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Dutch train caught by whale sculpture to be salvaged

SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands - A salvage operation got underway Tuesday to lift a runaway metro train off a sculpture of a whale's tail, where it landed after plowing through the end of an elevated sectio...

Nov 3, 2020

Germany eyes antigen tests to keep elderly safe from virus

BERLIN - As Europe tries to break a surge in coronavirus infections, Germany is counting on a new type of test to avoid closing nursing homes to visitors, a move that caused considerable anguish among...

Nov 3, 2020

Northern Greece locks down as Europe tightest restrictions

ATHENS, Greece - A lockdown came into effect in northern Greece on Tuesday, with the southeastern European country joining the list of the continent's nations tightening restrictions to restrain rapid...

Nov 3, 2020

Control of Senate at stake as Trump's allies face Democrats

WASHINGTON - Control of the Senate is a razor-close proposition in Tuesday's election, as Republicans fight to retain their majority against a surge of Democratic candidates confronting the president'...

Nov 3, 2020

Iran's supreme leader, quoting Trump, mocks US election

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader mocked America's presidential election Tuesday in a televised address, quoting President Donald Trump's own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticize the vote...

Nov 3, 2020

Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict

WASHINGTON - After a campaign marked by rancour and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging ...

Nov 2, 2020

Ivory Coast electoral commission says Ouattara won 3rd term

ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast's electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara had overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the elect...

Nov 2, 2020

Tradition: 2 New Hampshire towns cast votes after midnight

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. - Two tiny New Hampshire communities that vote for president just after the stroke of midnight on Election Day have cast their ballots, with one of them marking 60 years since the...

Nov 2, 2020

EXPLAINER: US vote is 51 elections, one in each state and DC

A major misconception about the vote for U.S. president is that it is a national election. It's not. Instead, it consists of 51 elections - one in each state and in the District of Columbia. And that'...

Nov 2, 2020

EXPLAINER: Calling a race is tricky: How AP does it

WASHINGTON - In the 2020 U.S. general election, The Associated Press will declare winners in more than 7,000 races - starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to every seat in every s...

Nov 2, 2020