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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday ordered authorities to review all deaths reported since Hurricane Maria hit nearly three months ago amid accusations that the U.S. territory has vastly undercounted storm-related deaths. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a statement that it’s possible the toll is higher than the 64 deaths currently blamed on the Category 4 hurricane that hit on Sept. 20 with winds of up to 154 mph, causing up to $95 billion in damage. ... Читать дальше...

PARIS — The first group of African refugees benefiting from a new initiative bringing those deemed to be especially vulnerable directly to Europe arrived in France on Monday. The 19 Sudanese, including 11 children, were selected from a camp in Chad, where hundreds of thousands escaping war have taken refuge. They headed by bus to a convent in Alsace in eastern France after their arrival, where they will stay for four months before being moved to lodgings, according to an Interior Ministry official. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared a new national security strategy on Monday, echoing the message of his 2016 campaign as he declared "America is in the game and America is going to win." In a speech at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Trump faulted previous U.S. leaders for failing to look out for the nation's citizens. He promised to seek openings to cooperate with rivals, but added that "we will stand up for ourselves and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before.

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say the death toll from an accident between a train and a school bus last week has increased following the death of a sixth person. The local prefecture in the Pyrenees-Orientales region didn't specify whether the latest victim was a student on the school bus. The five others were children, ages 11 to 13. The bus was carrying 23 students when the regional train and the bus collided. Several were critically injured. The bus driver, a 46-year-old woman, was also injured... Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of Sarah Palin's oldest son (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, has been charged with assaulting his father at the family's home in Wasilla, Alaska. An affidavit by a Wasilla Police officer says Sarah Palin told police Saturday night that Track Palin was "freaking out" and on some type of medication. The affidavit says Todd Palin was bleeding from cuts on his head. He told police the dispute began when Track Palin called wanting to get his truck. Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has elected Cyril Ramaphosa as its new president, making the nation’s deputy president likely to become the country’s next head of state. One of the nation’s wealthiest citizens, 65-year-old Ramaphosa has styled himself in recent months as a reformer who will steer South Africa away from the corruption scandals that have hurt the economy and briefly sent it into recession this year. As the head of the ANC... Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say strong currents swept a father and his 6-year-old son to their deaths off Northern California. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Monday that the two drowned off Sonoma County's Goat Rock Beach on Sunday. Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman tells the newspaper that undertow pulled the 31-year-old man and the boy to their deaths. A second son was able to make it back to the beach. Helicopter crews from three agencies spent hours recovering the victims' bodies... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cyril Ramaphosa, elected leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress in a tight race on Monday, now faces the daunting task of uniting a starkly divided party and reviving the tarnished reputation of Nelson Mandela's liberation movement. The 65-year-old Ramaphosa, the country's current deputy president, beat former African Union commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by a margin of less than 200 votes. As the head of the ANC, Ramaphosa will be the party's candidate for president in 2019 elections... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rallied to GOP Sen. Bob Corker's defense Monday, rejecting a report that the Tennessee lawmaker stealthily tucked a provision into the massive tax package to benefit himself financially and then reversed course to back the bill. Democrats were unrelenting as they howled about the "Corker kickback" and argued the tax benefit for real estate developers boosts the wealthy — President Donald Trump, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Corker among them — at the expense of average Americans. Читать дальше...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal report says the response of Orlando police and other agencies likely saved lives during a deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida. The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services released a review Monday of the June 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, where a man killed 49 people before being fatally shot by police. Officials interviewed first-responders, reviewed 911 calls and researched police procedures. The report says the Orlando... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA — The nation’s air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule Monday after a weekend fire and blackout at the world’s busiest airport forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights just days before the start of the Christmas rush. Stranded travelers sat on the floor, slumped in chairs or stood in long lines at ticket counters a day after the underground blaze knocked out electricity and crippled Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for about 11 hours. A spokesman for Delta Air Lines... Читать дальше...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin' Donuts is brewing more than coffee for the shortest and darkest day of the year. The Canton, Massachusets-based coffee and doughnut chain said Monday it has teamed up with Wormtown Brewery to launch DDark Roasted Brew. The beer's release is being timed to coincide exactly with the winter solstice at 11:28 a.m. Thursday. The curious will be able to taste it on draft at Wormtown's tap room in Worcester. Dunkin' Donuts says the stout-style suds feature "full-roasted coffee... Читать дальше...

