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A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper

By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election Saturday to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. The city’s newly elected clerk of criminal court, Calvin

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Ecuadorian voters reject proposals to host foreign military bases and rewrite the constitution

By GONZALO SOLANO and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians voted Sunday to strike down a proposal that would have let foreign countries run military bases in the South American country where drug gangs are extorting communities and killing politicians as they fight for territory. Another proposal rejected in the four-part referendum

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UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government plans to tighten its asylum system in a series of sweeping changes modeled after Denmark that aims to reduce immigration and quell the political storm over migrants making dangerous English Channel crossings to enter the country without authorization. The policy changes to be announced

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Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of UN vote leaving that door open

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the U.N. Security Council planned to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza that leaves the door open to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu has long asserted that

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Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership. Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters

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As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

By SETH BORENSTEIN, ANTON L. DELGADO and MELINA WALLING Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Going into United Nations climate negotiations, the Brazilian hosts weren’t looking for big end-of-session pronouncements on lofty goals. This conference was supposed to hyperfocus on “implementation” of past promises not yet kept. Throw that out the window. The urgency of

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Chile’s presidential race heads to a runoff between a communist and a pro-Trump conservative

By ISABEL DEBRE and NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile is headed to a tense presidential runoff after a closely fought first-round vote Sunday set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country between the political left and right. Jeannette Jara,

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Iran’s foreign minister says the nation is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, trying to signal to the West that it remains open to potential negotiations over its atomic program. Answering a question from an Associated Press journalist visiting Iran, Foreign

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 121 L.A. Clippers 118 Final San Antonio 123 Sacramento 110 Final Brooklyn 129 Washington 106 Final Golden State 124 New Orleans 106 Final OT Houston 117 Orlando 113 Final OT Dallas 138 Portland 133 Final Atlanta 124 Phoenix 122 Final 2OT Utah 150 Chicago 147 ___

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 16. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 16. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 16. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 16. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Finland’s president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine

By EMMA BURROWS AP European Security Correspondent HALVALA, Finland (AP) — A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press. Europe, meanwhile, will require ‘’sisu,’’ a Finnish word meaning endurance,

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Dallas 3½ 3½ (49½) at LAS VEGAS College Football Tuesday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Western Michigan 8½ 6½ (38½) at NORTHERN ILLINOIS at OHIO 26½ 32½ (51½) UMass at BOWLING GREEN 5½ 3½ (47½) Akron Wednesday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Central Michigan

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Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government officials. Various groups have protested in recent months following

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