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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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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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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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Biden picks California attorney Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Homeland Security department. He would be the first Latino to hold the post.
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NBA players Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver and Anthony Tolliver met with Pope Francis at the Vatican to discuss social justice.
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A customer left a $3,000 tip after having a beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The ALS Assn. says that Pat Quinn, a co-founder of the ice bucket challenge that became popular around the world, has died at the age of 37.
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Millions of Americans bought plane tickets for Thanksgiving before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised against holiday air travel.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening in California, and Los Angeles is suspending outdoor dining.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of corruption and influence-peddling in a phone-tapping scandal.
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As Azerbaijan regains control of land it lost to Armenian forces a quarter-century ago, those who fled then wonder if they can go back home now.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jidda with a new cruise missile.
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With Georgia’s GOP feuding since Joe Biden won there, a question looms: Can it unite to help two senators win runoffs that will decide which party runs the Senate?
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Israeli media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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The Trump campaign’s legal team is distancing itself from conservative attorney Sidney Powell, a purveyor of unfounded voting conspiracy theories.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been taken into custody after pleading guilty to charges related to a demonstration.
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AstraZeneca and Oxford University say their COVID-19 vaccine is up to 90% effective in preventing the disease in late-stage trials.
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A large contingent of observers supporting President Trump are making their presence felt in Wisconsin’s partial election recount.
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President, allies falsely state that, in Trump’s presidential transition four years ago, Obama’s team denied his presidency a fair chance for a clean launch.
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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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The Trump campaign’s legal team is distancing itself from conservative attorney Sidney Powell, a purveyor of unfounded voting conspiracy theories.
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A customer left a $3,000 tip after having a beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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 head of an obscure federal agency holding up the transition of power knew before election day that she might have a messy situation on her hands.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of corruption and influence-peddling in a phone-tapping scandal.
