Politics

October 29, 2020
Australia’s pandemic travel ban brings family heartbreak

Astrid Magenau wasn't able to keep a promise to hold her father's hand at his deathbed in Germany because of Australia's extraordinary pandemic restrictions that make her feel like a...

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October 29, 2020
Australia’s pandemic travel ban brings family heartbreak

Astrid Magenau wasn't able to keep a promise to hold her father's hand at his deathbed in Germany because of Australia's extraordinary pandemic restrictions that make her feel like a...

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October 29, 2020
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security experts say it has already hobbled at least five U.S. hospitals this...

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October 29, 2020
The Latest: Zeta weakens, set to race across Southeast

The Latest on Hurricane Zeta (all times CDT): 8:05 p.m. MIAMI — Hurricane Zeta is weakening as it races into Mississippi, though strong winds and a dangerous storm surge are...

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October 29, 2020
Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free

What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday when a dozen players were told their contract...

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October 28, 2020
Porn star Ron Jeremy pleads not guilty to new rape charges

Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges of rape and sexual assault involving six victims, including a teenage girl, prosecutors said. Jeremy, 67, entered the...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 27 The Los Angeles Times on the Dodgers' World Series win: For the second time in this strange...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 27 The Los Angeles Times on the Dodgers' World Series win: For the second time in this strange...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 27 The Los Angeles Times on the Dodgers' World Series win: For the second time in this strange...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 27 The Los Angeles Times on the Dodgers' World Series win: For the second time in this strange...

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October 28, 2020
Springfield hospital reopens outdoor unit for COVID-19, flu

A Springfield hospital is reopening a mobile unit outside the hospital as it tries to respond to high numbers of COVID-19 cases just as the flu season begins. Mercy Hospital...

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October 28, 2020
AP Explains: Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden’s son

Looking to undermine Democratic rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump's campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack: unverified allegations about Biden's son and his foreign business ties. But reporting...

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October 28, 2020
Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab

A federal judge refused to intervene Wednesday to keep open a Missouri lab that handled coronavirus tests for about 2,500 nursing homes in 11 states after the federal government suspended...

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October 28, 2020
Happily ever after? Electing Biden won’t make protesters’ problems disappear, but it might make them even angrier

After months of protests and riots calling for the replacement of President Donald Trump, what will happen if they “win” on Election Day and end up with a Democrat who's...

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October 28, 2020
Lawsuit filed against missing Georgia financial adviser

A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses an Atlanta area financial adviser who went missing a month ago of running a Ponzi scheme. The lawsuit says Christopher Burns and companies he controlled...

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October 28, 2020
Pennsylvania liquor board waives nearly $28M in fees

Pennsylvania liquor regulators on Wednesday waived nearly $28 million in 2021 fees for bars, restaurants, hotels and other retail licensees that have been hit hard by the pandemic and state-imposed...

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October 28, 2020
Justice Department ramps up inquiry into NY care home deaths

The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded its inquiry Wednesday into whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities. The...

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October 28, 2020
Justice Department ramps up inquiry into NY care home deaths

The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded its inquiry Wednesday into whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities. The...

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October 28, 2020
Pennsylvanians urged to drop off mail-in ballots in person

With six days until Election Day, Pennsylvania's top elections official on Wednesday urged voters in the presidential battleground state who have one of the roughly 1 million mail-in ballots outstanding...

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October 28, 2020
Pennsylvanians urged to drop off mail-in ballots in person

With six days until Election Day, Pennsylvania's top elections official on Wednesday urged voters in the presidential battleground state who have one of the roughly 1 million mail-in ballots outstanding...

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October 28, 2020
New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up

In combat, U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams is a tank officer responsible for leading intricate cavalry and reconnaissance operations. But more than a decade ago, he was a graphic design...

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October 28, 2020
New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up

In combat, U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams is a tank officer responsible for leading intricate cavalry and reconnaissance operations. But more than a decade ago, he was a graphic design...

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October 28, 2020
New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up

In combat, U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams is a tank officer responsible for leading intricate cavalry and reconnaissance operations. But more than a decade ago, he was a graphic design...

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October 28, 2020
New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up

In combat, U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams is a tank officer responsible for leading intricate cavalry and reconnaissance operations. But more than a decade ago, he was a graphic design...

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October 28, 2020
Demand for delivery boosts UPS revenue, but costs rise too

Profit and revenue are rising at UPS, whose brown delivery trucks have become omnipresent on neighborhood streets during the pandemic, but so are costs. The company reported Wednesday that third-quarter...

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October 28, 2020
Demand for delivery boosts UPS revenue, but costs rise too

Profit and revenue are rising at UPS, whose brown delivery trucks have become omnipresent on neighborhood streets during the pandemic, but so are costs. The company reported Wednesday that third-quarter...

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October 28, 2020
Breeders’ Cup Classic may feature Triple Crown race winners

Kentucky Derby winner Authentic heads a field of 11 horses, possibly including filly and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver against males, for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert entering...

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October 28, 2020
American Hockey League pushes start of season back to Feb. 5

The American Hockey League moved its projected start of next season back to Feb. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, president and CEO Scott Howson announced Wednesday. The AHL's board...

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October 28, 2020
Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud

An Austin real estate developer at the center of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorroborated claims that other businessmen have an...

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October 28, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $2.18 to $37.39 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell $2.08 to $39.12 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November...

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October 28, 2020
Country artist Cam grapples with hard truths on ‘Otherside’

The five-year journey between albums for country singer Cam was an evolution in coming to grips with hard truths about a music industry that had left her a bit bruised...

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October 28, 2020
Breeders’ Cup Classic may feature Triple Crown race winners

Kentucky Derby winner Authentic heads a field of 11 horses, possibly including filly and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver against males, for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert entering...

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October 28, 2020
The Latest: Site of Pence rally agrees to follow virus rules

The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The lease holder at a Reno airport hangar where Vice President Mike Pence plans a rally Thursday has signed...

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October 28, 2020
AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires

California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a look at the temporary blackouts:...

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October 28, 2020
Millions of mailed ballots not yet returned in key states

Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to be returned in key battleground states, and election officials warn that time is running out for voters...

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October 28, 2020
GOP leaders ask Pritzker to justify his bar, restaurant plan

Illinois Senate Republicans urged Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday to release the specific data he is using to impose restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in an effort...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Oct. 26 The Times & Democrat on a statewide campaign to reduce littering: Litter remains a problem for South Carolina's image and for...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: State budget surrounded with anxiety Altoona Mirror Oct. 24 The fiscal time bomb challenging the best budget instincts of the...

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October 28, 2020
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Oct. 28 The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer on the rise of coronavirus cases in North Carolina: Scientists and doctors warned...

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October 28, 2020
Greater Miami company manufactures American-made masks to fight COVID

DemeTECH was previously a medical device manufacturer. But with the onset of COVID, it pivoted to making protective masks, hiring hundreds of workers. Now, it is trying to convince people...

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