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Indonesia's passes 50,000 cases as business resumes

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia has surpassed 50,000 as the government allows businesses to reopen amid increasing economic pressure. A government task force say...

Jun 25, 2020

Mongolian People's Party retains strong parliament majority

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - The Mongolian People's Party retained a strong parliamentary majority, preliminary election results showed Thursday, as the U.S.-allied nation sandwiched between Russia and Chi...

Jun 24, 2020

California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can co...

Jun 24, 2020

Tucson police chief offers resignation after man's death

PHOENIX - The Tucson, Arizona, police chief on Wednesday offered his resignation two months after a 27-year-old man died while handcuffed and placed face-down, resulting in the resignation of three of...

Jun 24, 2020

3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

ATLANTA - Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while running in a suburban neighbourhood near Georgia's coast. Prosecutor Joye...

Jun 24, 2020

Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case

BERLIN - Bayer said Wednesday that it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. Bayer said it w...

Jun 24, 2020

For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules

NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...

Jun 24, 2020

'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic

LOS ANGELES - When Jeff Pope and his family were sickened by COVID-19, getting well was the first concern. That accomplished, the British writer-producer decided to make timely art out of the pandemic...

Jun 24, 2020

At age 24, N.C. Congress runoff victor may be rising star

RALEIGH, N.C. - After nearly dying in a car crash six years ago, western North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn already has learned many life lessons by age 24. "There is no time to w...

Jun 24, 2020

Woman accused of burning Wendy's after shooting granted bond

ATLANTA - A woman charged with arson in the burning of a fast food restaurant in the wake of Rayshard Brooks' killing was granted bond Wednesday but must wear an ankle monitor and remain at home, a ju...

Jun 24, 2020