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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 …
Pair convicted in pharmacy fire bomb plot to be sentenced
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Nebraska pharmacist and a Maryland drug dealer could each face a decade or more in prison when they are sentenced for a convoluted plot to firebomb a competing pharmacy so they could divert…
Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, leaders of the Democratic Party's left wing, are at risk of being excluded from the senior ranks of President-elect Joe Biden's administration as the inc…
Asian shares mixed amid tug of war between hope, fear
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Friday after Wall Street eked out modest gains amid a tug of war between worries about the worsening pandemic in the present and optimism that a vaccine will re…
US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Orlando Hall got stiffed on a drug deal and went to a Texas apartment looking for the two brothers who took his money. They weren't home, but their 16-year-old sister was.
Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In exactly two months, he'll take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment a…
Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19
Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live.
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NOVEMBER 13 - 19, 2020
Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in COVID-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country to do so amid concerns about the lingering physical and psychological scars on survivors.
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CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
Supreme Court clears way for federal execution in Texas case
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is clearing the path for the federal government to carry out the execution of a man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl, bludgeoning her with …
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NOV. 13-19, 2020
US Forecast
US Forecast for Friday, November 20, 2020
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Oregon: Legalize Psilocybin (License, regulate, tax)
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)