Politics

October 3, 2020
Preakness 2020: No fans, no traffic, no booze, no May heat

There was no traffic jam, no one hawking souvenirs or food outside Pimlico Race Course and not a six-pack in sight. The scene inside the track on Saturday was even...

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October 3, 2020
Less than the sum of its parts: German reunification thirty years on

A country that combined the best aspects of the old West and East Germany would have been a great place to live, but Germany has lost its way since the...

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October 3, 2020
Less than the sum of its parts: German reunification thirty years on

A country that combined the best aspects of the old West and East Germany would have been a great place to live, but Germany has lost its way since the...

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October 3, 2020
The Latest: Trump’s doctors say president in ‘good spirits’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's doctors say the president is doing well, is fever-free and isn't having difficulty breathing after contracting the coronavirus. Dr. Sean Conley, Trump's physician, says while...

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October 3, 2020
Garden grows memories after miscarriages

Tucked away at the backside of Maplewood Cemetery, past rows and rows of tombstones and markers, is a garden. Flower arrangements adorn spots here and there, but what truly grows...

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October 3, 2020
Tahoe ski resort reverses parking policy after legal fights

Free parking, as precious to some skiers as virgin mountain powder, has returned to one Lake Tahoe resort but not before its corporate owner waged an expensive year-long legal battle...

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October 3, 2020
Andrew Yang takes lead in California data privacy measure

The Fitbits on our wrists collect our health and fitness data; Apple promises privacy but lots of iPhone apps can still share our personal information; and who really knows what...

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October 3, 2020
California voters to consider property tax overhaul

For decades, California's system of limiting property tax increases has been deemed sacrosanct, a third rail for any politician. The system tying taxes to the most recent purchase price now...

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October 3, 2020
Some Chicago officers still use typewriters for paperwork

Some members of the Chicago Police Department still use typewriters in their work, although most American offices got rid of them years ago and shifted to computers. Keith Bebonis, who...

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October 3, 2020
Hermes plays with depth in Surrealist Paris show

Hermes headlined Saturday's installment of Paris Fashion Week with a cinematic, surrealist runway staging, but the lack of celebrities attending and the patchy drizzle put a slight dampener on the...

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October 3, 2020
Pandemic program to boost Alabama internet use mostly unused

A $100 million program to increase internet usage among low-income Alabama families during the pandemic has gone mostly unused, and the state is sending 300,000 more vouchers in a search...

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October 3, 2020
Pandemic program to boost Alabama internet use mostly unused

A $100 million program to increase internet usage among low-income Alabama families during the pandemic has gone mostly unused, and the state is sending 300,000 more vouchers in a search...

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October 3, 2020
AP source: Titans’ outbreak now up to 18 with 3 more results

Another Tennessee Titans player and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19, raising the team's total to 18 since Sept. 24, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated...

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October 3, 2020
Louisiana company to build, operate wind farm-servicing ship

A Louisiana shipbuilding company will build and operate a ship that will help run and maintain offshore electricity producing wind farms off the coast of the northeastern United States. The...

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October 3, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Distortions from a week of wild disruption

President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis Friday cut short the week's political arguing and even quieted his Twitter account for a time. But the wild presidential debate produced plenty of distortions...

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October 3, 2020
Chinese general taunts US: Our success against you in Korea 70 years ago serves as a warning to you to stop escalating tensions

General He Lei recalls the PLA's successful expulsion of American troops from North Korea in 1950 as he warns that China will be “ready for war” amid growing tensions between...

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October 3, 2020
Florida forges ahead in lifting curbs amid virus concerns

As the summer coronavirus spike in Sunbelt states subsides, Florida has gone the furthest in lifting restrictions, especially on restaurants where the burden of ensuring safety has shifted to business...

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October 3, 2020
Small pipeline, large worries for some S. Carolina residents

The land agent who arrived at Reatha Jefferson's door in May, unannounced and unmasked in the middle of the pandemic, told her he was giving her one more chance. The...

