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751,000 seek U.S. jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic.

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges

By Llazar Semini, Zenel Zhinipotoku, Associated Press

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned on Thursday and will face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague.

U.S. formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change

By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The United States has formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change.

The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead

By Associated Press

More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they’re being honored with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead.

Why it could be a long night, or more, before the winner is known

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night.

Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner’s condo

By Richard Lardner, Jason Dearen, Associated Press

When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, the company exists within the luxury condo of its majority…

How 1800 offers a lesson in delayed election results

By Jerry Schwartz, Associated Press

The tempestuous election of 2020 has been rife with predictions of confusion and cataclysm, with warnings that a contested battle could last well into December. It’s happened before. Take 1800, for example.

England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

‘Obamacare’ sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90

By Jill Lawless, Bob Thomas, Associated Press

Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.