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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 …
Pakistan's PM Khan in 'historic' first visit to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on his first official visit to Kabul on Thursday, focusing on the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban as well as…
Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows
As more than 90,000 of the nation’s long-term care residents have died in the coronavirus pandemic, advocates for the elderly say a tandem wave of fatalities is quietly claiming tens of thousands more who are succu…
GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes
DETROIT (AP) — Two Michigan Republicans who initially blocked certification of election results for the county that includes Detroit despite no evidence of fraud before approving them now say they want to rescind t…
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WHO warns of deadly second wave of virus across Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As winter nears and coronavirus cases surge across the Middle East, the regional director for the World Health Organization said Thursday that the only way to avoid mass deaths is…
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Pompeo is 1st top US diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank as the State Department in a major policy shift annou…
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Federal inmate who killed Texas teenager set to be executed
The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was condemned for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl, bludgeoning her with a shovel and burying her alive.
Pompeo visits Israeli settlement in 1st by top US diplomat
JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid the first-ever visit by a top U.S. diplomat to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after announcing a new initiative to combat the intern…
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US to allow settlement products to be labeled 'Made in Israel' in change to longstanding policy
JERUSALEM (AP) — US to allow settlement products to be labeled 'Made in Israel' in change to longstanding policy.
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Ex-South African leader Zuma walks out on graft commission
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma staged a walkout Thursday at the commission investigating graft in government during his tenure after failing in his legal bid for the commission's chai…
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of backing defiant Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government is accusing the head of the World Health Organization, a fellow Ethiopian, of lobbying neighboring countries to come to the aid of the country’s rebellious Tigray regiona…