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Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The stark warning that Russia is working to denigrate Joe Biden adds to questions about the probe by Sen. Ron Johnson's Senate committee and whether it is mimicking, even indirectly, Russian efforts and amplifying its propaganda.

Facebook beefs up anti-misinformation efforts ahead of U.S. election

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.

U.S. says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., a U.S. military official said Thursday.

Global coronavirus cases top 20 million

By Nicole Winfield, Elaine Kurtenbach, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil.

Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism.

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

By Ryan J. Foley, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest.

Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.

Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision.

SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight.