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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Election authorities in Haiti have disqualified two more candidates for disruptions during legislative elections earlier this month, bringing the total of barred candidates to 16. Voters in the Aug. 9 elections were filling two-thirds of the 30-member Senate and the entire 119-member Chamber of Deputies. Results have …

LOS ANGELES – An electric equipment explosion shook a 19-story office building in downtown Los Angeles, sending two people to the hospital and leaving a dozen surrounding buildings without power Friday. The blast Thursday night in the downtown business district home to offices, bars and restaurants also caused a momentary …

MADRID – Spain’s airport authority says Seville airport was closed for just over two hours after the pilot of a micro-light aircraft lost consciousness and a passenger crashed the plane during an attempted emergency landing. AENA and the Spanish emergency services 112 said the pilot died, but it was unclear …