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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
Candle wax in Oslo fjord puzzles Norwegian authorities
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials are asking the public for helping cleaning up and mapping “large amounts” of paraffin wax found at the entrance to the Oslo Fjord, a narrow inlet south of Norway’s cap…
Iran shuts gov't offices, tightening virus restrictions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday announced that all government offices will effectively close and operate with only essential staff, further tightening coronavirus measures as the country struggles to contain its…
New cardinals quarantine in pope's hotel ahead of ceremony
ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel was built to sequester cardinals during papal elections. It's now sequestering soon-to-be cardinals in town for this weekend’s ceremony to get their red hats: A handful a…
Thailand, Philippines sign for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Friday signed a $200 million deal to procure 26 million doses of a trial coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University. It is ex…
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, November 27, 2020
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, November 27, 2020
Putin foe Navalny urges EU to be ready for Russian election
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny urged the European Union to reject the results of Russia's parliamentary election next year if any candidates are blocked from taking part and he called …
Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police have moved a female transgender Instagram celebrity, Millen Cyrus, to a special cell following public outrage over her initial placement in a male detention cell after sh…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Trump says he'll leave if Electoral College seats Biden
Ethiopia's PM rejects dialogue in meeting with AU envoys
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he is willing to speak to representatives "operating legally” there d…
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events
TOKYO (AP) — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart.
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)
Turkey probes German navy's search of Libya-bound freighter
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation Friday into the search of a Turkish commercial freighter by the crew of a German frigate participating in a European Union mission to enforce an a…