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AP-NORC poll: GOP more fired up for 2020, Democrats anxious

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and EMILY SWANSON | January 30, 2020

When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement has grown.That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research as Americans look ahead to a high-stakes election...

Philippine church denies FBI allegations, to fight in court

By JIM GOMEZ | January 30, 2020

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine religious group on Thursday denied allegations by American law enforcement agents that it was involved in a scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S.FBI...

Poland urged to end ‘damaging’ impasse at Jewish museum

By VANESSA GERA | January 30, 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner — the Polish government — to comply with an agreement to re-appoint the museum's former director, arguing Thursday that a failure to do...

EU renews efforts to resume Kosovo-Serbia talks

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI | January 30, 2020

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat on Thursday called on Serbia and Kosovo to resume dialogue, saying it's the only way to normalize their ties and achieve a final agreement.Talks between the Balkan neighbors broke down in November...

Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks

By BILL BARROW | January 30, 2020

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming.As Republicans amplified...

Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan

By AYA BATRAWY | January 30, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states attended President Donald Trump's unveiling this week of an Israeli-Palestinian plan that heavily...

Indian police detain man for firing during student protest

January 30, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Thursday detained a man who allegedly fired a pistol near a university in New Delhi where students were protesting a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.The man challenged protesters as they started marching from...

Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS | January 30, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — Friday will mark a truly historic moment, but almost nothing will happen.A few Union Jack flags will be lowered from European Union buildings in Brussels, more will be waved in jubilation by Brexiteers in London at the moment of Britain's...

The Latest: European plane begins evacuation trip to China

January 30, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):7 p.m.A passenger plane has left Portugal en route to China to pick up about 350 Europeans from a virus-hit region.The A380 plane took off Thursday morning from a...

Battle of Britain fighter pilot Paul Farnes dies at 101

January 30, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Paul Farnes, one of the last remaining Battle of Britain fighter pilots who helped protect the U.K. during World War II, has died. He was 101.Farnes, who was a wing commander during the war, died at his home Tuesday, the Battle of Britain...

Buttigieg endorsed by major California, Nevada LGBTQ group

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE | January 30, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has won the backing of Equality California, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ membership organizations, and its Nevada partner organization, an endorsement that could give him a boost in critical Western...

Amnesty Int’l: Asia seeing growing repression, resistance

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 30, 2020

BANGKOK (AP) — Authoritarian governments in Asia are undermining human rights and demonizing their critics, but they face a rising tide of protest from young people who defy grave risks to protest such repression, Amnesty International said in its annual...