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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry

NEW YORK - Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The retail colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to ...

Nov 17, 2020

Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government permission to deploy peacekeepers to Azerbaijan to monitor a cease-fire deal between Azerbaijan and ...

Nov 17, 2020

David Copperfield halts Vegas show after staffer gets virus

LAS VEGAS - Illusionist David Copperfield is suspending his Las Vegas stage show after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. The Las Vegas Review Journal reported Monday that the legendary magic...

Nov 17, 2020

Give us a week: Businesses urge clarity on England lockdown

LONDON - Business leaders urged the British government on Tuesday to give them at least a week's notice over what restrictions they will face when the lockdown in England expires in early December. Wi...

Nov 17, 2020

NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan

BRUSSELS - NATO could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, its chief warned Tuesday after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw a significant number of Am...

Nov 17, 2020

UK's Johnson allegedly brands powers for Scotland a disaster

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has inflamed Scottish discontent with his Conservative government by reportedly saying that giving governing powers to Scotland had been a "disaster." Bri...

Nov 17, 2020

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late...

Nov 16, 2020

Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions

BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. The mo...

Nov 16, 2020

Iowa governor orders limited mask mandate, new restrictions

IOWA CITY, Iowa - With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday. Reynolds sign...

Nov 16, 2020

Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq

The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by Jan. 15, a U.S. official said Monday. The order would stop short of outgoing President D...

Nov 16, 2020