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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…
Another restaurant chain, Friendly's, files for bankruptcy
WILBRAHAM, Mass. (AP) — Friendly's Restaurants, an East Coast dining chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection.
Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis’ comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis’ belief that gay coupl…
Libya's warring sides meet, discuss implementing cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides met on Monday in the oasis town of Ghadames, the United Nations said, for the first face-to-face talks inside Libya since last year's months-long attack on t…
AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Nov. 2, 2020
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AP Lifestyles Digest
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The Latest: Trump set to spend election night at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Election observers cite low turnout in Ivory Coast poll
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — International election observers in Ivory Coast said Monday that voter turnout was “extremely low” in parts of the country after leading opposition candidates called for a boycott to pro…
Small plane from NC with 3 aboard missing in western NY
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Monday searched for a small plane with three people aboard that lost contact with air traffic controllers in western New York.
The Latest: Italy announces new national virus restrictions
ROME — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has announced new national restrictions aimed at halting the increase of coronavirus cases, including closing shopping malls on the weekends, shuttering museums and limiting mo…
Myanmar firebrand monk Wirathu surrenders to police
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about t…
Attack on Afghan university leaves 19 dead, 22 wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen in Afghanistan stormed the Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 19 dead and…
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says hours-long siege of the Kabul University is over, with at least 25 dead and wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says hours-long siege of the Kabul University is over, with at least 25 dead and wounded.
Global shares boosted by stronger China factory data
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday on signs of recovery in manufacturing in China and Europe, though new lockdown measures in major economies are clouding the outlook again.
Gunbattle strikes Afghan university amid Iran book fair
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, sparking an hourslong gunbattle at the war-torn country's largest scho…
UK's Johnson faces opposition from his own party on lockdown
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing opposition from his own party as he prepares to ask British lawmakers to back plans for a second national lockdown to combat the exponential spread of COVID-19.