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Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided
WASHINGTON - Democrats faced increasingly long odds as the battle for Senate control hangs in balance, and Republicans brushed back multiple challengers to protect their majority. Still, it was too so...
Nov 05, 2020

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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 04, 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 04, 2020

Red Deer up to 63 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer added three more active cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday for a total of 63, according to the latest online update from Alberta Health. There have been 163 recoveries in the city, up eight from ...
Nov 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 2020