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• Lawsuit of Michael Jackson sexual abuse accuser dismissed

  22-10-2020 23:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in the documentary “Leaving Neverland.” Judge Mark Young on ruled Tuesday that 42-year-old James Safechuck couldn’t sue the two corporations Jackson owned that are named as defendants. Young said Safechuck didn’t demonstrate that the corporations were required to protect him from Jackson. Email messages seeking comment from both sid
  
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• Local artist participates in national painting project

  22-10-2020 23:39
  
  As the drums ring out the Chinese New Year in a Singapore market, two young women wearing face masks watch the celebration.…
  
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• Phoenix police: Death of woman in mobile home is suspicious

  22-10-2020 23:32
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after a 78-year-old woman was found dead in a mobile home. They say officers responded to a call of a person found in a mobile home around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. They say the woman was identified as Marilyn Grace Staudt and she appeared to have been dead for several days. Police say the mobile home had been ransacked and a man was seen leaving the house at around the same time Staudt was last seen ali
  
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• US: Russian hackers targeting networks of state, local governments

  22-10-2020 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, and have stolen data from at least two servers.
  That's according to an advisory issued less than two weeks before the presidential election. The alert Thursday describes an onslaught of recent activity from Russian state-sponsored hacking groups in recent days against state and local networks, some of which were successfully compromised.
  The advisory fr
  
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• Tesla ‘full self-driving’ vehicles can’t drive themselves

  22-10-2020 23:25
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A small group of Tesla owners is testing the company’s “full self-driving” system on public roads. But in fine print the company says the $8,000 system doesn’t make the vehicles autonomous and they still have to be supervised by humans. The conflicting messages have experts in the field accusing Tesla of deceptive, irresponsible marketing that could make the roads more dangerous. Steven Shladover, a research engineer at the University of California, B
  
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• US: Russian hackers targeting state, local networks

  22-10-2020 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, and have stolen data from at least two servers. That’s according to an advisory issued less than two weeks before the presidential election. The alert Thursday describes an onslaught of recent activity from Russian state-sponsored hacking groups in recent days against state and local networks, some of which were successfully compromised. The advis
  
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• GOP in ruby red Kansas stresses over costly Senate race

  22-10-2020 23:19
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Many Republicans who were desperate to have Congressman Roger Marshall as their candidate for an open Senate seat in Kansas are finding the race to be much tougher and more expensive than they had expected. GOP groups are pouring millions of dollars into advertising to help the two-term congressman win what was supposed to be a safe GOP seat and to keep it from going to party-switching state Sen. Barbara Bollier. Democratic Senate candidates around the country are
  
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• FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

  22-10-2020 23:16
  
  U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV. Its maker, Gilead Sciences Inc., said Thursday that the drug is approved for people at least 12 years old who need hospitalization for their coronavirus infection. The company is calling it Veklury. A large U.S. study found it cut the time to recovery by five days — from 15 days to 10 on average. It has been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring. It works
  
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• Protest at Kansas school after student told to remove hijab

  22-10-2020 23:13
  
  JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Students at a Kansas high school staged a peaceful demonstration after a student was told to remove her Islamic head scarf, known as a hijab. A spokeswoman for the Geary County School District said officials are still trying to determine details of the incident but a student reported an employee at Junction City High School told her to remove the hijab on Tuesday. The prompted some students to demonstrate in support of the student before classes Wednesday. Spokes
  
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• Michigan State dropping swimming and diving teams

  22-10-2020 23:12
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is dropping swimming and diving teams for men and women after the 2020-21 season. Officials say the athletic department is facing a “financial crisis” with a likely revenue shortfall of more than $30 million. MSU says no swimmer or diver will lose a scholarship if they remain as students. Counseling and mental health services will also be available. MSU says dropping the teams will improve the athletic department’s long
  
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• Cartels’ meth war bloodying once-peaceful state in Mexico

  22-10-2020 23:11
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the central Mexico state of Guanajuato, the color of the meth or the markings on the package in an addict’s pocket may determine whether he lives or dies. The Jalisco Cartel sells crystal-clear meth at $2.30 per dose. The home gang, Santa Rosa de Lima, sells cheaper blue-tinged methamphetamines for $1.40. And the rival gangs don’t accept competition in a struggle for control that has turned Guanajuato into one of Mexico’s most blood-drenched states.
  
