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Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on election
While much of America was sleeping Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump's leads in crucial battleground states began slipping - and that's when online falsehoods about the election started surgin...
Nov 04, 2020
Retail therapy, last pints: England readies for new lockdown
LONDON - Last-minute shoppers in England came out in force Wednesday and thirsty drinkers enjoyed their final freshly poured pints in a pub for the next month before Britain joins swaths of Europe in ...
Nov 04, 2020
Republicans retain power in states despite Democratic push
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - After a costly and intense political battle for control of state capitols, the composition of state legislatures and governors' offices will look a lot like it did before Tuesday...
Nov 04, 2020
San Francisco voters approve taxes on CEOs, big businesses
SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to address economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting property owners and big bu...
Nov 04, 2020
San Francisco advises self-quarantine after travel
SAN FRANCISCO - Health officials in San Francisco said Wednesday that residents who travel outside the area during the upcoming holiday season may be asked to quarantine when they return home to try t...
Nov 04, 2020
Jittery public awaits news as presidency remains in flux
PHILADELPHIA - They clung to their cocktails and proclaimed themselves sick with dread. They relentlessly checked the news and went outdoors for fresh air. They bemoaned a wipeout wave that never came...
Nov 04, 2020
Trump's Election Day surge powered by small-town America
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign long maintained there were thousands of new supporters tucked into rural, red pockets of the country who would come out and vote for the president when ask...
Nov 04, 2020
Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
ATLANTA - Election officials in several key states furiously counted ballots Wednesday as the nation awaited the outcome of the race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden and braced fo...
Nov 04, 2020
Faith groups pray, sing in post-vote ritual in New York
NEW YORK - Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims and people of other faiths prayed and sang together in post-election solidarity Wednesday afternoon in New York City, even as the outcome of the hotly c...
Nov 04, 2020
In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK - Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday's election, including the first transgender person elected to a state Senate, and the first openly gay Black men ...
Nov 04, 2020

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