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The Latest: Coco Gauff into 3rd-round match against Osaka
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Coco Gauff has beaten Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to set up a third-round match against defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open. The 15-year-old Gauff rallied after losing the first set and got the...
Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment's first full day
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Highlights of Tuesday's session and what's ahead as senators conduct just the third impeachment trial of a president: RULES REVERSAL A proposal by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Republicans reject subpoenas as impeachment debate goes on
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of...
Mexican goal-scoring star Chicharito signs with LA Galaxy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The biggest star in Mexican soccer is coming to the LA Galaxy. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández announced his move to the five-time MLS champions on Tuesday, bringing the veteran striker back to North America after a lengthy career in Europe. Hernández will...
Far from Senate, Biden largely avoids impeachment politics
AMES, Iowa (AP) — As the Senate begins President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Capitol Hill, Democrat Joe Biden is 1,000 miles away in Iowa, trying to capitalize on the circumstances without allowing the proceedings to overshadow the closing case he’s making ahead of the first 2020 votes....
Dutch court keeps father who isolated family in custody
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Tuesday detained for three more months a Dutch father accused of shutting his children off from the outside world for years and of physically abusing them. Prosecutors' opening comments to at the preliminary court hearing in the northern city of Assen painted...
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING (AP) — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to a new virus that has sickened nearly 300 people and killed six in China. India, Nigeria, Japan and the United States are some of the countries where...
Norwegian tanker owner denies fault in fatal Texas collision
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The owner of a chemical tanker ship has denied any liability for a collision with a fishing boat off the coast of Texas that killed one crew member and left two more missing and presumed dead. Norway-based Odfjell SE filed a motion Friday in response to a federal lawsuit brought by...
UN welcomes commitments toward Libya peace, urges cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the commitment by world powers and other key countries to support a plan to restore peace in Libya and urged the warring parties to quickly conclude a cease-fire agreement. The U.N.’s most powerful body issued a statement after a...
UK lays out tough child data privacy rules
LONDON (AP) — Social media sites, games and other online services won’t be allowed to “nudge” British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up by the country’s privacy regulator. The set of standards aimed at...
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