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As virus cases surge, elected officials resist restrictions

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2020-11-13 19:33:37 The latest case counts of COVID in the US PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, many governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for imposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring. Some also continue to resist issuing statewid

Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history

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2020-11-13 00:28:51 In this Nov. 5, 2020, photo, Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa. The 2020 presidential election officially entered the record books Saturday the turnout reached 61.8%, eclipsing the recent mark set by Barack Obama's first presidential campaign in 2008 and demonstrating the extraordinary engagement of American

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly takes full credit for vaccine

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2020-11-13 22:18:25 President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful, misrepresenting the extent of government support behind the company’s efforts. A look at

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CDC: Wearing a mask could keep you from catching virus

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2020-11-13 22:04:06 FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield puts his mask back on after speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a "Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts" on Capitol Hill in Washington. In mid-November 2020, U.S. health officials took a new tack to encourage Americans to wear m

Johnson, Thomas part of 4-way share atop Masters leaderboard

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2020-11-13 23:18:09 Dustin Johnson hits out of a bunker on the eighth hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A long day in the small window of daylight that comes with a Masters in November didn't settle anything except that Dustin Johnson is playing like the No. 1 player and Justin Thomas

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

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2020-11-13 14:54:40 FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 file photo, students wait to board a school bus in Wheeling, Ill. With COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations spiking to record numbers across the U.S. and abroad, many school districts are temporarily shutting down in-person classes as holidays loom. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to re

Republicans face court setbacks, Trump law firm steps down

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2020-11-13 17:25:08 Members of the Allegheny County Return Board process the remaining absentee and mail-in Allegheny County ballots, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, on the North Side in Pittsburgh. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the presidential election in three battleground states on Friday while a law firm that

EXPLAINER: Why AP called North Carolina for Trump

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2020-11-04 09:37:45 Polling workers assist voters on a brisk fall morning at the Efland Ruritan Club polling site in Efland, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) WHY AP CALLED NORTH CAROLINA FOR TRUMP The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner in North Carolina on Friday after concluding there were not enough ballots left to be counted that would allow Joe Biden to over

Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won“t concede

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2020-11-13 19:43:13 FILE - A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. One of Wall Street's big fears coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election. President Donald Trump is refusing to concede even though Democrat Joe Biden secured enough electoral votes to win the presidency. Yet the S&P 500 has climbed this month back

Global shares drop on worries over surging virus cases

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2020-11-13 07:09:54 A currency trader stands near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly traded lower Friday as rising cases of coronavirus infections in the U.S., Europe and Asia add to worries that economies will once again be hamstrung by pandemic

Report: 5 investigations of Wisconsin officer who shot Blake

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2020-11-13 21:11:37 CORRECTS BYLINE TO BRIAN PASSINO INSTEAD OF JOHN SLOCA - Kenosha Police officer Rusten Sheskey poses for a photo in 2019 in Wisconsin. State authorities identified Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department, as the officer who shot Jacob Blake. (Brian Passino/The Kenosha News via AP) MILWAUKEE (AP) — The white Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot a B

Democrats keep winning the popular vote. That worries them.

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2020-11-13 18:53:44 From left, Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Harris, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden on stage together, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Democrats won the popular vote in this year's presidential election yet again, marking seven out of eight straight presidential elections that the party has

Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report

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2020-11-13 12:53:16 FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2001 file photo, Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington D.C., wearing the three-cornered biretta hat, embraces Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. In a sunlit ceremony of ancient ritual in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II installed a record number of cardinals - 44 new princes of the Roman Catholic Church. (

The Latest: Pence: Trump committed to election legal fight

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2020-11-13 18:51:40 FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, in Washington. Although only a few of America's CEOs have made public statements about President Trump's refusal to accept his election loss, many are worried about it in private. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times l

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

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2020-11-13 14:54:40 FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 file photo, students wait to board a school bus in Wheeling, Ill. With COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations spiking to record numbers across the U.S. and abroad, many school districts are temporarily shutting down in-person classes as holidays loom. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to re

NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84

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2020-11-13 18:29:47 Paul Hornung, of the Green Bay Packers, in an undated photo. Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback, and kicker helped turn them into an NFL dynasty, has died, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo, File) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Paul Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the

Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won“t concede

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2020-11-13 19:43:13 FILE - A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. One of Wall Street's big fears coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election. President Donald Trump is refusing to concede even though Democrat Joe Biden secured enough electoral votes to win the presidency. Yet the S&P 500 has climbed this month back

Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

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2020-11-13 05:30:04 An official sorts ballots during an audit at the Floyd County administration building in Rome, Ga., on Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) ATLANTA (AP) — Masked auditors in teams of two began counting ballots Friday in counties across Georgia, a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from a new state law. The law requires that one race be audited to chec

NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84

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2020-11-13 18:29:47 Paul Hornung, of the Green Bay Packers, in an undated photo. Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback, and kicker helped turn them into an NFL dynasty, has died, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo, File) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Paul Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the

Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM

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2020-11-13 16:15:09 FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2007 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng walks through the hotel lobby during the first day of Major League Baseball annual general managers meetings in Orlando, Fla. Ng has become the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues. She was hired Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, as general manager of the Miami Marlin

Democrats keep winning the popular vote. That worries them.

