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Biden vows unity can 'save this country'; Trump hits Midwest
WARM SPRINGS, Ga (AP) — Joe Biden traveled to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio on Tuesday to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can "restore our soul and save this...
Philadelphia victim's kin: We sought ambulance, not police
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black man who was killed under more than a dozen police-fired rounds in Philadelphia had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said Tuesday. Additionally, Walter Wallace's wife is pregnant and is...
Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias. Democrats are trying to expand the discussion to include other issues such as the companies' heavy impact...
Poland's leaders defend abortion ruling, condemn protests
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative leaders on Tuesday defended the tightening of the predominantly Catholic country's strict abortion law and condemned massive nationwide protests led by women's rights activists — in breach of pandemic regulations...
Column: First-timers at Masters won't get the real Masters
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Nick Taylor has never been to the Masters. He already is motivated to get back. Taylor is excited to be playing Augusta National in two weeks, make no mistake about that. The 32-year-old Canadian has only watched on television, often enough to have a good idea what to expect....
The Latest: U.N. cancels meetings after reported virus cases
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations canceled all in-person meetings after a U.N. member nation reported five coronavirus cases among its staff. General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir sent a letter to the 193 U.N. member nations announcing Tuesday’s cancellation on the advice of the U.N. Medical...
The Latest: Trump campaigns at rain-soaked Michigan rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:35 p.m. President Donald Trump has started a busy day of campaigning with a cold, rain-soaked rally in Lansing, Michigan. Most polls show Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden in a state that Trump won narrowly in his 2016 victory....
Stock indexes mostly lower a day after worst loss in weeks
U.S. stock indexes are mostly lower Tuesday, as momentum slows on worries about rising virus counts and Washington's inability to deliver more aid to the economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in afternoon trading after earlier swinging between small gains and losses. Most of the stocks in the index were lower,...
Dutch government holds off on new lockdown measures, for now
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' current partial lockdown, introduced two weeks ago amid sharply rising coronavirus infections, will likely remain in place until December, the Dutch prime minister and health minister said Tuesday, but they did not announce any new restrictions. “What...
Giant crane arrives at Georgia shipwreck awaiting removal
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A towering, floating crane tasked with removing an overturned cargo ship on the Georgia coast arrived Tuesday and could begin cutting the wrecked vessel into giant chunks within a few days. The crane, called the VB 10,000, was in place straddling the partially submerged shipwreck...
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