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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
UN fears 'massive' COVID transmission in Ethiopia's Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations fears “massive community transmission” of COVID-19 in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, fueled by displacement and the collapse of health services, as humanitarian workers …
The Latest: German teachers, parents against reopening
BERLIN — Teachers and parents in Berlin are expressing anger at plans to partially resume in-school teaching next week even as Germany remains in lockdown.
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Global shares climb on Wall Street rally, stimulus hopes
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Friday on hopes for additional economic stimulus after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality Thursday amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affir…
Brazil enjoys fun in the sun as COVID-19 deaths top 200,000
SAO PAULO (AP) — The night before New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revelers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of many open-air p…
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Seychelles to start vaccinations with Chinese-made Sinopharm
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles says it will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday with the 50,000 doses it has of the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine.
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Japan starts 1st day under emergency steps to curb virus
TOKYO (AP) — Japan began its first day under a coronavirus state of emergency Friday with much of life going on as usual, including morning commuter trains shuttling crowds of mask-wearing people at bustling statio…
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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant
New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Woman dies in suspected New Zealand shark attack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman has died in what appears to be New Zealand’s first fatal shark attack in eight years, police said on Friday.