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November 4, 2020
EXPLAINING RACE CALLS: Why AP hasn’t called Florida

Here is an alphabetical state-by-state look at how and why The Associated Press is calling U.S. states in the 2020 presidential election. States will be added throughout Election Night. ___...

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November 4, 2020
GOP’s Carl wins 1st term in House; Amendment 1 approved

U.S. HOUSE 1 Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart on Tuesday. Carl, the Republican chairman of...

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November 4, 2020
GOP’s Carl wins 1st term in House; Amendment 1 approved

U.S. HOUSE 1 Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart on Tuesday. Carl, the Republican chairman of...

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November 4, 2020
GOP’s Carl wins 1st term in House; Amendment 1 approved

U.S. HOUSE 1 Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart on Tuesday. Carl, the Republican chairman of...

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November 4, 2020
GOP’s Carl wins 1st term in House; Amendment 1 approved

U.S. HOUSE 1 Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart on Tuesday. Carl, the Republican chairman of...

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November 4, 2020
GOP’s Carl wins 1st term in House; Amendment 1 approved

U.S. HOUSE 1 Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart on Tuesday. Carl, the Republican chairman of...

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November 4, 2020
Hegar concedes Senate race to Cornyn; Trump doctor wins seat

Democratic challenger MJ Hegar conceded her U.S. Senate race against Republican incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday night in an election that shattered turnout records in Texas but was not delivering...

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November 3, 2020
Jackie Soffer sells Indian Creek Village house to brother Jeff Soffer for $17M

Developer Jackie Soffer bought her five-bedroom house on Indian Creek 13 years ago. She recently sold it — but it's staying in the family. Soffer, CEO and chairperson of Turnberry...

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November 3, 2020
Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows US election

Americans went to the polls Tuesday under the shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record...

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November 3, 2020
Jordan, Risch vie for Idaho’s U.S. Senate seat

Democrat Paulette Jordan is no stranger to long shots, occasionally touting her trips to the shooting range during her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Jim Risch. Still, Jordan's race against...

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November 3, 2020
Post-election stock market is going to be ‘PARTICULARLY BRUTAL’ & gold will be last safe haven standing – Peter Schiff

The US stock market is coming off its worst week since March and is the worst pre-election stock market in history, according to veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff. He said on...

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November 3, 2020
Game over for Empire of Debt: US dollar hegemony no longer works, says Max Keiser

The World Economic Forum said it is starting The Great Reset initiative to improve the urgently needed change of the state of the world. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert explore...

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November 3, 2020
Norwegians got paid to use electricity as prices fall below zero

Electricity prices in parts of Norway fell below zero for the second time in history, and residents in southern Norway ‘got paid' for using electricity as power producers have to...

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November 3, 2020
China may ban imports of Australian wheat as trade tensions escalate – sources

Beijing is expected to bar Australian wheat imports, putting a AU$560 million (US$394 million) trade at risk, industry sources told the South China Morning Post. The grain could be the...

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November 3, 2020
India’s factory growth highest in over a decade as demand bounces back

Asia's third-largest economy saw a second consecutive month of record factory activity performance in October, a private survey has showed, with output expanding at the highest rate in 13 years....

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November 3, 2020
Illinois voters deciding on graduated income tax proposal

Illinois would switch from a flat tax to a graduated income tax that takes a larger percentage from wealthy residents under a proposal on Tuesday's ballot. The switch would give...

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November 3, 2020
Tax question, Senate, House races on the ballot in Illinois

More than 3.5 million Illinois residents have already cast ballots ahead of the polls opening Tuesday, a surge driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Voters are weighing in on president, competitive...

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November 2, 2020
South African firm and Johnson & Johnson strike vaccine deal

South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and...

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November 2, 2020
South African firm and Johnson & Johnson strike vaccine deal

South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and...

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November 2, 2020
China to build world’s longest underwater high-speed rail tunnel

A project to construct China's first undersea high-speed rail tunnel in eastern Zhejiang Province was approved on Monday, according to The Paper digital newspaper. Investments in the project will amount...

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November 2, 2020
Supreme Court allows antitrust suit against NFL to proceed

The Supreme Court said Monday an antitrust challenge can go forward to the way the National Football League sells the rights to telecasts of pro football games. The league's 32...

