• N.C. insurance magnate begins serving federal prison term

    N.C. insurance magnate begins serving federal prison term
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina insurance magnate and prolific political donor has started serving a federal prison sentence for corruption-related convictions. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that 50-year-old Greg Lindberg was in custody on Tuesday at a minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Alabama. A judge denied his requests to delay his reporting date. Lindberg was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after being convicted of attempting to bribe North Carolina&rs
  • Ex-Mexican defense secretary is denied bail on drug charges

    Ex-Mexican defense secretary is denied bail on drug charges
    SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge has denied bail to Mexico’s former defense secretary on charges of helping a Mexican cartel smuggle drugs to the United States in exchange for bribes, casting aside an argument that the retired general wouldn’t flee because he was determined to exonerate himself. Salvador Cienfuegos did not appear at the 15-minute hearing in Los Angeles. His remarks at an initial hearing were limited to procedural questions, making his attorney’s comments on Tuesd
  • Judge OKs immediate release of Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts

    Judge OKs immediate release of Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts
    NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has approved the immediate release of transcripts of interviews lawyers conducted with the ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska said Tuesday that the 2016 transcripts of two days of depositions of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell can be released publicly. The order came just 3 minutes after a lawyer for Maxwell asked to delay the release at least two more days. She said Maxwell had not yet decided
  • Correction: Supreme Court-Pennsylvania-Mail-In Voting story

    Correction: Supreme Court-Pennsylvania-Mail-In Voting story
    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story October 19, 2020, about a Supreme Court decision on Pennsylvania’s deadline to count mailed-in ballots, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of states that make Election Day the deadline. It’s 22 states, not 18.The post Correction: Supreme Court-Pennsylvania-Mail-In Voting story appeared first on KVOA.
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  • Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

    Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on Attorney General William Barr to launch an investigation into unverified claims about Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter, effectively demanding that the Justice Department muddy his political opponent and abandon the department’s historic resistance to getting involved in elections. Trump for the first time explicitly called on Barr Tuesday to investigate the Bidens and even pointed to the nearing Nov. 3 election as a reason t
  • Sportswear Company Relocating Headquarters to Downtown Tucson

    Sportswear Company Relocating Headquarters to Downtown Tucson
    A luxury technical sportswear company is moving its operations to downtown Tucson. …
  • DC debuts smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure alert system

    DC debuts smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure alert system
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital has become one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system. It’s a joint Google-Apple venture that delivers alerts to people’s phones, notifying them that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging all residents with Apple or Android smartphones to opt in to the new DC COVID Alert Notice system. Those who have been exposed to a positive vir
  • Utah rivals in governor’s race unite in call for decency

    Utah rivals in governor’s race unite in call for decency
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rival candidates vying to become Utah’s next governor joined together in new ads Tuesday urging people to accept the results of the November elections and maintain decency with one another despite political differences. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who is the heavy favorite to win the race in deeply conservative Utah, joined his Democratic challenger Chris Peterson appear side-by-side in ads that feature a lighthearted approach but a serious message as the
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  • Football rules nationally, Dodgers in Los Angeles

    Football rules nationally, Dodgers in Los Angeles
    NEW YORK (AP) — For a national audience, a regular season football game involving the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night was more popular than the L.A. Dodgers’ do-or-die baseball playoff at the same time against the Atlanta Braves. Baseball may call itself the National Pastime, but for a television audience, football is king. Baseball has a more localized popularity, which is why is Los Angeles, more than twice the televisions were tuned in to the Dodgers’ game than the Rams. In
  • McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal

    McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told fellow Republicans that he’s warned the White House not to divide Republicans by sealing a lopsided pre-election COVID-19 relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — even as he publicly says he’d slate any such agreement for a vote. McConnell made his remarks during a private lunch with fellow Republicans on Tuesday, three people familiar with his remarks said, requesting anonymity because the session was
  • Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case

    Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
    LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case is speaking out after a Louisville judge cleared the way for the the panel’s members to talk publicly. An anonymous grand juror had sued to speak publicly after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced last month that no officers would be charged in the death of Taylor. The grand jury charged one officer with endangering Taylor’s neighbors. In a written statement Tuesday the grand juror says only only want
  • Feds say US colleges ‘massively’ underreport foreign funding