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• US says Russian hackers targeted state, local governments ahead of election, stealing data from 2 servers

  22-10-2020 23:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US says Russian hackers targeted state, local governments ahead of election, stealing data from 2 servers.The post US says Russian hackers targeted state, local governments ahead of election, stealing data from 2 servers appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Alabama official with COVID opposes mask mandate

  22-10-2020 23:02
  
  Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said Thursday that he remains opposed to mandatory mask orders despite being diagnosed with COVID-19, even though he encourages people to wear one.
  The Republican lieutenant governor announced Wednesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. He said he sought a test after learning someone in his Sunday school group had COVID-19.
  “I have always encouraged mask-wearing, and I wear one in my daily life, Ainsworth said in a statement, adding that: “A
  
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• Hurricane Epsilon weakens, expected to move east of Bermuda

  22-10-2020 22:57
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Epsilon’s maximum sustained winds have dropped as it prepares to skirt just east of  Bermuda on a forecast path over the Atlantic Ocean. Epsilon is now a Category 1 hurricane with top winds of 85 mph. The National Hurricane Center says the storm should come close enough Thursday evening to merit a tropical storm warning for the island. Epsilon rapidly intensified to become a major hurricane on Wednesday before weakening. Forecasters warn that large ocean s
  
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• Cuba says US sanctions have caused nearly $5.6B in losses

  22-10-2020 22:54
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says the island has lost nearly $5.6 billion in one year as a result of economic sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday decried what he said is a growing number of sanctions suffocating the island, a topic that is on the agenda for next year’s U.N. General Assembly session. Rodríguez says the political hostility has reached “feverish levels.” He says the $5.6 billion loss occurr
  
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• FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir

  22-10-2020 22:52
  
  U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization. Its maker, Gilead Sciences Inc., said Thursday that the drug is approved for people at least 12 years old who need hospitalization for their coronavirus infection. The company is calling it Veklury. A large U.S. study found it cut the time to recovery by five days — from 15 days to 10 on average. It has been authorized for use on an e
  
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• 6 alleged members of “murder squad” linked to 8 killings

  22-10-2020 22:52
  
  SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say they have arrested and charged six alleged gang members who were part of a “murder squad” that roamed the streets of California’s Monterey County looking for rival gang members and are suspected in eight killings. U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Thursday the alleged Norteño gang members traveled in caravans of three cars and between January 2017 and November 2018 killed eight people during “hunts” in the
  
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• 6 alleged members of “murder squad” linked to 8 murders

  22-10-2020 22:48
  
  SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say they have arrested and charged six alleged gang members who were part of a “murder squad” that roamed the streets of California’s Monterey County looking for rival gang members and are suspected in eight killings. U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Thursday the alleged Norteño gang members traveled in caravans of three cars and between January 2017 and November 2018 killed eight people during “hunts” in the
  
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• Arizona-Seattle meet in another tough NFC West matchup

  22-10-2020 22:46
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are trying to make a push up the NFC West standings. The problem is the division’s other three teams aren’t going to budge easily. The Cardinals have won two straight games and have a 4-2 record. They’ll host the undefeated Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. The Cardinals have a short week of preparation after beating Dallas 38-10 on “Monday Night Football.” The Seahawks have the benefit of extra rest coming off a by
  
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• FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.

  22-10-2020 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.The post FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Officials prepare to faceoff over masks as Kansas cases rise

  22-10-2020 22:40
  
  MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ coronavirus case count continued to climb, even as one GOP lawmaker pushed back against Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s call for a statewide mask mandate.“I’ve stated all along, and still believe, a one-size-fits-all COVID solution doesn’t work for our diverse state,” Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, said Thursday in a written statement. “Local leaders have done a great job in dictating local res
  
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• Israeli military: Gaza militants fire 2 rockets into Israel

  22-10-2020 22:36
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a pair of rockets into southern Israel. The military says its air-defense system intercepted one of the projectiles late Thursday, while the second fell in an open area. It was the second rocket attack this week following Israel’s announcement on Tuesday that it had located a new tunnel dug by militants that stretched into Israel. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday&r
  
