Polls close in Indonesia, next president should be clear within hours
Polls closed in Indonesia on Wednesday in elections for president and parliament after a campaign across the sprawling equatorial archipelago that was dominated by economic issues but also marked by the growing influence of conservative Islam.
Economy, conservative Islam in spotlight as Indonesia goes to the polls
Indonesians voted on Wednesday to pick a new president and parliament after a six-month campaign in the sprawling equatorial archipelago dominated by economic issues but also marked by the growing influence of conservative Islam.
U.S. health officials probe multi-state Salmonella outbreak
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Trump attorney general’s ruling expands indefinite detention for asylum seekers
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FBI seeks woman ‘infatuated with Columbine’ in Colorado schools threat
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In world’s biggest one-day election, Indonesia votes for its president
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
Minnesota student sues China’s JD.com CEO Liu with allegation of rape
A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after pr…
Man accused of tossing boy off Mall of America balcony ordered held without bond
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Tornadoes, thunderstorms to pummel U.S. again this week
A second wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms in less than a week is forecast to hit states in the U.S. South and Midwest on Wednesday then move eastward, with Oklahoma expecting hail bigger than golf balls.
Voting underway in Indonesia, world’s biggest one-day election
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