    Feds say US colleges ‘massively’ underreport foreign funding
    A scathing report from the Trump administration concludes that top U.S. universities have “massively underreported” funding they accept from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries.” The Education Department released the report amid its effort to enforce a 1986 law requiring U.S. universities to disclose gifts and contracts from foreign sources. The department’s findings are primarily based on investigations it has opened at 12 schools, inc
  • NYPD says union’s Trump endorsement won’t affect enforcement

    NYPD says union’s Trump endorsement won’t affect enforcement
    NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says a police union’s endorsement of President Donald Trump shouldn’t sway how officers treat people who protest or vote against the president. Chief of Department Terence Monahan said Tuesday that “when we put on this uniform, we are apolitical. We have no stance in one way or another.” The Police Benevolent Association is the city’s largest police union. It broke with its tradition of not endorsing presidential
  • How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

    How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target
    SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google once reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the PC software market to choke off competition, spurring Google to adopt “Don’t Be Evil” as a corporate motto. That pledge is a distant memory, and Google is now in the legal crosshairs of U.S. antitrust regulators who accuse it of wrongdoing similar to charges Microsoft faced 22 years ago, when Google was starting out in a Silicon Valley garage. How Go
  • Officer could be suspended for wearing Trump mask in uniform

    Officer could be suspended for wearing Trump mask in uniform
    MIAMI (AP) — A Miami police officer could face suspension after he was photographed wearing a mask promoting President Donald Trump inside an early voting site while wearing his uniform. Miami-Dade County Democratic Chairman Steve Simeonidis tweeted Tuesday a photo of the officer, saying it was taken inside a polling place at the county government center. It shows the officer wearing a blue, white and red Trump 2020 mask containing a phrase with a curse word. Miami’s police chief sai
  • Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee

    Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee
    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company’s plan to dig outside the federal wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp is taking a big step forward because of the Trump administration’s rollback of environmental rules. The CEO of Twin Pines Minerals said Tuesday that the company plans to mine on 600 acres just a few miles from the swamp’s edge without first obtaining a federal permit. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently determined wetlands within that
  • ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia

    ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia
    ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are seizing on Republican Sen. David Perdue’s comments at a recent rally in which he made a spectacle of struggling to pronounce the name of Sen. Kamala Harris. Critics have accused Georgia’s senior senator of mocking Harris and being out of touch with the rapidly diversifying state. The blowback has provided a late boost to Perdue’s Democratic challenger, Jon Ossoff. A spokesman for Ossoff says his campaign raised $1.8 million in 48 hours followi
  • Human remains found in search for Tulsa massacre victims

    Human remains found in search for Tulsa massacre victims
    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One set of human remains and possibly a second set have been found in a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said during a Tuesday news conference that the remains were found in a coffin in an area known as the “Original 18” where funeral home records show massacre victims are buried following the 1921 violence. The massacre left an estimated 300 mostly Bl
  • Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth

    Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth
    Netflix’s subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer months after a surge in the spring fueled by pandemic lockdowns that corralled millions of people in their homes. The summer slump came as more people sought refuge from the pandemic outdoors and major U.S. professional sports resumed play, offering entertainment alternatives to the world’s most popular video streaming service. The drop-off disclosed Tuesday in Netflix’s latest earnings report was more dramatic t
  • Senate Republicans try to ignore Trump’s attacks on Fauci

    Senate Republicans try to ignore Trump’s attacks on Fauci
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pre-election broadsides against Dr. Anthony Fauci are drawing mild rebuke and little buy-in from Capitol Hill. Senate Republicans on Tuesday tried to avoid linking themselves too closely to the president’s name-calling and the White House’s COVID-19 response. With the coronavirus surging nationwide, the president’s allies see little use in attacking the government’s top infectious disease specialist two weeks before t
  • Watch Live: OSIRIS-REx Sample Collection Today

    Watch Live: OSIRIS-REx Sample Collection Today
    Today, The University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will make its first attempt to gather dust and rocks from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. NASA is currently streaming the operation live.…
  • Papers shed light on early years of ‘Old Ironsides,’ Navy

