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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 …
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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…
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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…
India: Pakistan shelling kills 3 Indian soldiers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least three Indian soldiers were killed in a barrage of mortar shelling and gunfire by Pakistani soldiers along the highly militarized frontier in Indian-controlled Kashmir, an official sa…
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a thwarted, state-sponsored bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France did not show up at a courthouse in Belgium on the …
Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system, a space agency offic…
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19
DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she has, the 10-year-old fears classes might once again stop.
AP Week in Pictures, Europe and Africa
NOV. 20 - 26, 2020