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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 …
Dow industrials surge 500 points, extending volatile streak
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are surging in early trading on Wall Street, led by health care stocks after Joe Biden scored a number of Super Tuesday wins. Investors see him as a more business-friendly alternative to Bern…
The Latest: Israeli leader urges a halt to hand shaking
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Japan suspends annual funding for Hawaii telescope project
HONOLULU (AP) — Japan suspended its yearly funding for a giant telescope project in Hawaii, citing an ongoing stalemate over its construction.
Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An accent mark on the official seal of the capital city of the nation's most Hispanic state is in the wrong spot.
The Latest: Israel tells all from high school to quarantine
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Survey: U.S. businesses added 183,000 jobs in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses added 183,000 jobs last month, a solid gain that shows the economy was largely healthy when the coronavirus outbreak spread further around the globe.
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Virginia school aide sentenced for stealing students' pills
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia elementary school clinic aide convicted of stealing students' prescription medications and replacing them with other drugs was sentenced Monday to five years in prison.
Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak
ROME (AP) — Italian media: Government orders schools closed nationwide through mid-March to contain coronavirus outbreak.
S. Korea hunts sick beds; rising virus toll in Iran, Italy
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea struggled to find enough hospital beds for sick patients, Iran and Italy grappled with rising deaths, and Saudi Arabia banned citizens from performing the pilgrimage to Mecca as the coron…
AP Exclusive: Death row inmate slips through legal system
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — David Martin was sentenced to die six years ago.
Congressional primaries: Sessions in Alabama Senate runoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a scolding tweet Wednesday to undermine his former attorney general's attempt for a political comeback, hours after Jeff Sessions was forced into a Republican primary r…
Saudi Arabia bans citizens and residents from performing Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca over fears about new virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia bans citizens and residents from performing Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca over fears about new virus.
Doctors: Nepal prime minister's kidney transplant successful
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's prime minister had a successful kidney transplant on Wednesday and is in stable condition, doctors said.
The Latest: Louvre reopens with new steps to protect staff
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