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• Charges: Fired Belmont worker’s retaliation led horse to die

  22-10-2020 22:29
  
  ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say a backstretch worker at New York’s Belmont Park caused the death of a $200,000 racehorse by releasing the filly onto blacktop where she fell and broke her leg. The Nassau County district attorney says worker Ramzan Antooa released the 2-year-old filly named Pasta from her stall on July 30 in retaliation for being fired. Antooa was arraigned Thursday on charges including grand larceny, burglary and criminal mischief. He was released on his own recog
  
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• Mistrial declared in Arizona police excessive force case

  22-10-2020 22:24
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge in Arizona has declared a mistrial after a jury could not decide if a deputy used excessive force when he fatally shot a man. The Arizona Republic reported the jury ruled in favor of Pinal County Deputy Heath Rankin in a wrongful death claim, meaning jurors believed the January 2014 shooting was justified under state law. The case will go to trial again for another jury to determine whether Rankin violated federal law when he shot 40-year-old Manuel Longoria
  
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• Slain Utah college student’s family gets $13.5M settlement

  22-10-2020 22:22
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah track athlete who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus two years ago have reached a $13.5 million settlement with the university. University of Utah President Ruth Watkins said Thursday at a news conference that the college didn’t handle the woman’s case properly. She joined Lauren McCluskey’s parents at a news conference in Salt Lake City that came on the second anniversary of her death. The 21-year-old McClus
  
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• Officials: ‘Minimal’ risk Venezuela oil tanker will sink

  22-10-2020 22:22
  
  Associated Press (AP) — Officials in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago say a damaged Venezuelan oil tanker in shared waters no longer poses a risk of spilling. Trinidad’s energy minister said Thursday that a team of experts inspected the FSO Nabarima, allaying previous fears it was on the brink of creating a massive oil spill. International outcry arose from recent images showing the Venezuelan oil tanker precariously leaning, with reports that it had taken on water. Offi
  
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• The Latest: Chicago implements new virus rules as cases rise

  22-10-2020 22:18
  
  CHICAGO — Some Chicago businesses will have to close by 10 p.m. and residents are asked to limit gatherings to six people as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases among residents continues to rise, the city’s mayor announced Thursday.
  Mayor Lori Lightfoot also announced that bars without food licenses must stop serving customers indoors and liquor sales citywide must end at 9 p.m. The curfew doesn’t apply to grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other essential
  
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• Lawyer: Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia

  22-10-2020 22:18
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said Thursday. Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs. “Today, Snowden was handed a residency permit for an unlimited period of time,” his Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told Russia
  
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• Dancing through quarantine and Harlem — in a bubble

  22-10-2020 22:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Living and breathing dance is par for the course at the Dance Theater of Harlem. It’s just never looked like this. A group including 15 dancers, a choreographer, the artistic director and a production team has taken up residence at a cultural center in New York’s Hudson Valley, about 100 miles north of New York City. They’re in a bubble until the end of the month _ a coronavirus quarantine bubble. It’s inspired by the example set by the National Bask
  
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• Stocks shake off a wobbly start to end higher on Wall Street

  22-10-2020 22:12
  
  Stocks shook off a wobbly start and ended higher on Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% Thursday. Several earnings reports from big U.S. companies came in better than analysts had expected, which helped put investors in a buying mood. Also, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said progress was being made on talks to deliver more stimulus to the economy. The back-and-forth moves were typical of the market’s recent meandering trading in recent weeks as investors try to gauge the chances of whet
  
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• Arizona officials push early ballots for disabled voters

  22-10-2020 22:10
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is home to over 2,200 assisted living facilities and nearly 150 skilled nursing facilities, whose residents may be locked down or have difficulty casting a ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic. Elections officials are urging relatives and caregivers to help people who need long-term care to sign up for an early mail ballot. The deadline to do so is Friday. Long-term care facilities like nursing homes were hit hard by the pandemic, and many have taken extra measures t
  
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• Long after murders, Black voting is still troubled in Miss.

