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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 …
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Illinois: Remove Flat Income Tax Section (Allow graduated tax)
AP Week in Pictures, North America
Oct. 23 - Nov. 5, 2020
The Latest: China bans foreigners from 8 virus-hit countries
BEIJING — China has temporarily banned the entry of foreigners from at least eight countries as COVID-19 cases rise in Europe and elsewhere.
AP Explains: Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Suddenly Ethiopia
Confounding Democrats, Trump makes inroads with Latinos
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies made significant inroads with Latino voters in Tuesday’s election, alarming some Democrats who warned that immigration politics alone was not enough to hold their ed…
Twin Senate runoffs in Georgia could shape Biden presidency
ATLANTA (AP) — The outcome in several contested states will determine whether Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump. But if the Democratic challenger wins, the ambitions of a Biden presidency could well come dow…
FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that's claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease, the most c…
Suu Kyi's party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.
Analysis: Trump's vote diatribe both shocking, unsurprising
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Trump hits election integrity with unsupported complaints
Indonesians collect old phones to help students get online
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When a garbage collector came to Ghina Ghaliya’s house in the Indonesian capital and asked if she had an old mobile phone his children could use to access the internet, it sparked an idea …
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Eta back to sea as Central America tallies damages and dead
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central America worked to tally the displaced and dead, and recover bodies from landslides and flood…
Top Chinese official praises Lam for stabilizing Hong Kong
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam received credit from a top Chinese official on Friday for restoring order and reviving the economy in the semi-autonomous territory.