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US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty
November 4, 2020
US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling a years-long promise by President Donald…
Trump falsely claims victory, after rival Biden voices confidence
November 4, 2020
Trump falsely claims victory, after rival Biden voices confidence
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that he had won the US election with millions…
Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor
November 3, 2020
Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor
The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the US, persuading record numbers of…
The Latest: Russia reports 18,000 cases for 5th straight day
November 3, 2020
The Latest: Russia reports 18,000 cases for 5th straight day
MOSCOW — Russia reported more than 18,000 daily coronavirus cases for a record five straight days. On Tuesday, the government’s…
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
November 3, 2020
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
FENTON, Michigan (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are…
Austrian minister says ‘Islamist terrorist’ in Vienna attack, death toll rises to five
November 3, 2020
Austrian minister says ‘Islamist terrorist’ in Vienna attack, death toll rises to five
VIENNA (Reuters) – Hundreds of police fanned out across Vienna on Tuesday, searching for perpetrators of attacks that left five…
Powerful Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
November 3, 2020
Powerful Hurricane Eta threatens flooding in Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Dangerously powerful Hurricane Eta churned toward Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast with potentially devastating winds, while heavy rains…
Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers
November 3, 2020
Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Adventurers looking to scale Nepal’s Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so…
Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict
November 3, 2020
Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and…
‘You are no longer my mother’: How the election is dividing American families
November 2, 2020
‘You are no longer my mother’: How the election is dividing American families
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When lifelong Democrat Mayra Gomez told her 21-year-old son five months ago that she was voting…