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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…
Georgia elections chief battles fellow Republicans, Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican and make unsupported c…
UN official warns of humanitarian disaster if talks fail
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. ‘s top official for refugees said Tuesday that if the Afghan peace process collapses and violence continues, there will be a humanitarian disaster as thousands of displaced people…
Hungary's doctors warn of soaring coronavirus deaths ahead
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Doctors in Hungary are warning that a lack of medical staff qualified to treat coronavirus patients in intensive care units could soon lead to soaring deaths and a breakdown in the country’…
Financially troubled startup powered Trump campaign
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign was powered by a cell phone app that allowed staff to monitor the movements of his millions of supporters, and offered intimate access to their…
Embed-Table-Election 2020-Legal Challenge, ADVISORY
ELECTION 2020-LEGAL CHALLENGES — Table. This AP digital embed lists the status of several election-related legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republicans. No case has established irre…
Trump faces approaching deadline for recount in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Wisconsin by more than 20,600 votes based on final canvassed totals submitted to the state elections commission on Tuesday, a report that s…
Germany eyes ban on anti-lockdown protest at parliament
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials are considering banning protests this week outside the federal parliament by people opposed to coronavirus lockdown measures over fears a rally could turn violent.
University dean resigns over statements about Biden voters
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A dean at a university in Virginia has resigned after posting a statement on Facebook that called supporters of President-elect Joe Biden “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian.”
AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
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Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescue services said Tuesday they intercepted more than 320 migrants in 10 boats found off the Canary Islands archipelago.
Yemen: Clashes between government, separatists kill about 50
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fierce fighting in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the country’s internationally recognized government killed nearly 50 fighters this week on both sides, security officials…
Police fire tear gas to break up banned gatherings in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police detained several dozen people and fired tear gas in Athens Tuesday as hundreds of protesters defied a ban on gatherings of more than three people to mark the anniversary of the crushing…
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Abiy Ahmed left Ethiopians breathless when he became the prime minister in 2018, introducing a wave of political reforms in the long-repressive country and announcing a shocking peace with ene…
India, US, Japan, Australia resume naval exercises
NEW DELHI (AP) — The navies of India, the United States, Australia and Japan held exercises Tuesday in the Northern Arabian Sea in the second phase of a naval drill seen as part of a regional initiative to counter …
Georgia elections chief fights fellow Republicans, Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican over unsupported claim…