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October 29, 2020

Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the ...

October 29, 2020

How does the coronavirus affect the heart?

How does COVID-19 affect the heart? Even though it’s known as a respiratory virus, doctors believe the coronavirus can ...

October 29, 2020

India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US

India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this ...

October 29, 2020

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi casts her vote in November elections

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday in advance voting for general elections that are taking place ...

October 29, 2020

MLB says Turner violated protocols when he returned to field

Justin Turner violated coronavirus protocols when he celebrated with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and he refused ...

October 29, 2020

Australia's pandemic travel ban brings family heartbreak

Astrid Magenau wasn’t able to keep a promise to hold her father’s hand at his deathbed in Germany because of Australia’s ...

October 29, 2020

Philadelphia pledges better response after Black man's death

Philadelphia police pledged to release 911 tapes and police body camera footage “in the near future” in the shooting death ...

October 29, 2020

At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast

Hurricane Zeta slammed into the storm-weary Gulf Coast on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling ...

October 29, 2020

Samsung reports record sales amid questions about future

The flood of obituaries for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-Hee since his death over the weekend have mostly shared his ...

October 29, 2020

Taking a stand has new meaning in heavily litigated election

In the most litigious presidential election in memory, court fights are even happening over where poll watchers may stand as ...

October 29, 2020

Asia Today: Virus arrives in once-clear Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S.

October 29, 2020

The Latest: President declares emergency in Mississippi

The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT): 10:45 p.m. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared an emergency exists in ...

October 29, 2020

No. 9 Wisconsin cancels Nebraska game; Chryst tests positive

The pandemic hit Big Ten football just two weeks into its season Wednesday as No. 9 Wisconsin canceled its game at Nebraska ...

October 29, 2020

Justice Dept. charges 8 in Chinese harassment plot in US

The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed ...

October 29, 2020

Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free

What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began ...

October 29, 2020

Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fix

Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises of ...

October 29, 2020

Barrett confirmation rises as issue in Kentucky Senate race

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a victory lap Wednesday for shepherding Amy Coney Barrett onto the U.S.

October 29, 2020

Feds issue coverage plan for COVID-19 vaccine and treatments

Federal health officials Wednesday issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American ...

October 28, 2020

Ford posts better-than-expected 3Q profit as sales recover

Ford Motor Co. posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit as demand for cars and trucks recovered from ...

October 28, 2020

Tupperware profits soar as pandemic shut-ins store leftovers

Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social ...