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Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat

Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks.
California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity

California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is on the brink of a new stay-at-home order that would close businesses and curb travel in regions that could see hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Gov.
California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent

California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday and said if people don't comply the state's hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected patients.
Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

MADISON, Wis.
James McBride among those honoured by Center for Fiction

James McBride among those honoured by Center for Fiction

NEW YORK — Author James McBride and editor Chris Jackson were among those honoured Thursday night by the Center for Fiction.
Chinese spacecraft carrying lunar rocks lifts off from moon

Chinese spacecraft carrying lunar rocks lifts off from moon

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported.
Businessman, renter missing in Alaska after landslide

Businessman, renter missing in Alaska after landslide

JUNEAU, Alaska — A local economic development official and a woman who rents an apartment from him have been identified as the two people missing after a landslide as wide as two football fields slammed into a neighbourhood in Haines, Alaska, the may
OPEC, Russia to nudge up oil output after hit from pandemic

OPEC, Russia to nudge up oil output after hit from pandemic

FRANKFURT — OPEC and allied countries including Russia agreed Thursday to increase oil production by 500,000 barrels a day from January and will meet monthly to assess the situation, gingerly adding more crude to a market still suffering from the COV
Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to tell unheralded heroes' stories

Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to tell unheralded heroes' stories

LOS ANGELES — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, are forming a film production company that they say will tell the stories of people whose voices are often overlooked.
California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania

California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania

LOS ANGELES — Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths half a world apart, another towering structure has popped up, this time at the pinnacle of a trail in Southern California.
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