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Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up in a brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities in China, U.S. authorities said Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the shipment of 1,900 pairs of...
India rejects China criticism of development of border area
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Thursday rejected criticism from China of its infrastructure building in border areas which Beijing has described as a root cause of surging tensions between the two countries. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anuag Srivastava said the Indian government has focused on improving...
DEA shows off big haul of meth seized in Southern California
MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities on Wednesday showed off results of Southern California raids early this month that led to the biggest domestic seizure of methamphetamine in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history. The 2,224 pounds (1,008.7 kilograms) of methamphetamine was seized Oct.. 2...
Large amount of meth seized in Southern California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal authorities have announced a seizure of thousands of pounds of methamphetamine in Southern California. A truck screened Friday at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at San Diego’s Otay Mesa contained 3,014 pounds (1,367.1 kilograms) of methamphetamine, U.S. Customs and Border...
India, China hold fresh talks on ending military faceoff
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders were holding fresh talks Monday aimed at ending a monthslong standoff along their disputed border in the remote Ladakh region. The talks were being held on the Indian side of the frontier in the Chushul area. No details were immediately...
Boat with 23 Haitian migrants stopped off Florida coast
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. officials say they have stopped a boat off the Atlantic coast carrying 23 Haitian migrants who were being smuggled into Florida by two Bahamian men. The U.S. Coast Guard said 15 Haitian male migrants and 8 Haitian female migrants were detained in a Friday operation, and one of...
Fresh off debate, Pence rallies in Nevada, Arizona
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence applauded President Donald Trump on Thursday for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his opposition to abortion and his support for police, during a pair of campaign stops in the Southwest. Pence even credited the president with winning the debate...
New Mexico swing-district debate hinges on oil, border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — GOP congressional challenger Yvette Herrell embraced President Donald Trump's border-wall strategy and burnished an anti-abortion, pro-petroleum philosophy in a bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small during a televised debate. “I'm proud to stand with President...
AP FACT CHECK: False claims fly in Alabama U.S. Senate ads
Misleading claims are flying in attack ads for the closely watched Alabama U.S. Senate race between Sen. Doug Jones, a Deep South Democrat, and his Republican opponent Tommy Tuberville, a former college football coach. Tuberville, a political newcomer, is challenging Jones, who pulled off a close win during a...
Editorial Roundup:
The Dallas Morning News. October 4, 2020 If this presidential election feels particularly divisive, without a consensus about where the country should be headed on big issues, it may just be because we are actually engaged in a much larger struggle about who we are as a people and who we want to be as a country....
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