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Firebrand monk surrenders to police days before Myanmar vote

Firebrand monk surrenders to police days before Myanmar vote

YANGON, Myanmar — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor Aun
Georgia court sets aside immunity ruling in stun gun death

Georgia court sets aside immunity ruling in stun gun death

ATLANTA — Georgia's highest court on Monday found that a lower court was wrong to grant immunity from prosecution to three sheriff's deputies facing murder charges in a stun gun death dating to July 2017.
Texas ranks highest in total number of COVID-19 cases in US

Texas ranks highest in total number of COVID-19 cases in US

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Bail set at $2M for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings

Bail set at $2M for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings

Bail was set at $2 million on Monday for a 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men during an August protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the father of one victim told the court the teen “thinks he's above the law" and would disappear if
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert

Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr.
In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation

In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation

RIO DE JANEIRO — In a time of so much loss, it is rare for an individual death to stir a country. And it is extraordinary for national grief to be triggered by the passing of a puppet.
Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over 'wife-beater' claims

Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over 'wife-beater' claims

LONDON — Johnny Depp lost his high-stakes libel case Monday against The Sun tabloid newspaper for labelling him a “wife beater,” as a British judge said he believed the actor had abused ex-wife Amber Heard to such an extent that she frequently feared
Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash

Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday.
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

KABUL — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gunbattle and leaving at least 22 dead and 22 wounded at the war-torn country's larg
WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19

WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19

GENEVA — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19.