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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, a cyclist rides past a sign in support of making marijuana legal in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders have voted on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 in favor of legalizing euthanasia in a binding referendum. But in preliminary results they were rejecting a measure to legalize marijuana. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana
By Nick Perry
2 hrs ago
No COVID-19 deaths for 9th time in 10 days on Navajo Nation
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no deaths for the ninth time in the last...
'Overwhelmed': Texas county halts non-essential activities
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso County officials ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities Thursday after the area's medical resources were...
FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, Lisa Finander, right, checks that each ballot has the voter's name on the ballot and mailing envelope and Laurie Mattila, left, checked that it was correct at Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services in Minneapolis. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 that Minnesota absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day should be separated from other ballots in case they are later invalidated by a court.(Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)
Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote
By Amy Forliti
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President Donald Trump pumps his fist as first lady Melania Trump smiles at supporters after a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Trump fights headwinds as he and Biden battle over Florida
By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe And Aamer Madhani
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Supporters respond to a speech by Vice President Mike Pence at a campaign rally at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen)
Pence highlights economic recovery report at Nevada rally
By Sam Metz
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Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) waves to fans after an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Ken Ruinard/Pool Photo via AP)
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence tests positive for COVID-19
By Ralph D. Russo
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Dr. Angela Dunn, state epidemiologist from the Utah Department of Health, speaks during the daily COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Utah epidemiologist's home address leaked online for protest
By Sophia Eppolito
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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after arriving at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Trump meets troops involved in al-Baghdadi raid
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In a photo provided by Word Aflame Ministries, people are outdoors during a service at Word Aflame Tabernacle in La Habra Heights, Calif. The Pentecostal church says the city violated its constitutional rights by harassing it over the way it has held outdoor gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Word Aflame Ministries via AP)
Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic
By Brian Melley
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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Clemson wide receiver Amari Rodgers, left, is tackled by LSU cornerback Kary Vincent Jr. during the first half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans. All-America wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Vincent and defensive end Neil Farrell Jr. have announced they won’t be playing this season. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Lawrence out, No. 1 Clemson looks for 10th straight over BC
By The Associated Press
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Washoe County cutting 250 limit on gatherings back to 50
By Scott Sonner
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Beginning next week, public gatherings in Washoe County will be subject to the same 50-person limitation that was in effect before Gov. Steve...
Long absentee lines draw vote suppression criticism
By Kim Chandler
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The final day of in-person absentee voting in Alabama brought long lines, accusations of voter suppression and unsettled questions over...
A dog peers out from a kennel after the landing of a "Paws Across the Pacific" pet rescue flight Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Seattle. Volunteer organizations flew more than 600 dogs and cats from shelters across Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, calling it the largest pet rescue ever. The animals are being taken from overcrowded facilities in the islands to shelters in Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
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FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. A man charged in an alleged conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer also made threatening online comments about President Donald Trump, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and other prominent political figures, an FBI agent said in a federal court filing, of which a copy was obtained by The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Michigan tightens social gathering limits after virus spike
By David Eggert
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, New York Yankees' Brett Gardner rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. The Yankees plan to plan to exercise two option years on reliever Zack Britton worth $27 million and to decline options on outfielder Gardner and pitcher J.A. Happ. The decisions were disclosed by a person familiar with the team’s decisions who spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday because they had not been announced. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Yanks plan to exercise Britton option, not Gardner or Happ
By Ronald Blum
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, to attend a drive-in rally at Broward College in Coconut Creek, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Trump moves Minnesota rally while Biden announces visit
By Steve Karnowski
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Alaska facility resumes admissions after virus case changes
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state psychiatric facility in Alaska's largest city has resumed admissions after the state health department said one patient was...
Border Patrol agent Justin Castrejon speaks in front of newly replaced border wall sections Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, near Tecate, Calif. Top Trump administration officials will visit South Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have completed 400 miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall, attempting to show progress on perhaps the president's best-known campaign promise four years ago. But most of the wall went up in areas that already had smaller barriers. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Trump officials tout progress on border wall before election
By Nomaan Merchant
4 hrs ago
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Pelosi, Trump administration trade blame over virus aid
By Andrew Taylor
4 hrs ago