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Florida man mistakenly pumps gas onto the deck of his boat

January 30, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mistakenly inserting a fuel nozzle into a fishing pole slot, a Florida man pumped $60 worth of gasoline onto the deck of his boat and the ground of a gas station, fire rescue officials said.The incident happened Monday in the Orlando...

US finds ally in Mexico as asylum policy marks first year

By ELLIOT SPAGAT | January 30, 2020

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Perla family of El Salvador has slipped into a daily rhythm in Mexico while they wait for the U.S. to decide whether to grant them asylum.A modest home has replaced the tent they lived in at a migrant shelter. Their 7- and...

US military chief in Africa argues for vital US presence

By CARLEY PETESCH and CARA ANNA | January 30, 2020

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The head of U.S. military forces in Africa argued Thursday against troop cuts on the vast and booming continent, saying strategic partnerships in combating a growing extremist threat and assertive Chinese and Russian influence...

Pentagon seeking Iraqi permission to deploy missile defenses

By ROBERT BURNS | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has asked Iraq for permission to put Patriot missile systems at bases hosting U.S. troops to improve defenses against attacks like the Jan. 8 Iranian missile strike that caused brain injuries to more than 50 U.S....

UK rates held as Brexit clarity shores up economic surveys

By PAN PYLAS | January 30, 2020

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates amid signs of improvement in the British economy in the run-up to Britain's imminent departure from the European Union.The bank said in a statement that its Monetary...

Mr. Stop Brexit won’t give up despite UK’s departure from EU

By JO KEARNEY and GREGORY KATZ | January 30, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain is leaving the European Union on Friday night, but a persistent protester known as Mr. Stop Brexit is not giving up the fight.Steve Bray, who received his nickname from the British press, has been a thorn in the side of hardcore...

Bloomberg, Trump detail campaign ads to air on Super Bowl

By JILL COLVIN | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will use his Super Bowl ad to highlight his efforts to combat gun violence, while President Donald Trump will focus on his economic record as the two candidates face off during the...

Israel PM meets with Putin, returns with freed tourist

By ARON HELLER | January 30, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a quick stopover in Moscow on Thursday to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the new U.S. proposal for the Middle East and to bring home an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug...

German far-right leader’s parliamentary immunity lifted

January 30, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday lifted the parliamentary immunity of a leading far-right politician as part of a probe into alleged tax irregularities.Lawmakers were asked to lift the immunity of Alexander Gauland, the parliamentary co-leader...

Rights group criticizes Greek sea barrier plan for migrants

By ELENA BECATOROS | January 30, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday criticized Greece's plans to deploy a floating barrier as a way to prevent migrants from reaching the Greek islands from nearby Turkey.The international rights group’s research director for Europe,...

Emails: Companies urged gov to veto anti-LGBT adoption law

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE | January 30, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office sought to downplay potential consequences over an anti-LGBT adoption proposal, multiple big companies reached out to his administration warning the state's reputation would suffer if the Republican...

NFL At 100: From head to toe, players equipment has evolved

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. | January 30, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Red Grange looked more like the pilot of a single-engine airplane than a dominant halfback who once thrived in a single-wing offense.From the crude, oblong leather helmets to the sparsely padded brown and blue vertical-striped uniforms...