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Storm Marco Closes In On Louisiana As Laura Buffets Cuba
After a day as a hurricane, Tropical Storm Marco approached Louisiana for an expected landfall around midday Monday, while Tropical Storm Laura was forecast to move along Cuba's southern coast during the day before entering the Gulf of Mexico and heading...
Mali Junta Wants 3-year Military Rule, Agrees to Free Ousted President
President Keita has been detained along with other political leaders since the coup on Tuesday, and he 'will be able to return to his home' in Bamako.
Election 2020, Political Conventions, ADVISORY
The Republican National Convention will run from Monday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Aug. 27. Republicans will begin their first days proceedings in Charlotte, North Carolina, where delegates will vote to renominate President Trump. The presidents son, Don...
Black-owned Bookstores Want Action After Influx In Business
A renewed focus on social justice in the wake of police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has seen sales soar at Blackowned bookstores around the country as customers seek out knowledge from their own communities.
EU's Hogan Apologises But Rides Out Calls To Quit Over Irish Golf Dinner Furore
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan apologised again on Sunday for attending a golf dinner in his native Ireland that may have breached COVID19 regulations, but an EU official said he would not heed calls from Irish leaders to resign.
Police Arrest 14 After Portland Rocked By Clashes Between Demonstrators
Portland police said they arrested 14 people overnight after officers were hit by rocks, bottles and paint balls, following violent clashes between rival groups of demonstrators that roiled the city's downtown area earlier in the day.
A Year After Elijah McClain's Death, Activists Want Charges
In the year since Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from a store, the number of people calling for justice to be done in his case has grown to millions of people around the world.
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Belarusian Protesters Pack Capital, Army Issues Warning
Tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters packed the streets of Minsk on Sunday as the army waded into Belarus' political crisis, warning that it, not the police, would respond to any opposition unrest near the city's national memorials.
German Lawmakers Flag Private Party Ban As Coronavirus Cases Rise
Germany should temporarily ban private parties, several lawmakers suggested on Sunday, after the number of coronavirus infections in Europe's largest economy reached a fourmonth high.
New Zealand Mosque Shooter Arrives In Christchurch For Sentencing
The suspected white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, a massacre that prompted a global campaign to stamp out online hate, arrived in Christchurch on Sunday ahead of sentencing hearings.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Was Under Police Surveillance Before Falling Ill - Paper
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning, was under intense police surveillance in preceding days, a Russian tabloid newspaper cited law enforcement sources as saying.
Iran Calls For Countries Not To Politicise Data From Downed Ukrainian Jet
Iran is calling on all countries involved to refrain from politicising data analysis from the blackboxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that Tehran said it accidentally shot down in January, the Nournews website quoted the head of the country's Civil Avia...
Changing Weather Prompts More Fire Fears In California
An unwelcome change in the weather, with higher winds, temperatures and lightning that threatens to spark new wildfires was coming Sunday to parched Northern California, where firefighters have for nearly a week battled three huge complexes of fires that...
Maduro Says Venezuela Buying Iranian Missiles 'a Good Idea'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday said it would be a "good idea" to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid growing ties between Caracas and Tehran.
U.S. House Votes To Block Postal Reforms Seen As Threat To Mail-in Ballots
The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday to provide the cashstrapped Postal Service with $25 billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mailin balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 election.