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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 …
Virus halts Muslim pilgrimage, Friday prayers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fears over the new coronavirus outbreak in the Mideast disrupted the practice of Islam itself in the region on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia banned its citizens and residents from performing the Mu…
UK police ask Vietnamese migrants for help in deaths probe
LONDON (AP) — Police appealed to Vietnamese nationals who entered the U.K. illegally in October to help them with their investigation of the smuggling operation that led to 39 people being found dead in a container…
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Supreme Court takes up 1st big abortion case of Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the first major abortion case of the Trump era, an election year look at a Louisiana dispute that could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to roll bac…
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South Korea is struggling to find enough hospital beds for its sick as the virus outbreak there worsens. As China's new infections drop, three countries are emerging as major trouble areas — South Korea, Italy and …
Mona Lisa's smile restored: Louvre reopens after virus fears
PARIS (AP) — This should restore the Mona Lisa's famous smile: Her Paris home, the Louvre Museum, is open again after management eased workers' fears about catching the coronavirus.
Murphy undergoing surgery to remove tumor on kidney
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove what he has said is probably a cancerous tumor on his kidney.
Serbia's opposition-boycotted general election set for April
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president on Wednesday set April 26 as the date of a parliamentary election which many opposition parties plan to boycott because of his firm control of media and the electoral proc…
2 state troopers rescue trucker before rig explodes
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey state troopers pulled a trucker to safety just seconds before his burning tractor-trailer exploded.
Iranian state television says Friday prayers canceled across all provincial capitals amid coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television says Friday prayers canceled across all provincial capitals amid coronavirus outbreak.
Iran cancels Friday prayers in major cities amid outbreak
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Friday prayers in Iran have been canceled across all provincial capitals amid the country's growing coronavirus outbreak, state television said.
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The Latest: London Book Fair canceled due to coronavirus
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Pastor of tornado-damaged Nashville church looks to recovery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The tornado that toppled the bell tower at East End United Methodist Church in Nashville about 1 a.m. Tuesday also caused a gas leak at the parsonage next door, forcing the Rev. Judi Hoffman…