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November 2, 2020
Oil prices slump as new Covid lockdowns threaten global energy demand

Global crude prices continued their slide on Monday, after Brent blend had its steepest decline last week since April. Concerns are growing that new lockdowns could hit the global demand...

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November 2, 2020
Oil prices slump as new Covid lockdowns threaten global energy demand

Global crude prices continued their slide on Monday, after Brent blend had its steepest decline last week since April. Concerns are growing that new lockdowns could hit the global demand...

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November 2, 2020
Germany starts ‘wave-breaker’ shutdown as Europe locks down

Germany became the latest European country to embark on a partial shutdown Monday as authorities across the continent scramble to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections that threatens to...

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November 2, 2020
Germany starts ‘wave-breaker’ shutdown as Europe locks down

Germany became the latest European country to embark on a partial shutdown Monday as authorities across the continent scramble to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections that threatens to...

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November 2, 2020
Gold will resume its 2020 rally once US election noise dies down – Royal Bank of Canada

The ultimate safe haven, gold, will resume this year's upward trajectory after the US elections, according to analysts at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Traders will be looking to “stimulus...

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November 2, 2020
Ryanair boss blasts government lockdowns as ‘FAILURE’ after air traffic plummets 80%

European carrier Ryanair said on Monday it will operate a “significantly reduced flying schedule” in the next six months compared to its original expectations due to Covid-related restrictions tightening across...

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November 2, 2020
China’s factory activity at near-decade high as pandemic fallout fades

Activity in China's manufacturing sector accelerated at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in October as domestic demand surged. A private business survey showed on Monday the economy is...

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November 2, 2020
Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules

Joelle Wheatley hit her pandemic-parenting rock bottom after her son was sent home from day care for a second time, with the sniffles, due to stricter health guidelines in a...

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November 2, 2020
Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules

Joelle Wheatley hit her pandemic-parenting rock bottom after her son was sent home from day care for a second time, with the sniffles, due to stricter health guidelines in a...

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November 1, 2020
Many airline companies won’t survive Covid crisis, aviation body warns

The coronavirus pandemic will result in fewer airline companies globally because firms are currently being taken over or going under, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre...

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November 1, 2020
Many airline companies won’t survive Covid crisis, aviation body warns

The coronavirus pandemic will result in fewer airline companies globally because firms are currently being taken over or going under, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre...

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November 1, 2020
Oil investments are drying up as crude demand falters

The COVID-19-induced shortage in key oil investments could spell trouble for the entire industry for years to come. Thirty-five percent: this is the size of the spending cuts oil and...

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November 1, 2020
ExxonMobil scraps project to build LNG terminal in Pakistan

US energy giant ExxonMobil has canceled plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported, citing its sources. People familiar with the matter said...

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November 1, 2020
Gold demand plunges to 11-year low – World Gold Council

Gold lost its shine for investors and central banks in the third quarter, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its latest report, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on global...

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October 31, 2020
China believes natural gas demand will SOAR

China's largest natural gas supplier has predicted that demand will double over the next 15 years, giving hope to natural gas producers around the world that the industry will soon...

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October 31, 2020
China believes natural gas demand will SOAR

China's largest natural gas supplier has predicted that demand will double over the next 15 years, giving hope to natural gas producers around the world that the industry will soon...

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October 31, 2020
WATCH: Planes complete inaugural landings as ‘laughing stock’ Berlin airport finally takes off

After a decade of delays and a massive budget overspend, Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport finally welcomed its first airplanes on Saturday as Easyjet and Lufthansa flights safely touched down...

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October 31, 2020
WATCH: Planes complete inaugural landings as ‘laughing stock’ Berlin airport finally takes off

After a decade of delays and a massive budget overspend, Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport finally welcomed its first airplanes on Saturday as Easyjet and Lufthansa flights safely touched down...

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October 31, 2020
WATCH: Planes complete inaugural landings as ‘laughing stock’ Berlin airport finally takes off

After a decade of delays and a massive budget overspend, Berlin's Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport finally welcomed its first airplanes on Saturday as Easyjet and Lufthansa flights safely touched down...

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