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Civil case delayed in fatal Park Police shooting of motorist
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civil suit filed by the family of a northern Virginia man who was fatally shot by two U.S. Park Police officers during a stop-and-go chase three years ago has been put on hold, despite the family's objections to the delay.
Republicans on defense in North Carolina congressional races
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A soft-spoken former state Supreme Court justice who’s challenging a four-term incumbent represents one of several U.S. House races in which Democrats are hoping to reshape North Carolina's congressional delegation through redrawn district boundaries, strong candidates and a high-turnout presidential race.
The Latest: Britain's daily average cases nearly 52,000
LONDON — A weekly survey by Britain’s statistics agency shows an average of nearly 52,000 daily coronavirus cases, an increase of nearly 50% in the most recent week.
Kennedy cousin Skakel will not be retried in 1975 killing
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A prosecutor said Friday that Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel will not face a second trial in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley, an announcement that came 45 years to the day after the teenager was bludgeoned to death in her wealthy Connecticut neighborhood.
Stocks fall again as Wall Street's miserable week continues
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in early trading on Friday as Wall Street closes out a punishing week and its first back-to-back monthly loss since March, when worries about the pandemic were first peaking.
Poland seizes communist-era security files headed for US
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Customs officials at Warsaw airport have discovered and seized valuable historical documents and recordings from 1967-68, of Poland’s communist-era security, in two packages destined for the U.S., authorities said Friday.
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Texas early voting exceeds total of all 2016 ballots
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016's race — an unprecedented surge of early voting that comes as Democrat Joe Biden's campaign is making a late push to flip what has long been the country's largest Republican state.
Weakness in Apple and other tech giants pulls stocks lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Weakness in several Big Tech companies including Apple and Facebook sent stock prices somewhat lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the S&P 500 on track for its second weekly loss in a row. The benchmark index was down 0.3% in the early going Friday, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down even more, 0.7%. Even though Apple and other tech giants reported results late Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates, downbeat forecasts and other uncertainties led investors to punish several of the stocks, with the exception of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. Twitter plunged more than 15%. Exxon Mobil fell after reporting a drop in revenue.
Maine ban on tuition payments to religious schools is upheld
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from a high school tuition voucher program, upholding the law after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Montana case seemed to open the door to more public funding for parochial schools.
UK court rejects libel suit from Russian over Steele dossier
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court on Friday dismissed a libel claim by a Russian businessman against the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The Latest: US average daily virus cases rising to 74,000
WASHINGTON — The seven-day rolling average for daily new coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose over the past two weeks from 52,350 to more than 74,180.
Protest outside Japan's Mitsubishi over wartime forced labor
TOKYO (AP) — About a dozen people protested outside the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo on Friday, demanding Japanese companies pay compensation for their wartime abuse of Korean laborers.
Sweden charges 2 over Chechen critic hammer assault
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish domestic security agency said two individuals have been charged with attempted murder and accessory to attempted murder in a February hammer attack on a blogger and critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
The Latest: Germany reports new daily record of 18,681 cases
BERLIN — German authorities have added almost all Austria and Italy to the list of high-risk areas for COVID-19.
The Latest: Hong Kong raid leads to 100K counterfeit masks
HONG KONG — Customs agents in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong have seized 100,000 counterfeit face masks and arrested one person in what the government called the largest operation of its kind on record.
Poland activists vow largest protest yet over abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Throngs of people poured into downtown Warsaw on Friday to join what women's rights activists vowed would be the largest street demonstration in more than a week of mass nationwide protests against a court ruling that further restricts abortion rights in Poland.
Former Turkish PM and veteran politician Mesut Yilmaz dies
ISTANBUL (AP) — Mesut Yilmaz, a former Turkish prime minister and veteran politician who served as premier three times during a tumultuous political era in his country, died Friday at age 72, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
Global shares fall back after Wall Street rebound
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and U.S. futures sank Friday as investors looked ahead to next week's American presidential election and weighed the chances of economic aid from Washington and Europe.
The Latest: Coronavirus deaths in Hungary hit all-time high
BUDAPEST, Hungary— The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Hungary rose to an all-time high on Friday, prompting the government to tighten oversight over compliance with regulations to stem the spread of infections.