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Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate’s sentence

February 2, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has refused to vacate the life sentence handed down to a Somali man convicted in a 2010 attack on a U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Africa.A judge in Norfolk issued a ruling Friday rejecting Mohamed...

The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):4:30 p.m.Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has answered a question she says people are “embarrassed” to ask about her candidacy: “Can a woman...

Confusion over what data schools can provide for 2020 Census

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | February 2, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau this week starts its process of counting students living in college-run housing, but there's confusion over what demographic information university officials can share with the agency.Two weeks ago, the U.S....

Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside China

February 2, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines, as countries around the world evacuated hundreds of their citizens from the infection zone and Chinese authorities completed a new, rapidly...

Europeans flee China, France urges help for poor nations

February 2, 2020

A second French-chartered airliner carrying 300 evacuees from China flew to Europe on Sunday as more foreigners fled the rapidly spreading new virus.The wide-body Airbus A380 landed at a military base in southern France with passengers who included citizens...

Uneasy quiet in Mideast, month after Iran strike against US

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | February 2, 2020

ABOARD THE USS HARRY S TRUMAN (AP) — Nearly a month after Iran launched a rare direct military attack against United States forces in Iraq, an uneasy quiet has settled across the Mideast.Watching fighter jets roar off the flight deck of the aircraft...

China’s Israel envoy compares virus travel bans to Holocaust

February 2, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — China's acting ambassador to Israel apologized on Sunday after comparing the closure of several national borders to Chinese citizens amid fears of a new virus from China to the turning away of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.Dai...

Ecuador president slammed for ugly words about harassment

By GONZALO SOLANO | February 2, 2020

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has scrambled to apologize for comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment when it comes from ugly people.In a speech to investors Friday in the port city of Guayaquil, Moreno...

Iraqi protesters reject PM-designate picked by ruling elites

By SAMYA KULLAB | February 2, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators on Sunday rejected Iraq’s new prime minister-designate following his nomination by rival government factions, compounding the challenges he'll have to surmount in order to resolve months of civil unrest.Meanwhile,...

US wants to return codebreaker’s seized items to UK school

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | February 2, 2020

DENVER (AP) — A U.S. woman who said she was visiting England to do a study of the late World War II codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing walked into the prestigious boys’ boarding school he attended and asked to see a collection of his memorabilia.She...

High-profile Iowa poll won’t be released

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines Register, CNN and its polling partner have decided not to release the final installment of its presidential preference poll, fearing its results may have been compromised.Carol Hunter, the executive editor of the...

Pompeo, in Kazakhstan, warns of China’s growing reach

By MATTHEW LEE | February 2, 2020

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday pressed Kazakhstan to be wary of Chinese investment and influence, urging the Central Asian nation and others to join calls demanding an end to China's repression of minorities.Bringing...