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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
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.
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EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called North Carolina
WHY AP HASN’T CALLED NORTH CAROLINA:
Israel says troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops killed a Palestinian man who had shot at soldiers near an army checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.
China vows 'proper' response to US arms sale to Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China vowed Wednesday that it will make a “proper and necessary response” if the U.S. proceeds with its latest planned arms sale to Taiwan.
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EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Georgia
WHY AP HASN'T CALLED GEORGIA:
Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disappointed Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents and failed to …
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Democrat Mark Kelly flips Republican Senate seat in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Mark Kelly won the Arizona Senate seat once held by John McCain, riding Arizona's changing electorate to flip a Republican Senate seat in a state long dominated by the GOP.
Trump seeks to stop voting, but only counting remains
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he'll take the presidential election to the Supreme Court, but it's unclear what he means in a country in which vote tabulations routinely continue beyond Election Day,…