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October 21, 2020

Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of a busy season, nears Bermuda

Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of this very busy Atlantic season, was moving toward Bermuda on Wednesday. Epsilon is expected ...

October 21, 2020

Coronavirus kills 10 in Kansas nursing home

Ten residents of a nursing home in northwest Kansas have died from the coronavirus, health officials said. All 62 residents ...

October 21, 2020

China's BYD, Japan's Hino announce electric truck venture

Chinese electric car brand BYD Auto and Japanese truck maker Hino Motors said Wednesday they are jointly setting up a company ...

October 21, 2020

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Here's the latest for Wednesday October 21st: CDC says 300,000 more deaths than usual in US during pandemic; Trump says US ...

October 21, 2020

U.S. antitrust case against Google mirrors Microsoft battle

The Trump administration's legal assault on Google actually feels like a blast from the past. The U.S. Justice Department ...

October 21, 2020

Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust case

Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said Wednesday ...

October 21, 2020

Amnesty: Credible reports protesters shot dead in Nigeria

Amnesty International said late Tuesday there was “credible but disturbing evidence” that security forces in the megacity of ...

October 21, 2020

5 takeaways from the government's lawsuit against Google

The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google alleging antitrust violations marks the government’s most significant attempt ...

October 21, 2020

Epsilon strengthens to a hurricane as it approaches Bermuda

Epsilon has strengthened into a hurricane, the 10th of the Atlantic season, as it approaches Bermuda on Thursday. Epsilon is ...

October 21, 2020

Trump in Pennsylvania: US 'crushing the virus'

Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump declared that the United States was ...

October 21, 2020

An electric Hummer? Battery-powered trucks head to showrooms

Seven auto companies have plans to roll out new battery-powered pickup trucks over the next two years, aiming to cash in on ...

October 21, 2020

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne ...

October 21, 2020

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising — the government’s ...

October 20, 2020

Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee

A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals without a federal permit at the edge of the vast wildlife ...

October 20, 2020

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Here's the latest for Tuesday October 20th: DOJ sues Google on antitrust concerns; Turkish troops withdraw from Syria; Pope ...

October 20, 2020

Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin

Voters across the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are lining up to cast their ballots on the first day of early ...

October 20, 2020

Tennessee factory to become GM's 3rd electric vehicle plant

General Motors plans to spend $2 billion to convert its Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant into a third U.S. site to ...

October 20, 2020

US to collect, return asteroid sample for 1st time

A NASA spacecraft circling an ancient asteroid 200 million miles away is about to reach out and make contact.

October 20, 2020

Alaska Senate candidate hopes to ride Democratic wave

Al Gross commands a fishing boat as a narrator describes him prospecting for gold and killing a grizzly bear in self-defense ...