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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 …
Trump tweets words 'he won'; says vote rigged, not conceding
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that
Pro-Western candidate wins Moldovan presidential election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist who favors closer ties with the European Union, has won Moldova's presidential runoff vote, decisively defeating the staunchly pro-Russian incumben…
Fire in Hong Kong apartment building kills 7, injures 11
HONG KONG (AP) — Authorities in Hong Kong said at least seven people were killed and 11 injured in a fire at an apartment building that may have started at a gathering of people from the city's Nepalese community.
As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One cash-strapped parent asked to pay her child's school tuition fees with bags of the rice she grows, leading headmaster Mike Ssekaggo to request a sample before he would agree. Eventually h…
The Latest: Merkel, German governors to assess lockdown
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will assess the effects of a nearly two-week-long partial lockdown with state governors in a video conference Monday.
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota, the strongest hurricane yet in this record-smashing season, became very dangerous Category 4 on Monday as it approached the same part of Central America …
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
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Report: Belgium nursing homes failed patients amid pandemic
BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation published Monday that desc…
Fire in Berlin subway station injures 4
BERLIN (AP) — A fire broke out in a subway station in Berlin, injuring four people, one seriously, the German news agency dpa reported Monday.
Bach says Tokyo Olympic "participants" may need vaccinations
TOKYO (AP) — Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday af…
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)