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November 12, 2020 9:57 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Afro-Brazilian religious leaders run for office

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wagner Machado, a priest from the Afro-Brazilian faith Umbanda, was focused on final details for a religious ceremony in a public square. Wooden drums stood ready, a vase of roses was atop a white tablecloth and the scent of incense was wafting through the air. Then a passerby shattered the silence:

November 12, 2020 9:57 a.m.

EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations

LONDON (AP) — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued new guidance to curb the spread of the coronavirus between minks and humans, warning that the transmission of COVID-19 among animals could speed up the number of mutations in the virus before it potentially jumps back to people.

November 12, 2020 9:57 a.m.

Police: Rapper Mo3 shot dead on highway in Dallas attack

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas rapper Mo3 was shot and killed during a daytime attack on a highway in the city, authorities said.

November 12, 2020 9:57 a.m.

States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history

With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history — a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritize who’s first in line and ensure that people who get the initial shot return for the necessary second one.

November 12, 2020 9:57 a.m.

US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 2.84%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week. They remain at historically low levels, now around a percentage point below a year ago.

November 12, 2020 9:27 a.m.

Russia imposes sanctions on European officials over Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow has adopted sanctions against a number of German and French officials in response to the European Union’s sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday.

November 12, 2020 9:27 a.m.

GOP congresswoman-elect from Iowa says she has COVID-19

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week's election said Thursday that she tested positive for the coronavirus.

November 12, 2020 9:09 a.m.

Mexico to stop holding child migrants in detention centers

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United Nations and other organizations are applauding changes to Mexico’s immigration law that would prohibit holding migrant children in immigration detention centers.

November 12, 2020 9:09 a.m.

Judge to weigh bond for father, son in Ahmaud Arbery slaying

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge is scheduled to consider bond requests by a father and son jailed on murder charges in the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

November 12, 2020 9:09 a.m.

Wolfpack QB Hockman gets shot to face former Seminoles team

Bailey Hockman has taken a winding path to become North Carolina State's starting quarterback. His next chance to keep the Wolfpack's offense rolling will come Saturday against a Florida State program in which Hockman once hoped to make an impact.

November 12, 2020 9:09 a.m.

No. 15 Coastal Carolina visits Troy hoping to remain perfect

Coastal Carolina doesn't want to get caught looking ahead, while Troy needs only to look back for motivation.

November 12, 2020 9:09 a.m.

FBI investigating hack involving black students at Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI and Spokane police are now investigating an incident in which the Gonzaga University Black Student Union was hacked during a Zoom meeting and bombarded with racial and homophobic slurs.

November 12, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Russian counter-sanctions on European officials over Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow has adopted sanctions against a number of German and French officials in response to the European Union’s sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday.

November 12, 2020 8:36 a.m.

Armenians protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms for a 3rd day

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands massed Thursday in Armenia's capital to protest the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the long-running conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 12, 2020 8:27 a.m.

The Latest: ND governor OKs infected nurses to keep working

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Nurses Association says it doesn’t support a move to allow health care workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus but don’t have symptoms to remain on the job.

November 12, 2020 8:27 a.m.

To help economy, bank proposes tax on working from home

LONDON (AP) — White collar staff reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren't getting the same advantages, experts at Deutsche Bank said in a new report.

November 12, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Ducey extends Arizona order for reporting data on COVID-19

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered Arizona hospitals, testing labs and other health care facilities to keep reporting detailed information about COVID-19 to the state so officials can gauge the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and availability of hospital beds and other resources.

November 12, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Kosovo's rival communities reach deal on World Heritage site

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Italian mediation on Thursday helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a highway project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox monastery listed as an endangered World Heritage site.

November 12, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Peacekeeping force says 8 killed in Egypt helicopter crash

JERUSALEM (AP) — The international force that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement said Thursday that eight peacekeepers, including six Americans, were killed when one of its helicopters crashed during a routine mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. A ninth peacekeeper was badly injured.

November 12, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Islamic State group claims attack at Saudi WWI ceremony

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for the explosion the previous day at a cemetery in Saudi Arabia, saying it primarily targeted French diplomats attending the ceremony in remembrance of the end of World War I.