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Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX - Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entr...
May 10, 2021
Bystanders stop man who stabbed 4 at New Zealand supermarket
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Shoppers and staff at a New Zealand supermarket were being praised for their bravery Monday after authorities said they managed to stop a frenzied man from hurting others aft...
May 10, 2021
China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest
BEIJING - China will draw a "separation line" atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. A...
May 10, 2021
In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come
GAUHATI, India - With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India's northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge ...
May 10, 2021
Malaysia's 1MDB, former unit file suits to recover $23 bln
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's finance ministry said Monday that sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former subsidiary have filed 22 lawsuits to recover assets worth over $23 billion from various in...
May 10, 2021
China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth
BEIJING - China's government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other sp...
May 10, 2021
New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
WASHINGTON - Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an effort to unearth past problems with the politicization of science within government and to tighten sc...
May 10, 2021
Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on
PHOENIX - On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Sir Charles Barkley once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Su...
May 10, 2021
UK Labour leader shuffles team after disappointing elections
LONDON - The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party shook up his top team after disappointing election results, moving his party chairwoman, economy spokeswoman and chief whip in an attempt ...
May 10, 2021
Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown
NEW YORK - Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phoney listin...
May 10, 2021