    Papers shed light on early years of ‘Old Ironsides,’ Navy
    The U.S.S. Constitution Museum has acquired more than 150 documents that shed light on the warship’s early years as well as the young United States’ first international conflict. The collection acquired at auction that had been in private hands for more than 225 years will be unveiled during a Facebook Live celebration of the ship’s 223rd birthday Wednesday. The Boston museum is the nonprofit that preserves the history of the ship known as Old Ironsides. The papers includes han
  • Safety board: Lack of oversight blamed for deadly boat fire

    Safety board: Lack of oversight blamed for deadly boat fire
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lack of oversight by a Southern California boat owner led to a fire that killed 34 people on a 2019 scuba diving excursion. The predawn fire aboard the Conception is one of California’s deadliest maritime disasters, prompting criminal and safety investigations. The Sept. 2, 2019, tragedy killed 33 passengers and one crew member on a Labor Day weekend expedition near an island off Santa Barbara. The National Transportation Safety Board ruled Tuesday to place the
  • U.S. safety board: Lack of oversight by boat owner led to fire that killed 34 on California scuba diving excursion

    U.S. safety board: Lack of oversight by boat owner led to fire that killed 34 on California scuba diving excursion
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. safety board: Lack of oversight by boat owner led to fire that killed 34 on California scuba diving excursion.The post U.S. safety board: Lack of oversight by boat owner led to fire that killed 34 on California scuba diving excursion appeared first on KVOA.
  • Police: Florida man fatally shoots twin brother

    Police: Florida man fatally shoots twin brother
    GULFPORT, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man fatally shot his twin brother while they were joking around in an SUV. Jail records show 23-year-old Thomas Parkinson-Freeman was arrested early Monday and charged with manslaughter. Police say Parkinson-Freeman and his brother, Mathias, were sitting in the parked vehicle at their Gulfport home Sunday evening. Investigators say the brothers and a friend were talking and joking when Mathias pulled out a handgun and pointed it at his brothe
  • Bill Cosby, now 83, grins in newly released prison mug shot

    Bill Cosby, now 83, grins in newly released prison mug shot
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A newly released prison mug shot shows Bill Cosby smiling with a disposable mask hanging off his face. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently updated the 83-year-old Cosby’s mug shot. Such updates are routinely done to document changes to inmates’ appearance as they age. The 83-year-old comedian’s photo was taken Sept. 4. He was convicted of felony sex assault and is serving a three- to 10-year prison term. An appeals court had upheld h
  • Arizona counties can start counting early ballots now

    Arizona counties can start counting early ballots now
    PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona counties can now start tabulating early ballots in a year that’s already producing massive turnout. The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office says it will start counting 645,000 ballots that it’s received either by mail, drop box or in-person early voting. That’s roughly 75% more ballots the county had to count during the same timeframe in the 2016 general election. Arizona is a battleground state where the race for the Senate could flip to Democr
  • NAU linebacker has spotlight in Biden ad during Monday Night Football

    NAU linebacker has spotlight in Biden ad during Monday Night Football
    LOS ANGELES – The intersection of sports and politics took center stage again Monday night when a campaign ad featuring a Northern Arizona football player aired during ESPN’s broadcast of the Arizona Cardinals-Dallas Cowboys game.…
  • Navy jet crashes in California but pilot ejects safely

    Navy jet crashes in California but pilot ejects safely
    CHINA LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The Navy says a fighter jet has crashed in the Mojave Desert but its pilot safely ejected. The F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore in California’s Central Valley went down Tuesday in Superior Valley south of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The Lemoore base says the pilot was taken to a local medical facility for examination. The statement said the flight was a routine training mission. The Navy says it’s cooperating with local aut
  • Papers shed light on early years of USS Constitution, Navy

    Papers shed light on early years of USS Constitution, Navy
    The U.S.S. Constitution Museum has acquired more than 150 documents that shed light on the warship’s early years as well as the young United States’ first international conflict. The collection acquired at auction that had been in private hands for more than 225 years will be unveiled during a Facebook Live celebration of the ship’s 223rd birthday Wednesday. The Boston museum is the nonprofit that preserves the history of the ship known as Old Ironsides. The papers includes han
  • The Latest: CDC says US has seen 300K more deaths than usual

