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Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting

Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally administered contest.
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If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the White House and the narrowly divided Senate and House may hang in the balance on Nov. 5 , but don’t expect election night to be all nail-biters and barn burners.
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Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there

Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.
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Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake to face off in debate for Arizona Senate

Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake to face off in debate for Arizona Senate

PHOENIX (AP) — Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake meet Wednesday for the only debate of the Arizona Senate race, a matchup that comes as voters begin casting ballots in a contest that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate.
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Trump sets sights on Pennsylvania and Harris plans to head west as hurricane scrambles campaigning

Trump sets sights on Pennsylvania and Harris plans to head west as hurricane scrambles campaigning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is holding rallies on Wednesday in pivotal Pennsylvania while Vice President Kamala Harris prepares for another visit to the West — even as Hurricane Milton menaces Florida and threatens to overshadow presidential campa
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Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu

Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new bo
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Feeling stressed about the election? Here's what some are doing and what they say you can do too

Feeling stressed about the election? Here's what some are doing and what they say you can do too

If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally.
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Judge declines bid by New Hampshire parents to protest transgender players at school soccer games

Judge declines bid by New Hampshire parents to protest transgender players at school soccer games

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing.
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Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'

Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill — as less than half the graduates are certified to work in the industry.
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Another beluga dies at Marineland, Ontario saying little on 4-year probe into park

Another beluga dies at Marineland, Ontario saying little on 4-year probe into park

TORONTO — Another beluga whale has died at Marineland and four years into a provincial probe, Ontario's solicitor general is saying little about the investigation's progress.
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