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Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it's more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden's ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the cos...
Apr 05, 2021
Trial in Floyd's death expected to turn to ex-cop's training
MINNEAPOLIS - The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death is expected to turn toward the officer's training on Monday after a first week that was dominated by emotional te...
Apr 05, 2021
Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia
LEMBATA, Indonesia - Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment Monday after torrential rains caused multiple disasters on remote eastern Indonesian islands as w...
Apr 05, 2021
Netanyahu ex-ally nominates himself to be next PM
JERUSALEM - A former right-wing ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recommended himself as the next prime minister, deepening Israel's political deadlock. Naftali Bennett's Yamina party nomi...
Apr 05, 2021
India's daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time
NEW DELHI - India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of s...
Apr 05, 2021
Turkey detains ex-admirals over statement on straits treaty
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities on Monday detained 10 former admirals after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a midnight statement that government officials tied to Turkey...
Apr 05, 2021
Taiwan investigators ask public for photos of train wreck
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Prosecutors investigating Taiwan's worst railway disaster in seven decades appealed to the public Monday for any photographs they may have taken of the crash that killed at least 50 p...
Apr 05, 2021
Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail dogged by unrest
ST. LOUIS - Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. The riot broke out Sunday night around...
Apr 05, 2021
Navy submarine suffered long-term damage to ballast tank from errant test: Report
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada's four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permane...
Apr 05, 2021
'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row
RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...
Apr 05, 2021