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man convicted three times in the killing of a teen romantic rival two decades ago is seeking a fourth trial. Andrew Callahan is serving life without parole in the November 1997 death of 16-year-old Micah Pollock in Beccaria Township. The case is on appeal again following a ban on mandatory life without parole terms for juveniles. The (Altoona) Mirror reports that the 36-year-old defendant's current attorney, Shawn McGraw, is challenging a previous attorney's... Читать дальше...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering six companies to clean up contaminated soil and indoor dust at a federal Superfund site in northwestern Indiana. The EPA said Monday it issued two unilateral administrative orders for residential areas slated for cleanups in East Chicago's USS Lead Superfund site. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the agency says the soil cleanups could cost about $24 million, while the indoor dust cleanups could cost... Читать дальше...

Before Jimmy Garoppolo’s first start on Dec. 3 in Chicago, the 49ers ranked 21st in the NFL in total offense, which is where they’ve resided for most of the past 14 seasons: The 49ers have ranked inside the league’s top 20 just once since 2003. With Garoppolo, however, the 49ers are on a rare offensive roll, totaling 388, 416 and 414 yards, respectively. Those aren’t Greatest Show on Turf numbers, but they are good. And it marks the 49ers’ most consistent streak of offensive production in quite some time. Читать дальше...

NORWICH, Vt. (AP) — More than 350 school superintendents, teachers, school board members and legislators have attended Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott's daylong education summit. In opening remarks at Norwich University on Monday, Scott said as an aging state, Vermont on average has more than 1,000 fewer students every year, while education costs have grown faster than health care costs over the last 10 years. He says the rising costs are a long-term threat to the state's economy and education. Читать дальше...

BERLIN — Survivors and families of the 12 people killed in last year’s Christmas market truck rampage in Berlin met with Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time Monday, amid continued anger at German authorities’ failure to stop the attack and their handling of the aftermath. The closed-door meeting was announced earlier this month, shortly after the injured and bereaved sent Merkel a blistering letter slamming the German leader for not reaching out to them. ... Читать дальше...

LONDON — A British military air base in England used by the U.S. Air Force was locked down Monday after a disturbance, but the emergency measure ended when a man was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, police and Air Force officials said. American service members fired shots during the incident at the Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, according to county police. No one was injured other than the suspect, a 44-year-old British man who suffered cuts and bruises, police said. Police said the incident was not treated as terrorism.

Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Monday as Austria’s new chancellor, making him Europe’s youngest leader at age 31, after his Austrian People’s Party formed a coalition with the nationalist Freedom Party that is expected to move the country’s politics to the right. About 6,000 people protested outside President Alexander Van der Bellen’s office with signs like “we don’t want any Nazi pigs” and “Nazis out” as Kurz and his new Cabinet were sworn in, the dpa news agency reported. Hundreds... Читать дальше...

KABUL — Islamic State gunmen stormed a partially constructed building near an intelligence training center in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, triggering a gunbattle with security forces. Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said the fighting ended when Afghan security forces shot and killed the three attackers without suffering any casualties. He said the gunmen, who launched their assault with a car bomb and rocket-propelled grenades, appear to have been wearing police uniforms. Читать дальше...

“Wonder Woman” RottenTomatoes score: 92 percent Amazon princess Diana (Gal Gadot) leaves her island paradise after a WWII-era American flyboy (Chris Pine) and discovers her true (super)powers while fighting the Nazis. “Wonderstruck” RottenTomatoes score: 71 percent Todd Haynes adapts Brian Selznick’s book about two 12-year-old deaf kids in 1927 and 1977 who each go to New York City searching for a lost adults in their lives — pre-Depression-era Rose’s beloved movie star (Julianne Moore) and ’70s-era Ben’s long-gone father.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Senate approved a bill to allow a handful of public officials to re-enroll in the pension system after being kicked off when elected to a new office. The Democrat-led Senate passed the measure Monday, 24-8. Senate President Stephen Sweeney has said the bill corrects an oversight in the 2007 law that established a 401(k)-style retirement plan for newly elected officials. He says the law was not intended to target officials who moved to another office. Republican Sen. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The nation's air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule Monday after a weekend fire and blackout at the world's busiest airport forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights just days before the start of the Christmas rush. Stranded travelers sat on the floor, slumped in chairs or stood in long lines at ticket counters a day after the underground blaze knocked out electricity and crippled Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for about 11 hours. A spokesman for Delta Air Lines... Читать дальше...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A 46-year-old Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty to killing two Vermonters and then burning down the Townshend home where the bodies were later found. Justin Orwat, of Springfield, Massachusetts, appeared Monday in Vermont Superior in Brattleboro where he entered the pleas to charges of aggravated murder and first degree arson following the October deaths of 43-year-old Steven Lovely and 35-year-old Amanda Sanderson. The bodies were found Oct. 27 after firefighters extinguished... Читать дальше...

A day after watching their team's crushing loss, Raiders fans were still trying to understand how a folded index card fitted in the space between the football and the first-down marker somehow indicated that the Dallas Cowboys had made a critical first down.