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Lawsuit challenging arrest of NYC transgender woman settled

NEW YORK - The New York Police Department will have to give its force more training on protecting the rights of transgender people as part of a deal announced Tuesday that settles a civil rights lawsu...

Nov 10, 2020

Pompeo brushes aside results of presidential election

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is brushing aside results of last week's presidential election showing that President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term. Pompeo told reporters wit...

Nov 10, 2020

Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. - Vowing "to get right to work," President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as "inconsequential," even as...

Nov 10, 2020

Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. - Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina on Tuesday, saying "the voters have spoken" and it was clear Tillis had won. With Cunni...

Nov 10, 2020

Republican wins back US House seat in Southern California

LOS ANGELES - Republican Michelle Steel defeated first-term Rep. Harley Rouda on Tuesday in a Southern California district, only the second time in more than two decades that a GOP candidate in the st...

Nov 10, 2020

Global rally slows, but optimism over vaccine remains high

NEW YORK - The big rally for markets worldwide is slowing on Tuesday, but optimism remains high that the global economy may still be on track for a return to normal. It's the second straight day that ...

Nov 10, 2020

Chinese shoppers splurge in world's largest shopping fest

HONG KONG - Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year's Singles' Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers fro...

Nov 10, 2020

US job openings rise slightly in September, hiring slips

WASHINGTON - American employers advertised slightly more jobs in September but hired fewer people as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from spring's coronavirus collapse. Job postings rose to to 6...

Nov 10, 2020

How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19

RIO DE JANEIRO - The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear: Carnival is coming....

Nov 10, 2020

Three go on trial for deadly 2017 Barcelona terror attacks

MADRID - Three people went on trial Tuesday in Spain for their alleged roles in terror attacks around Barcelona that killed 16 people and injured 140 others in 2017. The three - Driss Oukabir, Mohamed...

Nov 10, 2020