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EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
WASHINGTON - A handful of pivotal states remained in play Wednesday in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. Here, The Associated Press reviews them and examines the reasons why they could sti...
Nov 5, 2020
With another Florida loss, Democrats begin second guessing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Perhaps only in Florida is a loss by fewer than 4 percentages points considered a public drubbing. In a state famous for razor-thin margins, the size of former Vice-President Joe B...
Nov 5, 2020
Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome
WASHINGTON - As Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, President Donald Trump's campaign put into action the legal strategy the president ha...
Nov 5, 2020
Asia Today: India's virus cases jump on New Delhi's 3rd wave
NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus outbreak rose by more than 50,000 cases Thursday amid a surging third wave of infections in the capital. The Health Ministry also reported another 704 fatalities in the...
Nov 5, 2020
Unifor extends contract talks with General Motors past strike deadline
TORONTO - The union representing Canadian workers at General Motors says its bargaining committee has decided to continue its contract talks with the company pasts the strike deadline. Unifor had set ...
Nov 4, 2020
World waits nervously, impatiently for US election result
From Ford Model T cars that popped off the assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burgers, the United States has long had a major hand in making the world a frenetic and impatient p...
Nov 4, 2020
COVID-19 case at Ecole St. Anne in P.A.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Ecole St. Anne School in Prince Albert. A media release from the Prince Albert Catholic School Divis...
Nov 4, 2020
Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark
As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie m...
Nov 4, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Wisconsin for Biden
WHY AP CALLED WISCONSIN FOR BIDEN: Democrat Joe Biden has flipped the state of Wisconsin, a crucial presidential battleground that President Donald Trump carried by less than a percentage point in 201...
Nov 4, 2020
Ivory Coast's Soro calls on military to disobey president
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - Prominent dissident Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister who was blocked from running in Ivory Coast's presidential election, called Wednesday on the country's military to ...
Nov 4, 2020
