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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 …
Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's government to disqualify four of their fellow pro-de…
Typhoon-ravaged Philippine region braces for new storm
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon blew closer Wednesday to a northeastern Philippine region still struggling to recover from a powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction just over a week ago, offi…
Cambodia bans state-organized events in capital over virus
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Wednesday banned all state-organized events in the capital and a neighboring province for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a number of people connecte…
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)
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Maryland: Expand Commercial Gaming (Authorize sports betting)
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In Iran, a massive cemetery struggles to keep up with virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For over half a century, a massive graveyard on the edge of Iran's capital has provided a final resting place for this country's war dead, its celebrities and artists, its thinkers and leaders a…
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers to resign en masse
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers announced Wednesday they would resign en masse after four of them were ousted from the semiautonomous Chinese territory's Legislature in a move one legislator sa…
Teen's mom: Daughter, found dead in Malaysia, was abducted
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The mother of an Irish-French teen whose body was found last year near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on vacation said Wednesday that evidence may have been lost be…
Bahrain says the island kingdom's long-serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has died at age 84
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain says the island kingdom's long-serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has died at age 84.
Bahrain's long-serving prime minister dies at age 84
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Sp…
Turkish fishing boat collides with Greek vessel; 4 dead
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish fishing boat capsized on Wednesday after colliding with a Greek-flagged tanker off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, officials said. Four people on board the boat were killed while one o…
States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims
ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud b…