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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 …
The Latest: Biden calls himself 'underdog' in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and
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Virus cases in Hong Kong apartments recall SARS memories
HONG KONG (AP) — The diagnosis of four people living in a single Hong Kong apartment block who were sickened by a new virus is prompting worried comparisons with the deadly SARS pandemic of 17 years ago.
British leader Johnson OKs delayed high speed rail project
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government on Tuesday approved a contentious, expensive plan for a high-speed rail line linking London with central and northern England, despite opposition from environmental…
Officer told to 'tone down' gayness settles suit for $10.25M
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County has agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with a gay police lieutenant who says he was passed over for promotion 23 times and was told to “tone down” his “gayness."
Last call in part of Miami Beach might be a little earlier
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of Miami Beach wants the last call for alcohol to be a little bit earlier for spring break.
Buddhist monk recalls Thai soldier's rampage at temple
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A rogue soldier whose rampage left 29 people dead and dozens more injured in northeastern Thailand terrorized a Buddhist temple on his way to a shopping mall where he held people …
Insurgents shoot down Syrian helicopter amid offensive
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels shot down a government helicopter Tuesday in the country's northwest where Syrian troops are advancing, killing the two crew members on board in a fiery crash. Keeping up a relentless bo…
Modi's party faces stunning defeat in New Delhi elections
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was facing a stunning defeat by a regional party Tuesday in elections in the national capital that were seen as a referendum on Modi's …
Motion: Alabama prisons not safe for convicted ex-officer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An attorney for a white former police officer convicted of killing an unarmed black man has filed a motion asking that his client not serve his sentence in an Alabama prison because of “un…
UN meeting ponders fast-track drugs, vaccines for new virus
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization convened outside experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of a new virus that emerged in China that has killed more th…
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Africa shouldn't need to beg for climate aid: Bank president
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Africa shouldn’t have to beg for help in addressing climate change, the president of the African Development Bank said Tuesday, adding that polluting global powers “have to pay.”
UK's Boris Johnson set to OK delayed high speed rail project
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is set to approve a contentious, expensive plan for a high-speed rail line linking London with central and northern England, despite opposition from environmentalists…
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