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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 …
Ethiopian leader rejects international 'interference' in war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister is rejecting
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Washington: Repeal Plastic Bag Tax (At retail stores)
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Georgia: Waive Sovereign Immunity (Allow state to be sued)
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Michigan: Require Warrant for Electronic Data (Constitutional
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Mississippi: Flag Referendum (Approve pictured design)
Indian state outlaws religious conversion by marriage
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up to 10 years for anyone found guilty of using marriage to force…
A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — The six migrants listen attentively to Mbaye Babacar Diouf, whose own journey across the Atlantic to a job nursing COVID-19 patients in Spain and giving back to the community through his own no…
Asian shares mostly rise after Dow crests 30,000 points
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time despite an ongoing pandemic, as progress in development of
Hong Kong leader lauds new security law despite criticism
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lauded the city’s new national security law on Wednesday as “remarkably effective in restoring stability,” despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for …
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew