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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 …
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California: App-Drivers Not Employees (Provide other benefits)
Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races rem…
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Nevada: Allow Same-Sex Marriage (Constitutional Amendment)
Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus
BANGKOK (AP) — Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday.
Ethiopia nears war as PM orders military into defiant region
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister on Wednesday ordered the military to confront the country's Tigray regional government after he accused it of a deadly attack on a mi…
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
2020 Latest: Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Northern battlegrounds could hold key to Trump-Biden outcome
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried the prized battleground of Florida, then he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and …
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EXPLAINER: Why AP called Arizona for Biden
WHY AP CALLED ARIZONA FOR BIDEN:
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Florida: Raise Minimum Wage (Fifteen dollars by 2026)
Pangolin patrol: Volunteer team rescues endangered animals
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The traumatized pangolins arrive at a Johannesburg wildlife clinic emaciated and badly injured. They are the lucky ones. Rescued from poachers, they will survive thanks to a dedicated team of vo…
Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searches
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake.
EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans won’t know the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election until well into Wednesday — if not beyond that.
Bice defeats Horn, wins back Oklahoma’s lone Democratic seat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice defeated U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Tuesday and won back the only Democratic-held seat in Oklahoma’s congressional delegation.