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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
UN agency: Iran continues to stockpile, enrich uranium
VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s …
Thousands demand Armenian PM resigns over truce agreement
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorn…
Hungary reverses course to sharply tighten pandemic rules
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has imposed its strictest pandemic measures so far amid a quickly worsening situation, drastically changing course after weeks of lax restrictions and an optimistic out…
S&P 500 climbs toward record, including Big Tech this time
NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is pushing closer toward its record on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.
Couple complain Animal Planet show cast them as pot growers
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A couple say they were cast in a false light on an Animal Planet reality television show about state Fish and Game conservation officers, but a lawyer for the show's production companies disagr…
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Missouri woman gets federal prison in terrorism case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to help a former Missouri man who died in Syria while fighting for the Islamic State.
Georgia audit to trigger hand recount of presidential vote
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said will trigger a full hand recount.
Aid group helping French nursing homes as virus deaths jump
PARIS (AP) — Aid group Doctors Without Borders is recruiting emergency help for French nursing homes, where more people with the coronavirus have died so far in November than reported in the previous five months co…
Turkey offended by Pompeo's plan to discuss religious issues
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul and called Wednesday on Washington to focu…
Tensions in packed migrant shelter on Spain´s Canary Islands
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Overwhelmed authorities on the Canary Islands are asking Spain’s government for help amid rising tensions between migrants and police at a crowded, makeshift tent camp for a steady stream of…
Georgia's secretary of state has announced a full hand recount of the presidential race; Biden leads by about 14,000
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state has announced a full hand recount of the presidential race; Biden leads by about 14,000.
Virus makes for one of Europe's loneliest WWI remembrances
YPRES, Belgium (AP) — When a dawn fog lifted over countless World War I battlefields, cemeteries and monuments in Belgium and France Wednesday, the pandemic ensured that the remembrance of the millions killed in th…
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Wall Street ticks up again, even Big Tech stocks this time
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are rising too on Wall Street.