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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…
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES — Chart. This digital embed shows weekly figures for COVID-19 infections in nursing homes in 20 states since the end of May. This chart is current as of Nov. 6, 2020 and will not update…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Sunday, November 8, 2020
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Sunday, November 8, 2020
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Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)
Thai police use water cannons on pro-democracy protesters
BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand were confronted by riot police and sprayed by water cannons Sunday as they tried to approach Bangkok's Grand Palace to deliver letters about their political griev…
Ethiopian leader defends military conflict in defiant Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister has sought to defend a major military action against the country’s defiant Tigray region Sunday, and urged citizens not to target the ethnic Tigrayan people amid fear…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Biden promotes unity, turns to business of transition
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North Dakota: Amend Constitutional Initiative Process (Submit to
Iran's president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president called on President-elect Joe Biden to “compensate for past mistakes” and return the U.S. to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a state-run news agency reported Sunda…
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has raged for more than a month, the country’s president said Sunday.
World leaders hope for fresh start after Biden win
World leaders on Sunday cheered Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president as a chance to enhance cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus and other problems after four years of President Donald Trump's rejection…
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
Firecrackers and prayers as Indians celebrate Harris' win
THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — Waking up to the news of Kamala Harris’ election as U.S. vice president, overjoyed people in her Indian grandfather’s hometown set off firecrackers and offered prayers on Sunday.
Eta makes landfall on Cuba as Guatemala searches for victims
PURULHA, Guatemala (AP) — A strengthened Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Cuba early Sunday and had its sights set on the southern tip of Florida after leaving dozens dead and over 100 missing in Central America…
"Warmest human spirit": UK's former chief rabbi Sacks dies
LONDON (AP) — Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi in the U.K. who reached beyond the Jewish community with his regular broadcasts on radio, has died at 72.