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November 11, 2020 9:06 a.m.

UN agency: Iran continues to stockpile, enrich uranium

VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday.

November 11, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Thousands demand Armenian PM resigns over truce agreement

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh that calls for Armenian territorial concessions.

November 11, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Hungary reverses course to sharply tighten pandemic rules

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has imposed its strictest pandemic measures so far amid a quickly worsening situation, drastically changing course after weeks of lax restrictions and an optimistic outlook from Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

November 11, 2020 9:06 a.m.

S&P 500 climbs toward record, including Big Tech this time

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is pushing closer toward its record on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.

November 11, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Couple complain Animal Planet show cast them as pot growers

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A couple say they were cast in a false light on an Animal Planet reality television show about state Fish and Game conservation officers, but a lawyer for the show's production companies disagreed in arguments before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

November 11, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Gabriel Escobar named top editor at Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran journalist Gabriel Escobar, who has been second in command of The Philadelphia Inquirer since 2017, has been named the top editor of the newspaper, it reported Wednesday.

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

Aid group helping French nursing homes as virus deaths jump

PARIS (AP) — Aid group Doctors Without Borders is recruiting emergency help for French nursing homes, where more people with the coronavirus have died so far in November than reported in the previous five months combined, as a season of resurgent infections has caught up with France's most vulnerable populations.

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

AP Explains: Election's validity intact despite Trump claims

The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

Dispute over access prompts AP to drop CMA Awards coverage

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has pulled out of its planned coverage of Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards show due to restrictions that have been placed on still photographers and screen captures of the broadcast.

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

S&P 500 ticks closer to record, including Big Tech this time

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is ticking closer toward its record in mixed trading on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

Judge sues former GOP Senate candidate over debate claims

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has filed a defamation suit against former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Gade over claims at a debate that the judge was “racist.”

November 11, 2020 8:09 a.m.

Tensions in packed migrant shelter on Spain´s Canary Islands

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Overwhelmed authorities on the Canary Islands are asking Spain’s government for help amid rising tensions between migrants and police at a crowded, makeshift tent camp for a steady stream of arrivals from west Africa.

November 11, 2020 7:36 a.m.

Virus makes for one of Europe's loneliest WWI remembrances

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — When a dawn fog lifted over countless World War I battlefields, cemeteries and monuments in Belgium and France Wednesday, the pandemic ensured that the remembrance of the millions killed in the 1914-1918 conflict was one of the loneliest ever.

November 11, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Walz says Minnesota will report a record 56 COVID-19 deaths

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials will report a record 56 new deaths from COVID-19 when they release updated figures Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz said.

November 11, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Wall Street ticks up again, even Big Tech stocks this time

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are rising too on Wall Street.

November 11, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Utah teachers urged to call in sick, get coronavirus tests

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of teachers in Utah has organized an event to encourage educators across the state to call in sick and use the day off to get tested for the coronavirus amid a surge in confirmed infection cases.

November 11, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Survey outlines coronavirus impact on women's soccer

Women's professional soccer players have seen wages cut or suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic in 47% of the nations surveyed by international players' union FIFPro.

November 11, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Officials: 3 wounded in blast at non-Muslim Saudi cemetery

PARIS (AP) — Three people were wounded Wednesday when an improvised explosive device targeted a ceremony of French, American, British, Italian and Greek officials commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi city of Jiddah, according to official statements.

November 11, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Clashes at Poland's Independence Day far-right march

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police used tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with far-right supporters Wednesday during an annual Independence Day march attended by thousands in Warsaw that went ahead despite a ban on public gatherings due to the pandemic.

November 11, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Typhoon-ravaged northeast Philippines pummeled by new storm

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed early Thursday to help people flee the rising waters.