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Lawyers for a Libyan militant convicted in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans have asked for a new trial.
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Pennsylvania’s governor says Joe Biden has been certified the winner of the state’s presidential vote, despite the Trump campaign’s legal challenges.
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Two of Charles Darwin’s notebooks, believed to be worth millions of dollars, have been reported stolen from Cambridge University’s library.
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The lucky among California’s small businesses have cobbled together loans and grants to get through the pandemic so far. But that money has dried up, and “you can only take on so much debt.”
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Nearly 40,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s military offensive in the country’s Tigray region, where local officials defy the central government.
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Top Orthodox Church leaders in the Balkans downplayed the coronavirus, citing God’s protection. Now some have died, alarming even the most devout.
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Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein posted on Twitter to ‘out’ 21 Republican senators who he says have privately expressed contempt for President Trump.
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Despite emphatic warnings from officials to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding the nation’s airports ahead of the holiday.
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Across the country, state and local officials are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public to stop the explosive spread.
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As President-elect Joe Biden assembles his Cabinet, the Trump administration has at last allowed formal transition proceedings to begin.
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The federal prison system will be among the first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine, with initial allotments earmarked for staff, not inmates.
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After becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, China launches a new mission to bring back lunar rocks and debris.
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Dinkins served only one term before his defeat against Rudolph W. Giuliani, leaving behind a complicated legacy.
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California has now logged six straight days with at least 10,000 newly confirmed coronavirus cases — a streak without precedent since the outbreak began.
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Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church says the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of this year’s celebration of what’s considered the world’s largest Catholic pilgrimage — for the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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All those warnings from public health officials begging Americans to limit gatherings this holiday season amid a surge in coronavirus cases aren’t stopping the White House from planning a host of festivities and holiday parties in the midst of a pandemic.
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Michigan election officials certify Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state despite Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.
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Chinese authorities are testing millions of people and imposing lockdowns after locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities.
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The Palestinian Health Ministry has recommended strict limits on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice after the death of George Floyd and is blasting COVID skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies.
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In U.S.-China dispute over missile defense system, Beijing punishes South Korea by restricting tourism and holding trade hostage.
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Beijing’s aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping’s visions of power.
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China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a ‘new era’ of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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China’s oppression of Muslims reaches beyond Xinjiang into Pakistan. Why does it stay quiet?
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China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong is purging teachers, rewriting textbooks and increasing pressure on schools over what to put in the minds of students. A new national security law has endangered freedom of thought and expression.
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Pennsylvania’s governor says Joe Biden has been certified the winner of the state’s presidential vote, despite the Trump campaign’s legal challenges.
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Top Orthodox Church leaders in the Balkans downplayed the coronavirus, citing God’s protection. Now some have died, alarming even the most devout.
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Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein posted on Twitter to ‘out’ 21 Republican senators who he says have privately expressed contempt for President Trump.
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Despite emphatic warnings from officials to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding the nation’s airports ahead of the holiday.
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Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice after the death of George Floyd and is blasting COVID skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies.
