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The Latest: Mass. high court OKs Gov. Baker's virus orders
BOSTON — Massachusetts’ highest court says Gov. Charlie Baker didn’t overstep his authority with orders to close businesses and limit gatherings to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Afghan gov't, Taliban agree Islamic law to guide peace talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban have agreed to have Islamic law and teachings guide them in peace talks now underway in Qatar, according to a document obtained Thursday.
EXPLAINER: For UK and EU, Brexit has become a messy divorce
LONDON (AP) — When Britons voted for Brexit in 2016, they were promised a smooth transition to a new economic relationship with the European Union. Now the two sides are hurtling toward a tumultuous split that threatens billions worth of trade and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Official: Maduro allies win 91% of seats in Venezuela vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Election officials say political allies of President Nicolás Maduro have won 91% of seats in congressional balloting that was boycotted by his adversaries as fraudulent.
AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.
Governor was warned of would-be regulator's ties to utility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine disregarded cries of alarm in early 2019 from consumer and environmental advocates, concerns echoed in a previously undisclosed last-minute plea from GOP insiders, when he was selecting the state's top utility regulator — a man now under scrutiny as a wide-ranging bribery and corruption investigation roils Ohio.
Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevating the prominence of the position in the West Wing.
US stocks tick lower as pandemic damage to economy piles up
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging further away from their records on Thursday, following more evidence that the pandemic is tightening its grip on the economy and as investors wait to see if Congress will do anything about it.
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime
And now, for our annual look at the year in pop culture…. Oh, wait. This was 2020. The year everything stopped cold.
Indiana House speaker quarantining with COVID-19 infection
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The top lawmaker in the Indiana House has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.
Auburn closes rough regular season at Mississippi State
Gus Malzahn's eighth season at
Conservationists: Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle
GENEVA (AP) — A leading conservation group uniting governments and civil society says all four known freshwater dolphin species are now threatened with extinction, after newly discovered information on the tucuxi in the Amazon river system showed it too is endangered.
Albania: Officials try to deter protest over police shooting
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities urged respect for a pandemic ban on public gatherings, ahead of a new planned protest Thursday over the fatal police shooting of a man during curfew hours.
German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR
BERLIN (AP) — German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company's decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said.
AP Interview: Digital minister says Taiwan to guard privacy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan plans to create an independent agency to enforce digital privacy, a Cabinet minister says, tackling an increasingly urgent issue as countries step up surveillance during the pandemic.
S&P DJ removing Chinese companies from index after US order
BEIJING (AP) — S&P DJ Indices is removing 21 Chinese companies from its indexes, or groups of stocks and bonds used to track financial market movements, after Americans were barred from investing in them as part of a feud with Beijing over technology and security.
No. 25 Wisconsin at No. 19 Iowa in Big Ten's premier game
Things to watch during the eighth week of play in the Big Ten Conference:
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision
Thai activists urge UN to help repeal royal defamation laws
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok marked United Nations Human Rights Day on Thursday with rallies calling for the abolition of Thailand’s strict royal defamation law, which was recently revived to prosecute more than 20 of the protest movement’s leaders.
Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link with eye on trade
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries, expressing hope it would enhance trade links across the region.