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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 …
Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida west coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over Florida after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area Thursday morning,…
Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — During a Pennsylvania court hearing this week on one of the many
UK foreign minister says country has summoned the Chinese ambassador in London over the country's actions in Hong Kong
LONDON (AP) — UK foreign minister says country has summoned the Chinese ambassador in London over the country's actions in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators hand in resignations
HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong began resigning Thursday to protest the expulsion of four other lawmakers, heightening a conflict with Beijing over the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s fu…
Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left.
Polish far-right march leaders criticized after violence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Members of Poland’s right-wing government have condemned leaders of an annual far-right march in Warsaw for having failed to prevent violence and injuries.
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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)
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Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
First witness account emerges of Ethiopians fleeing conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sound of heavy weapons erupted across the Ethiopian border town, and immediately Filimon, a police officer, started to run.
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)
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Kentucky: Rights for Crime Victims (Known as Marsy's Law)
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
Official: Journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said.
UK economy saw bounceback in summer but remains smaller
LONDON (AP) — The British economy remained nearly 10% smaller at the end of the third quarter of the year despite posting a record summer bounceback when many of the restrictions associated with the spring lockdown…
Dad: Teen, found dead in Malaysia, couldn't survive jungle
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The father of a French-Irish teenager who was found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort after vanishing on a holiday said Thursday that his daughter would not have had the st…