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Jordan's Prince Hamzah says he'll defy orders to stay silent

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah says he will defy government threats ordering him to stay at home and refrain from public statements following accusations he was behind a plot to destabilize the kingdom led by his half brother, King Abdullah II

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Norwegian Cruises asks CDC to allow trips from US in July

Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent company wants to resume sailing from U.S. ports in July

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Billionaires John, Laura Arnold to give 5% of wealth yearly

Billionaire philanthropists John and Laura Arnold have committed to donate 5% of their wealth annually as part of an effort to encourage increased, timelier donations to charities

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Putin signs law that allows him to serve two more terms

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing him to potentially hold power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in last year’s popular vote

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

High court nixes Alex Jones' appeal in Newtown shooting case

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano

A new fissure has opened up at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hiker largely unhurt after tumbling 1,000 feet in mountains

A hiker in North Carolina was rescued largely unhurt after slipping from an overlook near the Blue Ridge Parkway and tumbling about 1,000 feet

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Mexico's president now says he won't get COVID-19 vaccine

Mexico’s president now says he won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine because his doctors told him he still has a high level of antibodies from when he was infected in January

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Some businesses want masks on, even as states drop mandates

Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states don't require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hashida, who wrote 'Oshin,' many other hit dramas dies at 95

Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV series “Oshin,” has died at age 95

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy

Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people more than a year after the pandemic began

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68

Sharon Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The Associated Press, died Monday at her Chicago home

DATE: April 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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