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As virus cases spiral, Los Angeles readies plan for curfew
Los Angeles County imposed new restrictions on businesses Tuesday and is readying plans for a mandatory curfew for all but essential workers if coronavirus cases keep spiking. The county of 10 million...
Nov 17, 2020
Canada reviewing NBA plan to play in Toronto amid pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian government is reviewing a proposal from the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic. A spokesman for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday officials have bee...
Nov 17, 2020
US paid for ambassador to New Zealand to fly on private jet
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The United States government paid for ambassador Scott Brown and his wife to fly domestically in New Zealand on a private jet so they could avoid going into quarantine at the...
Nov 17, 2020
Biden, Modi discuss US-India ties in phone conversation
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first phone conversation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, and they agreed to work closely to further advance the Indo-U.S. comprehensive gl...
Nov 17, 2020
3 former pro-democracy lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrested three former opposition lawmakers Wednesday for disrupting legislative meetings several months ago, as concerns grow over a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy camp. Posts ...
Nov 17, 2020
In court, Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, returned to federal court Tuesday after a long hiatus to accuse Democrats in control of big cities of hatching a nationwi...
Nov 17, 2020
Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
LIMA, Peru - Peru swore in its third president in just over a week Tuesday in a televised ceremony that residents of the fraught South American country watched with both hope and skepticism after the ...
Nov 17, 2020
Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance
WILMINGTON, Del. - President Donald Trump's refusal to co-operate with his successor is forcing President-elect Joe Biden to seek unusual workarounds to prepare for the exploding public health threat ...
Nov 17, 2020
Detroit-area county certifies vote after first blocking it
DETROIT - Michigan's largest county reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threate...
Nov 17, 2020
Army secretary says wreath-laying event at Arlington back on
WASHINGTON - Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has reversed the COVID-related cancellation of an annual wreath-laying event at Arlington National Cemetery next month, following criticism on social media an...
Nov 17, 2020