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China's leaders vow to become self-reliant technology power
BEIJING - China's leaders are vowing to make their country a self-reliant "technology power" as a feud with Washington cuts access to U.S. computer chips and other high-tech components, hampering Beij...
Oct 29, 2020
Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam - U,S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is wrapping up an anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam as the fierce American presidential election race enters its final stretch. With just four day...
Oct 29, 2020
Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration this weekend won't be the same in a year so marked by death, in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19. Many of those had to b...
Oct 29, 2020
Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's secretary of state said Thursday it's too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indic...
Oct 29, 2020
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America
DETROIT - Every day feels like a raw wound for Omari Barksdale. His sister, Laneeka Barksdale, died of COVID-19 in late March in Detroit - and since then, so have more than 226,000 Americans. Many wer...
Oct 29, 2020
Malaysian PM's key ally demands early polls in new snag
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The key ally in Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's coalition has called for general elections to be held to establish a stable government once the coronavirus pandemi...
Oct 29, 2020
An Election Day role for National Guard? Maybe, but limited
WASHINGTON - Federal laws and long-standing custom generally leave the U.S. military out of the election process. But President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated warnings about widespread voting irregula...
Oct 29, 2020
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday showed they likely would not legalize marijuana. With about 83% o...
Oct 29, 2020
Blackfalds FCSS rolls out first virtual fundraiser for families in need
Due to the continuous effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Blackfalds Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) says they have not only seen an uptick in accessing the food bank, but also an increa...
Oct 29, 2020
AHS releases season’s first flu stats
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has posted the first weekly data update for the 2020-21 influenza season.The report includes data for each of AHS' five Zones, as well as provincial totals, from Septembe...
Oct 29, 2020