  22-10-2020 22:04
  
  Meridian, Miss. (AP) — With America roiling over questions of racial justice and a divisive election just days away, the AP Road Trip team made its way to Mississippi, and the scene of an infamous 1964 triple murder of civil rights workers fighting for Black voting rights. Almost no Black people could vote in Mississippi until well into the 1960s, with a white power structure that feared their empowerment. That changed with the 1965 Voting Rights Act, but it hasn’t ended. There are n
  
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• Serious crash causes delays on I-19 in Green Valley

  22-10-2020 22:02
  
  GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) – Crews are responding to a serious vehicle crash in Green Valley Thursday afternoon.Officials say the crash happened on Interstate 19 at milepost 42.Northbound I-19 is closed at Duval Mine Road.No further details have been released at this time.
  Units working a serious motor vehicle crash on I-19 NB at KP69.NB I-19 is currently closed at Duval Mine Rd.Use caution in the area.— Official GV Fire PIO (@GVFDPIO) October 22, 2020I-19 NB in Green Valley: All lan
  
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• Europe faces more curfews, restrictions as virus cases swell

  22-10-2020 22:02
  
  ROME (AP) — Curfews have been vastly expanded in France, which has added 41,600 new coronavirus infections in one day, and similar nighttime crackdowns loomed in Italy, including for Rome, Naples and Milan. In Greece, Athens was adopting a similar restriction as Europe struggles with rapidly rising COVID-19 caseloads. Italy was Europe’s first country to impose national lockdown in March. So far Italy’s government, wary of crippling the country’s long-lame economy, hasn&rs
  
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• Jacob Lawrence painting missing for 60 years rediscovered

  22-10-2020 21:59
  
  A painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence that has not been seen in public for 60 years has been found and will soon take its designated place in a 30-piece exhibit of Lawrence’s work. The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts said Thursday the series “Struggle: From the History of the American People” is currently showing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the missing piece represented by an empty frame. A visitor to the Met noticed the gap in th
  
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• Report: Bombing kills Syrian cleric key to deals with rebels

  22-10-2020 21:57
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state media and the government say a roadside bombing has killed a senior Syrian cleric who played a key role in government deals with rebel fighters. The explosion that killed the Damascus mufti took place on Thursday in a town west of the capital of Damascus. It wasn’t known who planted the roadside bomb and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The cleric was first reported wounded in the bombing, then declared dead soon a
  
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• Officer is charged with injuring protesters with his baton

  22-10-2020 21:56
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former transit police sergeant accused of hitting two protesters with his baton has become the third Philadelphia officer to be charged after confrontations during demonstrations against police brutality. Matthew Sinkiewicz was charged Thursday with aggravated assault and other counts related to the May 30 confrontation. He has been fired from his job as a sergeant with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority police. He is accused of striking two protes
  
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• GOP to high court: Halt longer N. Carolina absentee deadline

  22-10-2020 21:56
  
  Republican officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to return North Carolina to a shorter deadline for accepting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day. State Republican legislative leaders and President Donald Trump’s campaign filed appeals on Thursday. The North Carolina State Board of Elections had announced in late September that absentee ballots could be accepted by counties until Nov. 12, as long as they were mailed by Election Day. That rule change lengthened the pe
  
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• High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate

  22-10-2020 21:47
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s debate night for President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. They will square off in Nashville in their final face-to-face confrontation before the election. It’s one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing president to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign. Some Trump advisers are urging him to trade his aggressive demeanor for a lower-key style, hoping Biden will get himself in trouble with v
  
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• Bucs-Raiders game moved from prime time after COVID-19 test

  22-10-2020 21:45
  
  The NFL has shifted the Las Vegas game against Tampa Bay out of prime time after several Raiders players have been unable to practice this week because of contact tracing from the coronavirus. The game in Las Vegas was originally scheduled to be played at 5:20 p.m. PDT Sunday in the national television window on NBC but now has been moved to 1:05 p.m. PDT in a regional window on Fox. The game between the Seahawks and Cardinals in Arizona has been moved into the prime-time window.The post Bucs-Ra
  
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• The Latest: Kansas coronavirus positivity rate tops 20%

  22-10-2020 21:39
  
  MISSION, Kan. — The coronavirus positivity rate in Kansas has topped 20%, among the highest in the country.
  The 14-day rolling average of the positivity rate in Kansas rose from 15.04% on Oct. 7 to 20.64% on Wednesday, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.The seven-day average for new cases was a record 757 on Wednesday, with many cases in rural parts of the state.
  More than 90 of the state’s 105 counties have opted out of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask order.
  
