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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
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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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, November 19, 2020
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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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, November 19, 2020
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…
Warsaw mayor slams police for turning tear gas on protesters
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw's mayor on Thursday criticized police for using tear gas on mostly female protesters at the latest in a string of women-led protests against a top court ruling restricting abortion.
Iran candidate tells AP: US attack risks 'full-fledged war'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An adviser to Iran's supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in…
China says 'Five Eyes' should face reality on Hong Kong
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday rejected the latest attack on its Hong Kong policy by the U.S. and several of its allies, saying they “should face up to the reality” that the former British colony has been returne…
Singer Bobby Brown's son found dead at Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead at a Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 28.