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Candidate in tainted Asian soccer election calls for re-run

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Investigators from Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

US NTSB team arrives in Indonesia to look into jet crash

By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM - Associated Press

Nigerian diplomat’s family sues Boeing over 737 Max crash

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Contractor pleads guilty to selling Chinese-made body armor

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A worker wearing a face mask clears snow from the roof of a bar, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Europe gets new blast of stimulus to counter virus surge

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Asian stock markets declined Friday as questions about the effectiveness of one possible coronavirus vaccine weighed on investor optimism. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian stocks gain on stronger Chinese factory data

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

After nearly two years and two deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration clears Boeing 73

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. The FAA is poised to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jets for nearly two years due to a pair of disastrous crashes that killed 346 people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

Boeing Max cleared for takeoff, 2 years after deadly crashes

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Judge blasts US agency’s ‘sloppy’ climate work in oil case

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the two-year anniversary of his death, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The gathering was held outside the consulate building, starting at 1:14 p.m. (1014 GMT) marking the time Khashoggi walked into the building where he met his demise. The posters read in Arabic:' Khashoggi's Friends Around the World'. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Saudi crown prince sued in U.S. over death of columnist Jamal Khashoggi

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, June 29, 2020 file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX jet heads to a landing at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, USA. Europe’s flight safety authority says the first flight tests for the Boeing 737 Max, which has been grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes revealed design issues with the jet, have now been completed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

European flight safety agency completes Boeing 737 Max tests

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FILE - A Boeing 737 MAX jet heads to a landing at Boeing Field following a test flight in a Monday, June 29, 2020 file photo, in Seattle. Boeing is reporting more weak numbers for airplane orders and deliveries. The big aircraft maker said Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 it it sold no new airliners in July, and customers canceled orders for 43 of its 737 Max jet. That's the plane that has been grounded for more than a year after two crashes killed 346 people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

European flight safety agency to start 737 Max test flights

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A man walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a Hong Kong local bank Wednesday 26, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. Fed chair’s speech

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Political activist Laura Loomer, right, films herself on her smartphone as she is escorted off the stage after interrupting Women's March NYC director Agunda Okeyo at a rally in Lower Manhattan, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

FEC asked to consider legality of banning GOP nominee Laura Loomer from Facebook, Twitter

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo a sign advertises 5G at the Qualcomm booth at CES International in Las Vegas. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, has overturned an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, dismissing arguments that it unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple. The 3-judge panel unanimously sided with the San Diego chipmaker in tossing out a ruling on a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Appeals court tosses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm

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Chinese police officers form up in front of the United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province Saturday, July 25, 2020. China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China accuses US of improperly entering Houston consulate

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Protesters relocate a fence in front of the Justice Center, Saturday, July 18, 2020, during another night of protests in Portland, Ore. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)

Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Oregon

By GILLIAN FLACCUS - Associated Press

Pandemic pushes back embattled former mayor’s trial to 2021

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Amid pandemic, fewer students seek federal aid for college

By COLLIN BINKLEY and LARRY FENN - Associated Press

Vehicles line up near a gas station to fill their tanks, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 29, 2020. Venezuela boasts the world's largest underground oil reserves, but it has been forced to buy fuel from Iran to bridge deep shortages, unable to pump crude from the ground and turn it into gasoline. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US tries to seize Iranian gas heading toward Venezuela

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press