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New virus has infected over 80,000 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronav...

Feb 24, 2020

Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect

PHOENIX - Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services, people lined up before sunrise outside a state office...

Feb 24, 2020

Greece: Clashes on islands over new migrant camps

LESBOS, Greece - Clashes have broken out overnight on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, where residents tried to prevent the arrival of riot police and excavating machines to be used to build mig...

Feb 24, 2020

As Bernie Sanders surges, Texas liberals take their own shot

SAN ANTONIO - Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren endorsed her, Texas' largest labour union is on her side andshe surpassed $1 millionin donors. Jessica Cisneros, who at 26 would become the youngest m...

Feb 24, 2020

One clear message from Democrats: We want big change

WASHINGTON - Democrats' desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party's presidential primary battle, one that extends beyond the progressive wing and presents challe...

Feb 24, 2020

In SC, Buttigieg faces black voters wary of a gay candidate

CONWAY, S.C. - South Carolina state Sen. Gerald Malloy is fine with a gay presidential candidate like Pete Buttigieg. His older male relatives are not - and that may be the defining challenge of Butti...

Feb 24, 2020

Trump's India visit moves from pomp to trade, military talks

NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump's two-day visit to India delved into substance Tuesday after opening with a heavy dose of pomp and pageantry, even as few concrete accomplishments were expected from...

Feb 24, 2020

China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison

BEIJING - A court in eastern China announced Tuesday that it has sentenced Gui Minhai, a naturalized Swedish citizen, to 10 years in prison. The Ningbo Intermediate People's Court convicted the 55-yea...

Feb 24, 2020

2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS - A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous weekend street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade route during this year's...

Feb 24, 2020

South Korea put on high alert, Italy battles virus outbreak

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's president said Sunday that he was putting his country on its highest alert for infectious diseases, ordering officials to take "unprecedented, powerful" steps...

Feb 24, 2020