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Stocks drop again after virus declared global emergency

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 31, 2020

Stock markets turned lower again on Friday after world health authorities declared the virus pandemic that has spread from China to more than a dozen countries a global emergency.Germany's DAX fell 0.3% to 13,116 and the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.4% to 5,848...

Top commander sees increased Iran threat in Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | January 31, 2020

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — There has been an increase in Iranian activity in Afghanistan that poses a risk to American and coalition troops there, a senior U..S. commander said, as the threat from Tehran continues to churn across the Middle East.Marine...

The Latest: Singapore to bar all visitors from China

January 31, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):7 p.m.Singapore will bar all visitors from China, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to tighten border controls to stop the spread of a new virus.The health...

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

By RAHIM FAIEZ | January 31, 2020

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a U.S. agency said Friday, even as foreign donors are increasingly angry over the cost of debilitating corruption and the U.S....

Evacuated American says Chinese city was like a ghost town

January 31, 2020

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Jarred Evans, a professional football player in China, is used to wearing a helmet and shoulder pads. But in the wake of a deadly viral outbreak, he's switched to a mask and medical gloves.“When you're dealing with life and...

Note-passing and power: Moderates team up at Trump trial

By LAURIE KELLMAN | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican seatmates Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski on Thursday passed a piece of paper back and forth, nodded — and then sent the note on an unusual journey across the Senate aisle, into the hands of Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.Two...

Trump rails against Democratic rivals ahead of Iowa caucuses

By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING | January 30, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at his top Democratic presidential rivals Thursday, taking his fight to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa and the crucial battleground state of Michigan.With Democrats set to hold...

Venezuela’s Guaidó angles for Trump meeting at end of trip

By SCOTT SMITH | January 30, 2020

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó wraps up an international tour with a rally in Miami on Super Bowl weekend with the looming question whether the opposition leader can score an important meeting with President Donald...

Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday offered states more control over Medicaid spending for some of their poorest residents, but first governors must accept a limit on how much the feds kick in.That's a potentially tricky deal for states...

US hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place

By DEB RIECHMANN | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it will continue — at least for now — its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that work with Iran's civilian nuclear program. But to signal that its pressure campaign against...

AP Exclusive: Barr names new U.S. attorney in DC

By MICHAEL BALSAMO | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday named Timothy Shea, one of his closest advisers, to be the next top prosecutor in the nation’s capital.Shea will lead the largest U.S. attorney’s office in the country, which has been historically...

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...