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October 3, 2020
Montana farmers storing crops, hoping for better market

When the height of the coronavirus pandemic first took hold last spring, forcing a nationwide shutdown, Flathead Valley seed potato farmer Steve Streich gave away 70,000 pounds of potatoes. As...

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October 3, 2020
India, South Africa ask WTO to ease IP rules for COVID-19

South Africa and India have asked the World Trade Organization to waive some provisions in the international agreements that regulate intellectual property rights, to speed up efforts to prevent, treat...

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October 3, 2020
Is your husband, dad or son a Proud Boy? The Fred Perry-clad group’s European leader tells RT their members are just ordinary men

The controversial club has exploded into the mainstream following the British clothing firm banning their signature black and yellow polo shirts and being name-checked in the US presidential debate by...

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October 3, 2020
Meet Gen Z activists: Called to action in an unsettled world

Lily Mandel has already lived through a national security crisis, two recessions, nationwide civil unrest, a looming concern over climate change and school violence and a pandemic. She's 17. “We've...

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October 3, 2020
Sculptors find worldwide fame with butter art

Art is often permanent, hung on museum walls for centuries, or cast in bronze and erected outdoors to face the elements and the changing tide of history. The art Jim...

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October 3, 2020
History on screen: East Germany through its filmmakers’ eyes

As John F. Kennedy peered over the Berlin Wall into communist East Germany in 1963, red curtains blocked the U.S. president's view through the Brandenburg Gate and a banner perched...

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October 3, 2020
Farmers expect neither feast nor famine in 2020 harvests

After a dry August, the State Climatologist Office for Illinois classified central Illinois counties as being either abnormally dry or in state of moderate drought. But Tazewell County farmers seem...

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October 3, 2020
The Latest: Australian state worried about mall outbreak

MELBOURNE, Australia — The COVID-19 figures in Australia's Victoria state continue to show improvement but officials are concerned about an outbreak at the country's largest shopping center. Victoria reported three...

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October 3, 2020
Contractor takes on North Carolina county’s virus projects

When Danny Powell drives by a construction site in Rowan County and sees his company's sign outside, he immediately thinks about his father. “For my dad, he would be proud...

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October 3, 2020
Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness

The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection. Its maker, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals...

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October 3, 2020
Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station

A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting. Northrop...

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October 3, 2020
Pennsylvania to expand overtime pay eligibility

After three years of work on the issue, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration said Pennsylvania will become one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal...

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October 3, 2020
Pennsylvania to expand overtime pay eligibility

After three years of work on the issue, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration said Pennsylvania will become one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal...

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October 3, 2020
Pennsylvania to expand overtime pay eligibility

After three years of work on the issue, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration said Pennsylvania will become one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal...

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October 2, 2020
AP source: Prominent NY attorney killed in small plane crash

Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in...

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October 2, 2020
Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday. Trump was to depart the White House by helicopter late...

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October 2, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Wall Street's major stock indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, but the losses ended up milder than investors braced for early in the...

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October 2, 2020
Williams aims to glide by Stanton-King in Georgia district

Republican Angela Stanton-King knows her outspoken support for Donald Trump is dragging down her longshot candidacy in the South's most Democratic congressional district, but she's not walking away from the...

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October 2, 2020
Wolf seeks commission to rein in health care spending

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday proposed a new government commission that would aim to slow the growth in health care spending and improve affordability by establishing an annual cost...

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October 2, 2020
Congress takes another run at airline bailout; fate unclear

House Democrats on Friday proposed a new $28.8 billion bailout for the airline industry after the carriers began furloughs of more than 32,000 workers to cut costs during a pandemic...

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October 2, 2020
Grand jury audio details moments before Breonna Taylor died

Police said they knocked and identified themselves for a minute or more before bursting into Breonna Taylor's apartment, but her boyfriend said he did not hear officers announce themselves, according...

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October 2, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.67 to $37.05 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell $1.66 to $39.27 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November...

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