    The Latest: CDC says US has seen 300K more deaths than usual
    NEW YORK — A new government report shows that since the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. has seen 300,000 more deaths than it usually would.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking how many deaths have been reported and comparing them with counts seen in other years. Usually, between the beginning of February and the end of September, about 1.9 million deaths are reported. This year, it’s closer to 2.2 million – a 14.5% increase.
    The CDC says the co
  • Stocks close higher as companies report solid earnings

    Stocks close higher as companies report solid earnings
    Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street following several solid earnings reports from U.S. companies. Investors are also monitoring last-ditch efforts in Washington to get more aid for the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Tuesday, recouping some of its losses from a day earlier. Procter & Gamble, Regions Financial and Travelers rose after reporting quarterly results that were better than analysts were expecting. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit claiming that Google has abused its do
  • Michigan election head: Drop off absentee ballot, don’t mail

    Michigan election head: Drop off absentee ballot, don’t mail
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top elections official says the presidential battleground state’s 1.5 million people with absentee ballots still in-hand should put them in a drop box or take them to their local clerk’s office instead of risking sending them by mail with two weeks to go until Election Day. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Tuesday that hand-delivering a ballot will ensure it will arrive by 8 p.m. on Election Night and be counted. She also says people
  • Doctor asks court to dismiss murder indictment in 25 deaths

    Doctor asks court to dismiss murder indictment in 25 deaths
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio hospital doctor who pleaded not guilty to murder charges in 25 patient deaths has asked a court to dismiss the indictment and alleged misconduct by the prosecutor. William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. He is charged only in cases involving at least 500 micrograms of fentanyl, because prosecutors say dosages that big indicated an intent to prematurely end lives. In a filing Tuesd
  • Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus

    Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Virus cases are surging across Europe and many U.S. states, but responses by leaders are miles apart, with officials in Ireland, France and elsewhere imposing curfews and restricting gatherings even as some U.S. governors resist mask mandates or more aggressive measures. The stark contrasts in efforts to contain infections come as outbreaks on both sides of the Atlantic raise similar alarms, including shrinking availability of hospital beds and rising deaths. Governor
  • Tough virus rules imposed on Manchester after talks collapse

    Tough virus rules imposed on Manchester after talks collapse
    LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is imposing strict coronavirus restrictions on England’s second-largest urban area, after talks with officials in Greater Manchester collapsed over how much financial aid should be handed to people whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures. Johnson, who has been struggling to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions, said he “bitterly” regrets ordering measures that would damage businesses. Bu
  • Trump pressures Barr to investigate Bidens as election nears

    Trump pressures Barr to investigate Bidens as election nears
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on Attorney General William Barr to launch an investigation of Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter, effectively demanding that the Justice Department muddy his political opponent and abandon the department’s historic resistance to getting involved in elections. Trump for the first time explicitly called on Barr to investigate the Bidens and even pointed to the nearing Nov. 3 election as a reason that Barr should not delay taking a
  • French militant group, mosque to close after teacher slaying

    French militant group, mosque to close after teacher slaying
    PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron says a domestic militant Islamist group was “directly implicated” in last week’s gruesome street beheading in a Paris suburb of a high school history teacher who had discussed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad with his class. Macron said the group will be ordered dissolved on Wednesday, when a mosque that relayed a denunciation of the teacher is to shut. He said Tuesday that other associations and individuals are on the radar to be
  • The Latest: CDC recommends masks on planes, trains, buses

    The Latest: CDC recommends masks on planes, trains, buses
    ATLANTA — The CDC is strongly recommending passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it’s stopping short of requiring it.The CDC says the coronavirus is still being transmitted in the U.S. and internationally through travel. Those travelers are often in close contact with others, sometimes for several hours. Masks are necessary because travelers may be unable to stay 6 feet apart on planes and buses, CDC says.
    It says masks should be worn by all passengers and workers on
  • Committee highlights diversity in NAU presidential search

    Committee highlights diversity in NAU presidential search
    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Diversity was the subject of the first meeting of the committee looking for Northern Arizona University’s next president. The group called for someone who will collaborate with and support diverse populations, including the Native American community. The Arizona Daily Sun reported Tuesday that the 14-member committee discussed its vision for the Flagstaff-based campus and the future president during the Friday meeting. The search consultant will use the inform
  • School bus crashes in Arizona; Driver accused of impairment

