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Early In-person Voting Begins In Georgia As U.S. Senate Showdown Enters Final Weeks
Early inperson voting begins in the state of Georgia Monday for a pair of Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and whether Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden will be able to enact at least some of his agenda.
14 Dead in Migrant Shipwreck Between Venezuela and Trinidad
The UN estimates that more than five million Venezuelans have left their country since 2015 due to the crisis, some 25,000 of whom fled to Trinidad and Tobago.
Flying Fur Prices Put Fox In Focus As Mink Cull Sparks Shortage
Denmark's coronavirusdriven mink cull has put the fur business in a spin, with industry officials expecting fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Fendi to snap up fox and chinchilla to fill the gap.
Gunman Shot And Wounded By Police During Outdoor Concert Outside NYC Church
A gunman opened fire during an outdoor choir performance on the steps of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City's Upper West Side on Sunday, and was himself shot and wounded by police, according to police and a Reuters photographer a...
El Paso Elects Former Mayor, Defeating Incumbent In Runoff
El Paso residents have elected a new mayor, handing a defeat to incumbent Mayor Dee Margo in favor of his predecessor, Oscar Leeser, in a runoff race defined by the citys coronavirus crisis.
U.S. FDA Chief Defends Process For Approving COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn defended the FDA's process for approving Pfizer's COVID19 vaccine on Sunday and denied claims by President Donald Trump that the vaccine could have been available a week sooner.
Trump Castigates Supreme Court, Barr As Election Challenges Sputter
President Donald Trump lambasted the Supreme Court on Saturday for declining to take a case he hoped would overturn Presidentelect Joe Biden's election victory and called Attorney General William Barr a "disappointment."
Hunter Biden Subpoena Seeks Info On Burisma, Other Entities
A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more than two dozen entities, including Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department tax investigation of Presidentelect Joe Biden's s...
Analysis: Short Work By High Court Of Trump's `big One'
It didn't take the Supreme Court long to make short work of what President Donald Trump called the big one.
Chile Says Preparing To Start Pfizer COVID-19 Immunization Campaign
Chile is getting ready to start an immunization campaign with Pfizer Inc's vaccine against the coronavirus, if it wins approval, Health Minister Enrique Paris said on Saturday.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Withhold Funds To Counties For Recount
The Republicanled Wisconsin Legislatures budget committee is withholding reimbursements to two counties for their election recount costs.
Analysis: The Election Is Over; Trump's Attacks Will Linger
The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trumps baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
Brexit Deal Hopes Dim as Boris Johnson Says Failure 'Very Likely'
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen have given their negotiators until Sunday before a decision is made on whether to keep talking or give up.
Vet Groups Call For Wilkie's Dismissal After Scathing Audit
Three major veterans groups on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie following a scathing government audit that found he had acted unprofessionally if not unethically in the handling of a congressional aides...
U.S. Readies Vaccine Rollout With Deaths Rising By 3,000 Per Day
U.S. officials prepared on Friday for the most ambitious vaccination campaign in decades as regulators rapidly advanced toward approving the first COVID19 vaccine to slow a pandemic now killing 3,000 Americans per day.
EU To Discuss Arms Exports To Turkey With NATO And U.S., Merkel Says
EU leaders plan to discuss arm exports to Turkey with NATO allies and Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, after Greece pushed for an arms embargo on Ankara.