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Biden looks to fill out economic team with diverse picks

President-elect Joe Biden is expected in the coming days to name several of his most senior economic advisers, a group that includes several liberal economists and policy specialists who established t...

Nov 30, 2020

Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 6 inmates dead, 35 injured

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said Monday. Two guards...

Nov 30, 2020

Australian leader calls China's graphic tweet 'repugnant'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday a tweet by a Chinese official which shows a fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit a child's throat is "tr...

Nov 30, 2020

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowl...

Nov 30, 2020

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what...

Nov 30, 2020

Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert

SALT LAKE CITY - A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn...

Nov 29, 2020

Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to ch...

Nov 29, 2020

Testing new release strategy, 'The Croods' opens to $14.2M

NEW YORK - Testing a novel release strategy, Universal Pictures' animated sequel "The Croods: A New Age" had one of the best opening weekends of the pandemic, grossing $14.2 million over the five-day ...

Nov 29, 2020

Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

MAIDGURI, Nigeria - Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria's northern Borno State, officia...

Nov 29, 2020

Investigators search doctor's office, probing Maradona death

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine police searched the home and office of Diego Maradona's personal doctor on Sunday as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer star, which cau...

Nov 29, 2020