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December 23, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Turkish parliament extends law for troop deployment to Libya

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament extended for 18 months a law that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya.

December 23, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary.

December 23, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Mets, Syndergaard agree to $9.7M salary to avoid arbitration

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets and Noah Syndergaard agreed to a $9.7 million, one-year contract Tuesday for next season, when the injured right-hander hopes to return from Tommy John surgery.

December 23, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Q3 GDP estimate gets a slight upgrade to 33.4% growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a record 33.4% annual pace from July through September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, delivering the last of three estimates on the economy’s third-quarter performance. But it's likely that a resurgence in coronavirus cases slowed growth sharply during the last three months of 2020.

December 22, 2020 11:33 p.m.

The Latest: UAE Islamic body OKs vaccines even with pork

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ highest Islamic authority, the UAE Fatwa Council, has ruled that coronavirus vaccines are permissible for Muslims even if they contain pork gelatin.

December 22, 2020 11:12 p.m.

250 Chinese moved amid violence in Central African Republic

BEIJING (AP) — China evacuated about 250 nationals to a safer area after eight Chinese mining company vehicles were stolen during armed conflict ahead of an election in the Central African Republic, its embassy said Wednesday.

December 22, 2020 11:12 p.m.

Turkish parliament extends law for troop deployment to Libya

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament extended for 18 months a law that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya.

December 22, 2020 10:33 p.m.

200 Chinese moved amid violence in Central African Republic

BEIJING (AP) — China evacuated more than 200 nationals to a safer area after eight Chinese mining company vehicles were stolen during armed conflict ahead of an election in the Central African Republic, its embassy said Wednesday.

December 22, 2020 9:06 p.m.

After months of calm, Thailand challenged by virus outbreak

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand, which has kept the coronavirus largely in check for most of the year, is facing a challenge from a large outbreak of the virus among migrant workers in a province close to Bangkok.

December 22, 2020 9:03 p.m.

The Latest: Coronavirus cases keep rising in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has added 1,092 new coronavirus cases in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak.

December 22, 2020 7:06 p.m.

Durant returns with 22 and a 125-99 Nets rout of Warriors

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust in a matter of minutes.

December 22, 2020 6:27 p.m.

The Latest: Peru is 5th LatAm nation to pass million cases

LIMA, Peru — Peru has passed 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus infection. It is the fifth nation in Latin America to report that number as the region struggles with the pandemic’s economic and health effects.

December 22, 2020 6:27 p.m.

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has issued a slew of pardons and commutations, including former members of Congress convicted of corruption charges, two people charged in the Russia investigation that shadowed his presidency and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more a dozen Iraqi civilians dead.

December 22, 2020 6:15 p.m.

Peru reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru passed 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday, becoming the fifth nation in Latin America to report that number as the region struggles with the pandemic’s economic and health effects.

December 22, 2020 6:03 p.m.

AP: Michigan spent $135M on medical gear early in pandemic

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan spent $135.3 million on masks, gloves and other gear during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, when officials were racing against time — and other states — to protect medical personnel and other essential workers, an Associated Press analysis found.

December 22, 2020 4:34 p.m.

Biden: Reversing Trump border policies will take months

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, tempering expectations he generated during his campaign and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.

December 22, 2020 4:33 p.m.

The Latest: Arkansas to add more beds for COVID-19 patients

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says two facilities will be constructed to provide over 100 additional hospital beds in case they are needed for COVID-19 patients.

December 22, 2020 3:33 p.m.

AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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December 22, 2020 3:28 p.m.

Hallmark holiday movies offer viewers balm in tough year

NEW YORK (AP) — For the past decade, the Hallmark Channel has been a reliable destination for holiday programming. And in a year when many Americans are homebound because of the COVID-19 pandemic, network executives say there's been a craving for the feel-good movies.

December 22, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Biden: Reversing Trump immigration policies will take months

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.