    School bus crashes in Arizona; Driver accused of impairment
    WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — A school bus driver has been arrested for allegedly driving impaired after a crash injured several children in northern Arizona. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 65-year-old Charles Hoag was taken into custody after Monday’s crash in Williams. They say the school bus transporting 16 elementary-age students left the road and crashed into a ditch. Several students suffered minor injuries and two were transported to a Flagstaff hospital for evaluation
  • Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic

    Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic
    A new study shows that older workers are facing higher unemployment than midcareer workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The study released Tuesday from researchers with the New School university in New York City found that workers 55 and older lost jobs sooner, were rehired slower and continue to face higher job losses than their counterparts ages 35 to 54. From April through September, the older workers unemployment rate was 9.7% compared to 8.6% for midcareer workers. That’s based on a
  • In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

    In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is wooing Pennsylvania voters, brushing aside debate practice ahead of what may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the race in the final presidential faceoff. Democrat Joe Biden is taking the opposite approach, opting to hole up for debate prep. In the leadup to Thursday’s faceoff in Nashville, Biden remains atop polls in most battleground states. Trump, who is trailing Biden in fundraising, too, has increasingly relied on his
  • McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote

    McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he’ll schedule a vote if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration are able to seal an agreement on a huge COVID-19 relief bill. The Kentucky Republican’s remarks came as Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have arrived at a critical phase of their talks — a deadline day of sorts — if any relief is going to be enacted by Election Day. The contours of a potential deal are taking
  • Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in ‘Trump 2020’ hats

    Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in ‘Trump 2020’ hats
    An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump. “Two great, courageous Americans,” Trump’s son tweeted. He removed the tweet with a photo of the two rappers in hats saying “Trump 2020” after being called out by Ice Cube on Twitter. In the original photo, both entertainers were wearing baseball caps with sports logos. Ice
  • Man who wanted to see Trump gets time served in standoff

    Man who wanted to see Trump gets time served in standoff
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Washington state man who said he was traveling to see President Donald Trump has been sentenced to time served for assaulting Secret Service special agents in West Virginia. Prosecutors say 31-year-old Joshua Wills of Bremerton, Washington, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston to the 23 months already served since his 2018 arrest. Wills admitted in court that he intended to drive to Washington, D.C., to meet the president. The Secret Service started inves
  • Judge says Breonna Taylor grand juror can speak about case

    Judge says Breonna Taylor grand juror can speak about case
    LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for a grand juror to speak about proceedings in the case against the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor.An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly.None of the officers were charged directly in Taylor’s death, but one was charged with endangering Taylor’s neighbors.Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Annie O’Connell said in the Taylor case that the historical reasons for preserving g
  • Police: Houston officer killed in shooting, another wounded

    Police: Houston officer killed in shooting, another wounded
    HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a Houston police officer was killed and a child and another officer were wounded when a man opened fire on law enforcement responding to a domestic disturbance call. Police Chief Art Acevedo says Sgt. Harold Preston was shot multiple times and died at a hospital. Officer Courtney Waller was shot in the arm and is in stable condition. Acevedo says officers returned fire and that the suspect, Elmer Manzano, is also hospitalized. He says a 14-year-old boy was al
  • Child labor in the chocolate industry

    Child labor in the chocolate industry
    A good chunk of the global chocolate supply is dependent on child labor.
    A new report released by the U.S. Labor Department and The Bureau of International Labor Affairs finds find 1.6 million children in West Africa toil in the chocolate industry.
    This despite pledges from Nestle, Hershey and Mars to eradicate child labor in producing their chocolate treats. The companies have missed three deadlines for ending child labor.
    In Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire cocoa production increased 62-percent from 20
  • US, Russia appear set to extend last remaining nuclear pact

    US, Russia appear set to extend last remaining nuclear pact
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia are inching closer to a deal to extend their last remaining arms control pact after U.S. threats to allow the deal to expire early next year. The two sides signaled they are ready to accept compromises to salvage the New START treaty just two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election in which President Donald Trump faces a strong challenge from former Vice President Joe Biden. After the White House rejected an earlier proposal from the Kre

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