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• US regulators seek advice on thorny issues as vaccines near

  22-10-2020 21:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. regulators who will decide the fate of COVID-19 vaccines are asking outside scientists if their standards are high enough. The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines. A federal advisory committee debated Thursday whether the guidelines FDA has set for vaccine developers are rigorous enough. Among the big questions: Exactly how much evidence is needed to be sure a vaccine is safe and effective
  
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• UN chief appeals for cease-fires, warns pandemic wins wars

  22-10-2020 21:25
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is appealing for cease-fires in the world’s major conflicts from Yemen and Libya to Afghanistan and Nagorno-Karabakh, warning that if fighting continues “the only winner is the pandemic.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with The Associated Press that he was renewing his March 23 call for an immediate halt to all conflicts to tackle the coronavirus crisis and to spotlight the most serious global hotspot
  
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• Family: Man fatally shot by police wasn’t extremist

  22-10-2020 21:25
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Duncan Socrates Lemp became a martyr for an anti-government movement after a police officer shot and killed the 21-year-old man during a pre-dawn raid on his family’s Maryland home in March. The shooting has galvanized a loose network of gun-toting extremists promoting the “boogaloo,” a slang term for a second civil war or collapse of civilization. A social media hashtag campaign invoking Lemp’s name has been a mixed blessing for his parents
  
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• The Latest: Aide: Trump tests negative for virus pre-debate

  22-10-2020 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
  3:20 p.m.
  The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus ahead of Thursday night’s second and final presidential debate.
  Mark Meadows says Trump was tested onboard Air Force One while en route to Nashville, Tennessee, and tested negative.
  Biden’s campaign said Thursday that he, too, was tested Thursday and tested negative.
  The test comes after Trump&r
  
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• Mexico reaches deal to pay water debt to US

  22-10-2020 21:16
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has reached a deal with the United States to pay the shortfall in its annual contribution of water from border-area rivers, by transferring rights to water held in border dams that normally supply cities and towns downstream. The agreement announced Thursday allows Mexico to meet the Oct. 24 deadline which, if missed, could have endangered a cross-border water sharing treaty that greatly benefits Mexico. Mexican officials said they still have enough water in other
  
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• Harrison: Record $57M haul in US Senate race has been spent

  22-10-2020 21:16
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaime Harrison raised a record-shattering $57 million last quarter in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, but the South Carolina Democrat says the cash is already spent. Harrison’s financial haul in the third quarter was the most ever brought in by a Senate candidate in a quarterly fundraising period and came as other Democratic Senate challengers raked in eye-popping cash against Republican incumbents. Harrison’s campaign says their record-breakin
  
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• President Trump posts unedited ’60 Minutes’ interview before it airs

  22-10-2020 21:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has posted full, unedited interviews that he and the vice president did with “60 Minutes” on Facebook before the show’s scheduled broadcast this weekend.
  The footage shows Trump growing increasingly prickly as Lesley Stahl presses him on a host of topics, including his response to the coronavirus pandemic, his slipping support among suburban women, the lack of masks at his rallies, and the “Obamacare” replacement plan he
  
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• Mute buttons and plexiglass: Inside the final 2020 debate

  22-10-2020 21:06
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Millions of people will be watching on television, but only around 200 will be inside the massive college arena in Nashville, Tennessee, where President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden meet for the final presidential debate of the 2020 election. One of them will control a mute button. A representative of the Commission on Presidential Debates will use the button backstage to ensure each candidate has two minutes uninterrupted to deliver opening answ
  
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• Putin says he allowed foe Navalny to get treatment abroad

  22-10-2020 21:03
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected accusations of the Kremlin’s involvement in the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying that he personally allowed his foe to be flown to Germany for treatment. Putin’s most visible and determined opponent fell ill on Aug. 20 during a domestic flight in Russia and was flown to Germany two days later. Tests conducted at labs designated by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed t
  
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