption from the virus outbreak.
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Global shares sink on pandemic news, waning hopes for fix
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street.
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Supercomputer helps in tracking East Africa locust outbreak
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A supercomputer is boosting efforts in East Africa to control a locust outbreak that raises what the U.N. food agency calls "an unprecedented threat" to the region's food security.
Lewis Hamilton raises big questions ahead of opening F1 race
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has questioned the wisdom of staging the season-opening Formula One Grand Prix while other sports are canceling events because of the spreading cor…
Ex-university leaders plead not guilty in prostitution sting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former president of Jackson State University and the school's former art galleries director pleaded not guilty to charges related to a prostitution sting.
Mother of 3 of Floyd Mayweather Jr's children found dead
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — An ex-girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was the mother of three of his children was found dead in a Southern California suburb, authorities said.
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Allyson Felix finds voice, new legacy through motherhood
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Asian shares plunge after Wall Street's worst day since '87
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Impact of pandemic stretches from schools to world's leaders