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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
27 veterans die in COVID-19 outbreak at Illinois VA home

LASALLE, Ill. (AP) — State officials are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in rural Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff, and killed 27 veterans.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Iran says British-Australian academic freed for 3 Iranians

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has freed a British-Australian academic who had been detained in the country for over two years in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV announced.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
China's Xi congratulates Biden, hopes for 'win-win' ties

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday and expressed hope for “win-win cooperation" amid conflicts over trade, technology and security.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Man held for driving into gate outside Merkel offices, again

BERLIN (AP) — A car crashed into the front gate of the building housing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning, causing minor damage, authorities said. The driver, who authorities say had be…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Modest gain of 1.3% in October for manufactured goods

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods showed a modest gain in October with a key category that tracks business investment also showing weakness.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Private security firm says mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia near Yemen border in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private security firm says mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia near Yemen border in Red Sea.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020

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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
US economy surges by record xx.x% in Q3

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded at a record pace of 33.1% in the July-September quarter, unchanged from the first estimate a month ago. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sh…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Hungary's constitutional court to review transgender law

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian court has requested constitutional review of a law disallowing transgender individuals from changing their names and genders in official documents, a potential blow to a wave of…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
8 migrants die as boat overturns near Spanish island

MADRID (AP) — At least eight people died after a migrant boat carrying more than 30 people hit rocks close to a small port on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spanish rescue services said Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Germany to compensate gay servicepeople for discrimination

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that would provide compensation to gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military before a change of policy 20 years ago.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mine in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia's coast near Yemen exploded and damaged an oil tanker Wednesday, authorities said, the latest incident targeting the kingdom amid its long w…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Tens of thousands evacuated as India braces for cyclone

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in low-lying areas of southern India and moved to evacuation shelters on Wednesday to escape a cyclone that was barreling toward the region’s coast.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Iran diplomat on trial over plot to bomb opponents in France

BRUSSELS (AP) — The bomb was meant to explode in a Paris suburb during a huge rally being held by an exiled Iranian opposition group. It could have caused carnage.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Azerbaijani leader vows to revive region ceded by Armenia

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan's president vowed Wednesday to rebuild and revive the Kalbajar region, the latest territory that Armenian forces have ceded in a truce that ended six weeks of intense fighting ove…