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June 20, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Fight goes on: WNBA activism started after 2016 shootings

NEW YORK (AP) — Natasha Cloud and her WNBA colleagues are staying active in the fight against social injustice and police brutality, participating in protests and sticking with the work they began four years ago.

June 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Egyptian president says Libyan city Sirte a 'red line'

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president Saturday warned that an attempt by Turkey-backed forces in Libya to attack the strategic city of Sirte would cross a “red line" and trigger a direct Egyptian military intervention into the conflict.

June 20, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Police protests upend Democratic Senate contest in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For months,

June 20, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his

June 20, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Pandemic puts convicted representative's seat on 2 ballots

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. House district once represented by Chris Collins is on two separate ballots Tuesday in a special election to fill out the convicted former congressional member's fourth term and in a Republican primary for the GOP line in November’s general election.

June 20, 2020 6:27 a.m.

China to establish national security bureau in Hong Kong

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to establish a special bureau in Hong Kong to investigate and prosecute crimes considered threatening to national security, according to details of a controversial new national security law Beijing is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory.

June 20, 2020 6:03 a.m.

N.C. Congress runoff pits Trump favorite versus young rival

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Western North Carolina voters in a congressional primary runoff are deciding whether to accept President Donald Trump's favored candidate for the seat recently held by his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows or choose her young rival.

June 20, 2020 2:27 a.m.

Basketball restarts in China after coronavirus shutdown

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese basketball league has restarted after an almost five-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer foreign players and no fans in the stands.

June 20, 2020 2:27 a.m.

No mention of Hong Kong security law as China closes meeting

BEIJING (AP) — The body that handles most lawmaking for China’s top legislative body closed its latest meeting Saturday with no word on whether it had passed a highly controversial national security law for Hong Kong.

June 20, 2020 2:03 a.m.

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June 20, 2020 12:27 a.m.

AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — It’s a clash over water usage that Egypt calls an existential threat and Ethiopia calls a lifeline for millions out of poverty. Just weeks remain before the filling of Africa’s most powerful hydroelectric dam might begin, and tense talks between the countries on its operation have yet to reach a deal.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP Source: Jets agree to terms with 2nd-round pick WR Mims

The New York Jets have agreed to terms with Baylor wide receiver Denzel Mims, their second-round draft pick in April, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Nevada officials seek removal of McCarran statue

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June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Former Oregon chancellor to lead Nevada university system

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Former Oregon University System Chancellor Dr. Melody Rose will take over as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education in September after the state Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve her four-year contract on Thursday.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lives Lost: South African activist targeted apartheid, HIV

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Clarence Mini's life was marked by battles against formidable foes. The South African doctor fought apartheid — receiving his medical training in exile — the government's denial of HIV/AIDS and rampant corruption.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Hiring rose in 46 states in May yet jobless rates still high

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy's surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lakers' director of racial equity will help educate staff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for new ways to understand racism as an organization, and Karida Brown has joined them to help.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asturias award honors Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson

MADRID (AP) — Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson, author of the 1986 non-fiction book “Eros the Bittersweet,” will be honored this year with one of Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Antagonisms between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas are taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the world’s finest, most expensive cashmere.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Bejeweled, Minecraft among games inducted into hall of fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted Bejeweled, Centipede, King’s Quest and Minecraft in a virtual ceremony Thursday that recognized their influence on the industry and the gamers who have spent tens of billions of hours playing them.