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Updated 3 days, 5 hours ago

Newhouse to retire from Congress

WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Global markets rocket higher on vaccine news, US election

TOKYO (AP) — Stock markets rocketed higher Monday after Pfizer said early data show its coronavirus vaccine is effective and investors breathed a sigh of relief after days of U.S. presidential limbo ended with Demo…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Portugal, Hungary hunker down against Europe's virus surge

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal and Hungary on Monday became the latest European countries to impose curfews against the resurgent tide of coronavirus infections and deaths lashing the continent and filing its eme…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Ousted vaccine expert on Biden virus task force

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Hard-hit Belgium sees light at the end of virus tunnel

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian health authorities are confident the second wave of hospital admissions related to COVID-19 has peaked in the hard-hit country.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
UN agency for Palestinians may cut salaries amid cash crunch

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday it needs to raise $70 million by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay the full salaries of thousands of employees through the end …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, November 9, 2020

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, November 9, 2020

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Biden turns to coronavirus response, names advisory board

BOSTON (AP) — As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle to another, more pressing fight: reining in

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Embed-Chart-Election 2020-Voter Turnout, ADVISORY

ELECTION 2020-VOTER TURNOUT — Chart. With votes still being counted, turnout in the 2020 presidential election has hit a 50-year high, exceeding the record set by the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama. Thi…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Referendum on Trump shatters turnout records

With votes still being counted, turnout in the 2020 presidential election has hit a 50-year high, exceeding the record set by the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama — an extraordinary engagement in what amo…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Embed-Election 2020-Biden Blue Wall-Flip Counties, ADVISORY

ELECTION 2020 BIDEN BLUE WALL-FLIP COUNTIES — Chart. These two digital embeds identify counties in Wisconsin and Michigan that Trump was able to flip Republican in 2016 and colorizes them by their Republican margin…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Merkel: US, Germany must stand together on climate change

BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. and Germany must stand “side by side” in handling the coronavirus pandemic, fighting global warming and terrorism, and in working for “an open global economy and free trade,” German Chancello…