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US Election 2020: Nation by Nation, the World Watches Presidential Poll Day
Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped away, tariffs erected, funding withdrawn. Some nations have been the objects of presidential derision. Others, like North Korea, have been on the receiving end of diplomatic overtures once considered...
Homes Searched, Arrests Made In Connection With Vienna Attacks - APA
Several homes have been searched and arrests made in connection with Monday's deadly attacks in Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported on Tuesday, citing the Interior Ministry.
Republicans Lose Bid To Toss Texas Votes And Other Legal Battles Shaping The U.S. Election
A federal judge in Texas on Monday denied a bid by Republicans to toss more than 127,000 votes already cast at drivethrough voting sites in Houston, a Democraticleaning area.
Joe Biden Ends Election Eve Rally Urging Voters to 'Take Back' Democracy
Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden concluded his last major rally Monday on the eve of the US election by calling on voters to "take back" American democracy from President Donald Trump.
Iowa Sen. Ernst In Tough Reelection Race Against Greenfield
Six years after Iowa voters overwhelmingly elected her to the U.S. Senate, Republican Joni Ernst faces a tough challenge from Democrat Theresa Greenfield in a race that has been one of the most expensive in the nation.
Man At Center Of Tribal Sovereignty Ruling Heads To Retrial
A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation who was convicted in state court of sexually assaulting a child will be retried in federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases again...
'It's Absolutely Essential': British PM Tells Parliament After Critique Over Covid Lockdown 2.0
"When the data changes course, we must change course too," he told MPs in the House of Commons, who must vote on the plans for them to take effect from Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Inmate Confined To Filthy Prison Cells Sue Guards
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas inmate to pursue his claim against prison officials that his civil rights were violated by being locked up in cells with extremely filthy conditions.
Israeli Minister Says Normalisation Deals Need U.S. President Tough On Iran
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among countries slated to establish relations with Israel under a regional rapprochement launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, an Israeli official said on Monday.
Three-year-old Rescued From Rubble In Turkey, Quake Death Toll Hits 85
A threeyearold girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea that has killed at least 85 people.
Three-year-old Rescued From Rubble, Turkey Quake Death Toll Hits 81
Television footage showed the girl, Elif, being pulled from the rubble and carried by rescue workers on a stretcher to an ambulance, 65 hours after the earthquake struck.
Trump Threatens To Fire Fauci In Rift With Disease Expert
President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesdays election, as his rift with the nations top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring.
FBI Probing Trump Caravan Confrontation With Biden Campaign Bus In Texas
The FBI said on Sunday it was investigating an incident in which a convoy of vehicles flying flags in support of President Donald Trump's reelection bid surrounded a bus carrying campaign staff for Democratic challenger Joe Biden on a Texas highway.
New Orleans Mayor: Some Polling Places Face Power Outages
The mayor of New Orleans said Sunday that it's unclear whether electrical service that was knocked out during Hurricane Zeta will be restored to all polling places by Election Day.
New Orleans Police Identify Officer Shot In French Quarter
The New Orleans Police Department on Saturday identified a police officer who was shot while patrolling the city's historic French Quarter.
US Says Coronavirus Can’t be Controlled. China Aims to Prove It Wrong
China’s authoritarian government has the ability to act in a way that democracies that must be accountable to the public cannot. But it has demonstrated that the way to open the economy is to first safeguard public health.