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2021-01-19 18:30 |
McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob 'fed lies'... WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly placed blame on President Donald Trump for the deadly...... |
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2021-01-19 18:29 |
Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad's final full day... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's youngest daughter, Tiffany, is engaged to be married. The 27-year-old recent Georgetown law school...... |
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2021-01-19 18:28 |
SAT doing away with optional essay, subject tests... NEW YORK (AP) — The College Board said Tuesday it will eliminate the optional essay from the SAT and do...... |
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2021-01-19 18:24 |
Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season started... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL has postponed its first game since the league's season began, calling off Tuesday night's...... |
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2021-01-19 18:21 |
Column: Lower scores just an example of golf evolving... HONOLULU (AP) — Chris Kirk shot 65 four days in a row and it wasn't enough to win on the...... |
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2021-01-19 18:17 |
Warm meals for cold times: Getting to know root vegetables... If you've been to a farmers' market lately, then the reality of seasonal cooking in the middle of winter has...... |
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2021-01-19 18:09 |
Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff's Senate wins... ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state has certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections, paving the...... |
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2021-01-19 17:28 |
Trump in final parting shot hits Venezuela with sanctions... CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration issued a parting shot to Venezuela President Nicols Maduro on Tuesday, announcing a...... |
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2021-01-19 17:25 |
Senate GOP leader says pro-Trump mob that attacked Capitol was 'fed lies' and 'provoked by the president'... WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader says pro-Trump mob that attacked Capitol was 'fed lies' and 'provoked by the president.'... |
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2021-01-19 17:20 |
Canada in touch with incoming Biden admin about oil pipeline... TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his officials are in regular contact with U.S. President-elect Joe...... |
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2021-01-19 17:18 |
Loudoun Co. board to vote on call for resignation of Del. Dave LaRock... Chair-At-Large Phyllis Randall and supervisor Juli Briskman have been critical of LaRock's comments and actions about the 2020 presidential election.... |
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2021-01-19 17:18 |
Death toll from clashes in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 160... CAIRO (AP) — Hospitals in Sudan's West Darfur province Tuesday received at least 29 more bodies, doctors said, bringing the...... |
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2021-01-19 17:18 |
Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks, John Legend lead star-studded inauguration lineup... The noon swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden will also feature a performance by country legend Garth Brooks.... |
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2021-01-19 17:17 |
Indiana State ties connect Packers tight ends Tonyan, Dafney... Indiana State hasn't had anyone drafted in nearly a quarter-century. However, two of its former players are a game away...... |
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2021-01-19 17:17 |
Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'... WASHINGTON (AP) — On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions...... |
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2021-01-19 17:13 |
Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback... WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court struck down one of the Trump administration's most momentous climate rollbacks on Tuesday,...... |
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2021-01-19 17:13 |
Pompeo, leaving office, says China's policies on Muslims, ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province constitute 'genocide'... WASHINGTON (AP) — Pompeo, leaving office, says China's policies on Muslims, ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province constitute 'genocide.'... |
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2021-01-19 17:12 |
Apple Books-Top-10... Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 by Julia Quinn 9780063045118 (Avon)...... |
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2021-01-19 16:31 |
AP Explainer: Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?... TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A growing groundswell of youth unrest, tapping into a well of economic frustration, is sweeping Tunisia...... |
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2021-01-19 16:17 |
Russia: Gas pipeline to Germany at risk after US sanctions... MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state gas company Gazprom acknowledged there is a risk that its undersea pipeline to Germany could...... |
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2021-01-19 16:13 |
EU commission urges member states to speed up vaccination... BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is urging member states to speed up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure...... |
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2021-01-19 16:09 |
Dillon lands Daytona 500 ride with rebuilding Gaunt Brothers... CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ty Dillon landed a Daytona 500 ride with Gaunt Brothers Racing, a pairing of a driver...... |
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2021-01-19 16:09 |
Iraq postpones date for early elections by four months... BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Cabinet voted Tuesday to postpone early elections for four months based on a recommendation by the...... |
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2021-01-19 16:07 |
Search for 2 children forcibly abducted from foster home... GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — A pair of men in ski masks broke through a window of a suburban Rochester home,...... |
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2021-01-19 16:06 |
