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Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.
Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut

Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut

BERLIN (AP) — An external power line to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the biggest in Europe — was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.
Austria's president set to win 2nd term without runoff vote

Austria's president set to win 2nd term without runoff vote

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s liberal president was on course to win a second six-year term outright Sunday, avoiding a runoff vote after a campaign in which he portrayed himself as the stable option in uncertain times.
Bosnian Serbs protest alleging vote-rigging by Dodik

Bosnian Serbs protest alleging vote-rigging by Dodik

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader rigged a ballot during a general election in the Balkan country earlier this month.
Scholz's Social Democrats seen winning state vote in Germany

Scholz's Social Democrats seen winning state vote in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party won a German state election Sunday in which the environmentalist Greens and the far-right made gains as the country faces high inflation and worries about energy supplies this winter, projectio
Israel pays family of dead Palestinian-American detainee

Israel pays family of dead Palestinian-American detainee

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said Sunday that it had reached a settlement to compensate the family of a Palestinian-American man who died earlier this year after he was detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.
Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult

Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to reassuring Americans about an economy that's an election-year challenge for his party, President Joe Biden is telling the country to hold on.
Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain

Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain

MADRID (AP) — Former U.S.
Shaken UK Conservatives seek unity after Truss' rocky start

Shaken UK Conservatives seek unity after Truss' rocky start

LONDON (AP) — U.K. government ministers implored Conservative colleagues to rally behind Prime Minister Liz Truss after a disastrous start to her premiership that has left the governing party demoralized and divided.
Many Ontario municipalities using online voting despite lack of provincial standards

Many Ontario municipalities using online voting despite lack of provincial standards

More Ontario municipalities are using online voting in this month's municipal elections than in 2018, despite the absence of provincial standards on how to conduct it.
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