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Another booming quarter for Walmart, but sales are slowing
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.
Biden filling top White House team with campaign veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced a raft of top White House staff positions on Tuesday, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.
Wall Street taps the brakes following its record-setting run
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks took a pause from their big rally this month that has vaulted them back to record heights. The S&P 500 lost 0.5% Tuesday, after falling 1.1% earlier. Treasury yields also dipped after a report showed U.S. shoppers spent less at retailers last month than economists expected. The numbers underscore how the coronavirus pandemic is worsening and threatening to drag the economy lower, at least in the near term. Stocks that stormed higher this month on hopes that a vaccine or two may get the global economy back to normal next year receded amid the worries.
Chicago police: 5-year-old shot in head in drive-by shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A 5-year-old Chicago boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting as he sat on a couch at home playing on an iPad, police said.
5 dead, 8 wounded in suicide bombing in Somalia's capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say five people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt near the police academy in the capital, Mogadishu.
UN official warns of humanitarian disaster if talks fail
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. ‘s top official for refugees said Tuesday that if the Afghan peace process collapses and violence continues, there will be a humanitarian disaster as thousands of displaced people struggle to survive the coronavirus pandemic and the harsh winter.
Industrial production up 1.1% in October, but still lagging
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. industrial production rose 1.1% in October, recovering much of the spring decline caused by the virus pandemic.
Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania vote heads to court
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A hearing on the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track for Tuesday after a judge quickly denied the campaign's new lawyer's request for a delay.
The Latest: British PM Johnson tests negative for virus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested negative for the coronavirus, but will complete 14 days of self-isolation because of contact with an infected person.
Wall Street opens lower following new virus resctrictions
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening moderately lower on Wall Street following a new wave of restrictions in the U.S. to combat a surge in coronavirus infections. The S&P 500 lost 0.7% in the early going Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which closed at a record high a day earlier, gave up 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was down only slightly, thanks partly to gains in Tesla and Amazon. Tesla jumped 11% following news late Monday that it would be added to the benchmark S&P 500 index next month, and Amazon rose 1% after opening an online pharmacy.
US industrial production jumps 1.1% in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. industrial production rose 1.1% in October, recovering much of the spring decline caused by the virus pandemic.
Twitter: 300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the period around the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
German FM warns unilateral action could hurt Mideast talks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister warned Tuesday against unilateral steps that could hurt Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians following the change in administration in the United States.
Man sentenced to 50 years for sexually abusing children
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Salem man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday, after a jury found him guilty on seven counts related to the sexual abuse of two children.
Trump faces approaching deadline for recount in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Wisconsin by more than 20,600 votes based on final canvassed totals submitted to the state elections commission on Tuesday, a report that starts the clock for Trump to file a recount as he has promised supporters.
Germany eyes ban on anti-lockdown protest at parliament
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials are considering banning protests this week outside the federal parliament by people opposed to coronavirus lockdown measures over fears a rally could turn violent.
University dean resigns over statements about Biden voters
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A dean at a university in Virginia has resigned after posting a statement on Facebook that called supporters of President-elect Joe Biden “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian.”
Woman arrested for online threats to Florida politicians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman is facing criminal charges for making a threat on social media to shoot Florida's governor and two U.S. senators, adding that the politicians were “looting" the state.
Former Virginia speaker makes gubernatorial run official
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox is making his gubernatorial run official.
Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescue services said Tuesday they intercepted more than 320 migrants in 10 boats found off the Canary Islands archipelago.