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2020-11-13 18:53:44 From left, Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Harris, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden on stage together, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Democrats won the popular vote in this year's presidential election yet again, marking seven out of eight straight presidential elections that the party has

Gillian Anderson brings uncanny “Iron Lady“ to “The Crown“

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2020-11-13 14:03:37 This combination of photos shows Gillian Anderson, portraying Margaret Thatcher in a scene from the fourth season of "The Crown," right, and Margaret Thatcher in Scarborough, England on March 18, 1989. Season four premieres on Sunday, Nov. 15. (AP Photo, left, and Netflix) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gillian Anderson's portrayal of British political leader Margaret Thatcher in “The Cro

Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks

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2020-11-13 18:10:21 This November 2020 photo provided by McMaster University shows 75mg aspirin pills, left, and Polycaps, pills from India-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals that contains one cholesterol and three blood pressure medicines, used in the International Polycap Study 3 (TIPS-3). On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, researchers say the cheap, daily pill taken with low-dose aspirin can cut the risk of

EXPLAINER: What to watch for in the post-Election Day mix

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2020-11-13 18:23:52 President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden, attend a service at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The U.S. election is over. Democrat Joe Biden is president-elect, and incumbent Donald Trump has not acknowledged that. And there's a lot still going on — in the courts, in the r

Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway

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2020-11-13 05:30:04 A Chatham County election official posts a sign in the public viewing area before the start of a ballot audit, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia's 159 c

As Ethiopia“s conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly

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2020-11-13 15:10:35 Women prepare traditional Ethiopian coffee at street-side coffee stall in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Tensions over the deadly conflict in Ethiopia are spreading well beyond its cut-off northern Tigray region, as the federal government said some 150 suspected "operatives" accused of seeking to "strike fear and terror" throughout the country had bee

Top CEOs met to plan response to Trump“s election denial

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2020-11-13 03:33:27 FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, in Washington. Although only a few of America's CEOs have made public statements about President Trump's refusal to accept his election loss, many are worried about it in private. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a few of America's CEOs have made public statem

Hurricane Center: An Iota could follow Eta“s deadly path

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2020-11-13 09:03:20 A street sign is damaged in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in the Passe-A-Grille neighborhood of St. Pete Beach, Fla. Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it slogged over the state before making landfall near Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just as the remnants of Eta finally blew out

Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work

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2020-11-13 05:04:15 FILE - In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y. Microsoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 v

VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, seeking solace in virtual worlds

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2020-11-13 14:26:22 Associated Press writer Tamara Lush plays video games during the coronavirus outbreak with the news on the television in the background Oct. 26, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. She started playing Plague, Inc. on her iPad in 2014. A pandemic could never happen in real life, she figured. But six years later, this Florida-based writer is seeking solace in virtual worlds, and found

For business owners with COVID, virus is just one struggle

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2020-11-13 13:38:10 Laurina Esposito, co-owner of Espo Restoration, which specializes in restoring Porsches, inspects a frame at her shop Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Esposito and her business partner were diagnosed with coronavirus in early September. She was very ill for three weeks and did as much work as she could on her laptop in bed, but at times was

2 dead, 1 missing in blast at veterans hospital outbuilding

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2020-11-13 14:39:33 WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An apparent steam explosion in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed two people Friday, and a third person is missing, officials said. “We received a report this morning that an explosion occurred at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System that resulted in two deaths in a non-patient care area

In Georgia, Trump“s shadow looms over pair of Senate runoffs

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2020-11-13 05:31:22 This combination of photos shows Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossoff, left, on Nov. 10, 2020, and Republican candidate for Senate Sen. David Perdue on Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. The two are in a runoff election for the Senate seat. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t be on the ballot in January when Georgia voters settle two Senate runoff

The Latest: Fauci suggests masks at Thanksgiving gatherings

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2020-11-13 07:59:09 FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, listens during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci is recommending masks at Thanksgiving gat

Denying Biden victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast

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2020-11-13 05:40:14 FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during media briefing at the State Department in Washington. After refusing to