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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 …
Salt Lake City eyes 2034 Olympics after Sapporo bid for 2030
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games being held four years earlier following the announcement last month that Sapporo, Japan, will b…
Gospel of Matthew's message rings loudly for some 2020 Dems
NEW YORK (AP) — When Pete Buttigieg launched his first statewide television ad in South Carolina two months ago, its opening lines may have sounded familiar to a churchgoer.
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Florida lawmakers OK funding to commemorate black cemeteries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Memorials would be erected at two nearly forgotten Tampa cemeteries where hundreds of African Americans are buried, under a plan approved Wednesday by the Florida Senate amid outrage over y…
UN: Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency.
Man pleads guilty to terrorism after Hoover Dam barricade
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A man who blocked a bridge near the Hoover Dam with a homemade armored vehicle in 2018 has pleaded guilty to making a terrorist threat.
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UN says rival force is blocking OK for UN flights to Libya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday its regular flights have not been granted permission to land in Libya by the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter.
Rights group: Leader says Sudan to cooperate fully with ICC
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's leader said Wednesday the government will “fully” cooperate with the International Criminal Court's efforts to prosecute those wanted for war crimes and genocide in connection with the Darfur c…
The Latest: Iowa Dems approve recanvass request for caucuses
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2 officers injured, suspect dead in Baltimore shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in a shooting Wednesday in Baltimore, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
US troops clash with pro-government group in northeast Syria
DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, p…
UN health emergencies chief: "It's way too early" to predict the beginning of the end of China's virus outbreak
GENEVA (AP) — UN health emergencies chief: "It's way too early" to predict the beginning of the end of China's virus outbreak.
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Italy's Senate votes to let right-wing leader Salvini immunity
ROME (AP) — The Italian Senate on Wednesday voted to allow the prosecution of right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini for forcing migrants to stay days aboard a rescue ship when he was Italy's interior minister…