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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
Trump seeks to stop 'all voting,' but only counting remains
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he'll take
The Latest: Russia reports records in new infections, deaths
MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Wednesday reported 19,768 new coronavirus infections and 389 new deaths, both the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Pennsylvania
WHY AP HASN’T CALLED PENNSYLVANIA:
Stock markets wobble on uncertainty in US election
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures and markets around the world are mostly holding steady or ticking higher in early Wednesday trading, but only after spinning through an election night dominated by surprises and s…
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Wisconsin
WHY AP HASN’T CALLED WISCONSIN:
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Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said.
Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states — Wisconsin, Mic…
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Michigan
WHY AP HASN’T CALLED MICHIGAN:
World waits nervously, impatiently for US election result
From Ford Model T cars that popped off the assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burgers, the United States has long had a major hand in making the world a frenetic and impatient place, primed a…
The Latest: WHO says COVID-19 spread in Europe accelerating
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says there has been a “further acceleration” in the speed of COVID-19's spread in Europe, which was responsible for about half of the globe’s new cases reported last week.
There's no winner in the presidential race. That's OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — America woke up Wednesday morning without a winner of the presidential election. That's OK.