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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 …
Romania: 10 die in fire at COVID-19 intensive care unit
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and critically injured seven others.
Authorities in Romania say seven people died in a fire at a hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19 patients
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Romania say seven people died in a fire at a hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19 patients.
2 children shot, one fatally, in CT home; woman arrested
PLYMOUTH, Conn. (AP) — A woman shot two children, killing one and critically injuring the other, in a suburban Connecticut home, police said Saturday.
Trump thrills protesting supporters with motorcade drive-by
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delighted supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday with a slow motorcade drive-by through downtown Washington on the way to his Virginia golf club.
US sec'y of state begins difficult 7-nation tour in France
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed “global challenges” with a handful of members of a Paris think tank Saturday at the start of a seven-country tour of Europe and the Middle East, travels th…
Austria shuts schools, most stores, to curb spread of virus
BERLIN (AP) — Austria announced Saturday that it is tightening its partial lockdown, including by closing non-essential stores and shifting schools to online teaching, amid galloping coronavirus infection rates in …
Army identifies 5 Americans killed in Egypt helicopter crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five American soldiers killed in a helicopter crash this week while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula included one who left behind a wife pregnant with their daughter.
India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears
NEW DELHI (AP) — More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of …
Curtis Flowers defense team receives human rights award
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A human rights award has been presented to the defense team for a Mississippi man who was freed from prison in December after more than 20 years and this year had all charges dropped against hi…
No longer mirror of US, Ohio's electoral bellwether quiets
CINCINNATI (AP) — As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. That's the way it had been in presidential elections for more than half a century, until this year, when Republican Donald Trump won a decisive victory in the sta…
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Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department an…
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)