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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 …
Vatican sees intense interest in opening of Pius XII archive
VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 150 historians and researchers have signed up to access the soon-to-open Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII, evidence of the intense scholarly interest into the World War II-era pope an…
Iran announces 3 new cases of new virus after 2 deaths
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Thursday that three more people have been infected with the new virus that originated in central China, following an announcement the day before that two people had died of the illness…
A diminished Victoria's Secret is sold
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more realistic…
Police find secret cigarette factory 4 meters underground
MADRID (AP) — Police have dismantled what they say is the Europe Union’s first clandestine underground cigarette factory — four meters (13 feet) under a horse stable in southern Spain.
'Leaning Tower of Dallas' is online star after implosion
DALLAS (AP) — A social media sensation dubbed the “Leaning Tower of Dallas” was born when a portion of a building
Trump ally Roger Stone to be sentenced as case roils DOJ
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, faces sentencing Thursday on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress.
Morgan Stanley buying E-Trade for about $13 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley is buying online brokerage E-Trade for about $13 billion.
South Sudan’s rival leaders say they have agreed to form a coalition government, just 2 days before the latest deadline
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s rival leaders say they have agreed to form a coalition government, just 2 days before the latest deadline.
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S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections linked to a church cong…
South Sudan rival leaders agree to form coalition government
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s rival leaders on Thursday announced they have agreed to form a coalition government just two days before the deadline, a breakthrough after months of delays and a major step i…
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Ugandan activist imprisoned for insulting president is freed
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan academic who was imprisoned after insulting the president was freed Thursday by a judge who said she had been wrongfully convicted.
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