Lumentum buys Coherent in $5.7B push into lasers, photonics... Lumentum Holdings will spend $5.7 billion in cash and stock to buy Coherent and expand its reach into lasers and...... |
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2021-01-19 16:03 |
England appoints Hege Riise as temporary women's coach... LONDON (AP) — Norway's appearance record holder, Hege Riise, will temporarily take over as coach of the England women's national...... |
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2021-01-19 15:38 |
Bridge closings catch some drivers off-guard... Some drivers headed into D.C. may have been caught off-guard as the inbound bridges closed Tuesday morning ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration — though WTOP's traffic experts said backups were less extensive than anticipated.... |
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2021-01-19 15:35 |
GM teams up with Microsoft on driverless cars... SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars....... |
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2021-01-19 15:32 |
Attorneys: Ex-governor charged in wrong county over Flint... LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorneys for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are striking back, telling prosecutors Tuesday that the Flint...... |
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2021-01-19 15:27 |
UK lawmakers debate 'genocide' clause to China trade deals... LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Britain were set to vote Tuesday on a proposal aimed at preventing the U.K. from...... |
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2021-01-19 15:27 |
Dollar mixed... The U.S. dollar is mixed against other North American currencies in New York trading. It's worth 1.28 Canadian dollars, unchanged...... |
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2021-01-19 15:24 |
NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs... CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert —...... |
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2021-01-19 15:23 |
Self-described militia members jailed on riot charges... CINCINNATI (AP) — Two self-described militia members facing federal charges that they participated in the assault on the U.S. Capitol...... |
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2021-01-19 15:21 |
Oxygen-starved city in Brazil's Amazon starts immunization... RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Amazonian city of Manaus in Brazil began administering vaccines against the coronavirus, providing a...... |
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2021-01-19 15:14 |
As puedes participar de manera segura en la toma de posesin de Biden... (CNN) — En un tpico da de toma de posesin, cientos de miles de estadounidenses acuden en masa a Washington...... |
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2021-01-19 14:37 |
Relegation-threatened Torino hires Nicola as coach... TURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino hired former player Davide Nicola as coach on Tuesday to replace the fired Marco Giampaolo....... |
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2021-01-19 14:30 |
Review: Lisa Gardner marks a sharply-written return... "Before She Disappeared," by Lisa Gardner (Dutton) Frankie Elkin is a nomad. Owning only what she can carry, she wanders...... |
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2021-01-19 14:25 |
Earthquake injures 3 in Argentina; tremor also felt in Chile... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in northwestern Argentina near the border with central Chile, injuring at...... |
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2021-01-19 14:20 |
Massive car pileup on Japan highway kills one, injuries 17... TOKYO (AP) — One person was killed and at least 17 injured Tuesday in a massive pileup of at least...... |
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2021-01-19 14:16 |
Cybersecurity firm: Booting hackers a complex chore... BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to assess the impact of a more than seven-month-old cyberespionage campaign blamed on Russia — and...... |
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2021-01-19 14:14 |
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot will skip Tour to focus on Giro... PARIS (AP) — Frenchman Thibaut Pinot won't compete at the Tour de France this year, skipping his home race to...... |
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2021-01-19 14:00 |
Cmo le entregar Trump a Biden el 'baln nuclear'?... (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, no asistir el mircoles para ver cmo su sucesor, Joe Biden, toma...... |
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2021-01-19 13:57 |
Goldman Sachs' profits more than double, despite pandemic... NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs said its profits more than doubled from a year earlier thanks to a surge...... |
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2021-01-19 13:43 |
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 24-30... Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 24-30 Jan. 24: Fiddler Doug Kershaw is 85. Singer Ray Stevens is 82....... |
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2021-01-19 13:40 |
Falcons name Saints' Terry Fontenot as general manager... ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons named Terry Fontenot, who has spent 16 seasons with division rival New Orleans, the...... |
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2021-01-19 13:39 |
Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary... WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health,...... |
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2021-01-19 13:37 |
Lionel Messi suspended 2 matches for hitting opponent... The Spanish soccer federation suspended Lionel Messi for two matches on Tuesday after he hit an opponent in an incident...... |
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2021-01-19 13:33 |
12 Kosovo officials acquitted of paying phony war veterans... PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A court in Kosovo on Tuesday acquitted a dozen former government officials of misusing public money...... |
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2021-01-19 13:32 |
Thai leader threatens punishment for false vaccine news... BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha warned Tuesday that his government will prosecute anyone who shares false information...... |
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2021-01-19 13:18 |
Germany's 2020 borrowing comes in well short of forecast... BERLIN (AP) — Germany borrowed 130.5 billion euros ($157.5 billion) last year as it loosened budget rules to help finance...... |