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Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising — the government’s most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago. And it could just be an opening...
Arizona counties can start counting early ballots now
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona counties can now start tabulating early and verified ballots in a year that’s already producing massive turnout. Arizona law allows counties to start counting ballots two weeks before the election. Early results won't be reported until after polls close on Election Day, Nov....
Indiana governor candidates debating amid virus illness jump
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The three candidates for Indiana governor were facing each other Tuesday night for their first of two scheduled televised debates, with Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s coronavirus actions likely to be hotly contested. Holcomb, Democratic challenger Woody Myers and Libertarian...
U-Michigan students told to hunker down for 2 weeks
DETROIT (AP) — Students at the University of Michigan were ordered Tuesday to stay in place for two weeks after a surge of coronavirus cases driven by social gatherings on and off campus. The surge is “overwhelming the ability” of local health officials to confront the pandemic, Washtenaw...
The Latest: CDC says US has seen 300K more deaths than usual
NEW YORK — A new government report shows that since the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. has seen 300,000 more deaths than it usually would. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking how many deaths have been reported and comparing them with counts seen in other years. Usually,...
Michigan election head: Drop off absentee ballot, don't mail
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top elections official said Tuesday that the presidential battleground state's 1.5 million people with absentee ballots still in-hand should put them in a drop box or take them to their local clerk's office rather than risk sending them by mail with two weeks to go until...
Wisconsin voters line up to cast early in-person ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters across Wisconsin lined up Tuesday to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in the presidential battleground state, marking the beginning of the final push to Election Day in two weeks. Locations and times to vote Tuesday varied across the state, but lines...
In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shunned formal debate practice Tuesday and was heading instead for another of his big rallies, two days ahead of the final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign. Democrat Joe Biden took the opposite...
McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he'll schedule a vote if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration are able to seal an agreement on a huge COVID-19 relief bill. The Kentucky Republican's remarks came as Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire. Trump bought a $10 million Super Bowl ad when he didn’t yet have a challenger. He tapped his political...
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