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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…
Belize hands opposition resounding electoral victory
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — After three successive terms in the opposition, Belize’s People’s United Party (PUP) was expected to swear in its leader John Briceno as prime minister Thursday after romping to victory i…
Virus surge engulfs US with millions of new cases
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.
Israeli, Egyptian official: 7 peacekeepers, including Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli, Egyptian official: 7 peacekeepers, including Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
South Africa reopens to foreign travelers amid virus creep
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In an effort to revive its tourism industry, South Africa has opened up international travel to visitors from all countries, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
Dems, GOP take different approaches on Georgia Senate blitz
ATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff took the stage in Columbus and looked out over a parking lot filled with cars, with supporters blaring their horns in approval as he declared that “change has come to Georgia.”
5 migrants evacuated, 257 onboard Mediterranean rescue ship
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Five rescued migrants in need of medical care have been airlifted from a Spanish humanitarian rescue ship sailing in the central Mediterranean Sea and brought to European soil along with the…
EU unveils first plan to address LGBT rights, discrimination
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union unveiled Thursday its first strategy for improving the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex and queer people, amid deep concern about widespread dis…
Nurse charged with murder of 8 babies in UK held in custody
LONDON (AP) — A nurse accused of killing eight babies and trying to kill another 10 at a hospital in northwest England was remanded into custody Thursday, a day after she was charged with murder and attempted murde…
Women, Islamists suffer setbacks in election in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The already small number of female legislators in Jordan's parliament dropped even further on Thursday, while Islamist opposition parties also lost seats as officials announced results from thi…
Signs of hope in Germany, France but virus strains hospitals
BERLIN (AP) — The surge of new coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in Germany and France, generating hopes that the two European heavyweights are beginning to regain control over the pandemic. But authorities s…
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ELECTION 2020-VOTE CANVASS DATES — Table. This digital embed table shows dates for the state canvass of votes for the 2020 general election and highlights those states where Republicans are mounting legal challenge…
Virus surge engulfs the US, Texas at 1M cases, Calif. nears
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.
Iran passes grim milestone of 40,000 deaths from coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 40,000 coronavirus deaths, with the latest 10,000 added in less than a month, as the country struggles to contain its most widespread wave of infect…
US envoy insists pressure on Iran will persist under Biden
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. special representative for Iran insisted Thursday that a pressure campaign of sanctions targeting Iran would persist into the administration of Joe Biden, even as the…
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