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2020 Watch: Will loser of the election accept the result?

WASHINGTON - Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into the final week of the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 1 ___ THE NARRATIVE It's almost over. By this time next we...

Nov 2, 2020

Indonesian Muslims protest France's defence of cartoon

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Muslims marched to the heavily guarded French Embassy in Indonesia's capital on Monday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem c...

Nov 2, 2020

Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus

BERLIN - A four-week partial shutdown has started in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theatres, cinemas and other leisure facilities closing down until the end of the month in a drive to flatten a rap...

Nov 2, 2020

Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment

OMAHA, Neb. - Five of the six states with the nation's lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the corona...

Nov 2, 2020

UK court rules against Johnny Depp in libel action

LONDON - Britain's High Court has ruled against Johnny Depp in his libel action against the owner of the Sun tabloid over allegations that he was a "wife beater." In a ruling Monday, Justice Andrew Ni...

Nov 2, 2020

Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus

KABUL - Gunfire erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital early Monday and police have surrounded the sprawling campus, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but Inter...

Nov 2, 2020

Texas high court denies GOP effort to reject Houston votes

DALLAS - The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area. The state's all-Republican high court r...

Nov 1, 2020

Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting

SRINAGAR, India - Indian government forces killed a top rebel commander in Kashmir during a gunbattle Sunday in the disputed region's main city, police said, calling it a major success against the reb...

Nov 1, 2020

Tanzania's Magufuli accepts official results of reelection

DODOMA, Tanzania - Tanzania's populist President John Magufuli has accepted the official certification of his victory in the East African country's election last week. Magufuli, 61, was declared the w...

Nov 1, 2020

Networks line up election law experts for vote coverage

NEW YORK - Television networks are adding experts in election law to their election night coverage teams so they're prepared to explain legal challenges or irregularities that may come up during the v...

Nov 1, 2020