Barrett refuses to commit to recusal in election cases
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4 years ago By Sammieking — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted back Democrats' skeptical questions on abortion, gun rights and election disputes in liv
Barrett cites 'Ginsburg rule' that Ginsburg didn't follow
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4 years ago By Sammieking — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett invoked Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday in refusing to d
Trump, Biden trips illustrate Electoral College calculations
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4 years ago By Sammieking — PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on b
Cut cable shuts down Virginia's online voter registration
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4 years ago By Sammieking — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia's online voter registration system Tuesday, the last day to register before the Novem
More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surges
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4 years ago By Sammieking — GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus that has sent new infections o
Health care is focus as Barrett Supreme Court hearing opens
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4 years ago By Sammieking — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats branded Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a threat to Americans' health care during the coronavirus pandemic Mo
Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping
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4 years ago By Sammieking — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support
As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path
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4 years ago By Sammieking — In a strong voice tinged with her Irish homeland, Fiona Prine talks hauntingly about loss. From her COVID-19 infection and isolation — self-imposed in ho
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
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4 years ago By Sammieking — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today's economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and
Stocks are soaring, and most Black people are missing out
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4 years ago By Sammieking — NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don't, as Wall Street roars back to record heights while much of the eco