2020 Watch: Is this suddenly a new election?
NewNEW YORK (AP) — The October surprise of 2020 came a month early. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg injects another generational fight into an…
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EU weighs Lukashenko sanctions, meets his Belarus opponent
NewBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers are weighing whether to impose sanctions on dozens of Belarusian officials, including President…
Continue ReadingMadrid adopts virus restrictions exposing poor-rich divide
NewMADRID (AP) — Police in the Spanish capital and its surrounding towns are stopping people coming in and out of some working-class neighborhoods…
Continue ReadingVeteran Sherpa guide who set Everest record dies at age 72
NewKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A veteran Sherpa climbing guide who was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times has died at age 72. Ang Rita was…
Continue ReadingAsia Today: India adds 87K cases, New Zealand easing rules
NewNEW DELHI (AP) — India has recorded nearly 87,000 new coronavirus infections as it edges closer to the United States in having the most cases in…
Continue ReadingWhale swims free of crocodile-filled Australian river
NewCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after it apparently got lost in a murky, crocodile-infested river…
Continue ReadingNew kind of license plate making debut in Kentucky
NewFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new kind of Kentucky license plate has started appearing on vehicles across the state. The biggest difference is in the way…
Continue ReadingIsraeli and Emirati film industries to cooperate after deal
NewDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Film agencies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced an agreement to collaborate on television…
Continue ReadingKentucky’s old capitol, military history museum reopen
NewFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum have reopened to visitors in Frankfort. The Kentucky…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia elk herd increases to about 85 over summer
NewLOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says the state’s elk herd has added at least 15 calves, bringing the…
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