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October 1, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Senate panel moves to compel 3 social media CEOs to testify

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front in the battle over hate speech, misinformation and perceived political bias on social media a month before the presidential election.

October 1, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Ole Miss, Kentucky look to rebound from opening-game losses

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops wants to ensure his team doesn’t get in its own way with fewer games to get things right.

September 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Monday Sports in Brief

NHL

September 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Lots of unfamiliar territory in 2020 baseball playoffs

CHICAGO (AP) — Mookie Betts, meet Devin Williams and his devastating changeup. Aaron Judge, take a closer look at a much improved Shane Bieber. Fernando Tatis Jr., say hello to Jack Flaherty.

September 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Armstrong, Davis help Virginia rally past winless Duke 38-20

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — It took Virginia four scheduled opponents to actually get to start their season, and four quarters to hit their stride in a 38-20 victory against Dukes on Saturday night.

September 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Johnstone, 2-time WS champ and popular prankster, dies at 74

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74.

September 29, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Voter purge case going before Wisconsin Supreme Court

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could result in the purging of about 130,000 people from voter rolls in the hotly contested battleground state.

September 29, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Death of Kuwait ruler Sheikh Sabah draws outpouring of grief

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the leader of Kuwait who earned a reputation as a seasoned diplomat and a rare ruler who could cross the region’s political and sectarian divides, touched off an outpouring of grief from the Arab world Tuesday.

September 29, 2020 5:27 p.m.

Judge says ending 2020 census on Oct. 5 violates her order

A federal judge on Tuesday said a revised Oct. 5 date the U.S. Commerce Department picked to end the 2020 census may violate an order she issued last week that cleared the way for the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October.

September 29, 2020 7:03 p.m.

Judge says ending 2020 census on Oct. 5 may violate order

A federal judge on Tuesday said a revised Oct. 5 date the U.S. Commerce Department picked to end the 2020 census may violate an order she issued last week that cleared the way for the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October.

September 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Judge says ending 2020 census on Oct. 5 may violate order

A federal judge on Tuesday said a revised Oct. 5 date the U.S. Commerce Department picked to end the 2020 census may violate an order she issued last week that cleared the way for the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October.

September 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Feds threaten funds to NYC, Seattle and Portland over unrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department identified New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as three cities that could have federal funding slashed under a memorandum by President Donald Trump that sought to identify localities that permit “anarchy, violence and destruction in American cities.”

September 23, 2020 8:27 a.m.

The Latest: Saudi's King Salman slams Iran in UN speech

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):

September 24, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Pirates cool off Hendricks, slip past playoff-bound Cubs 2-1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are heading to the playoffs for the fifth time in six years. If their offense doesn't pick up soon, it might be a short stay.

September 24, 2020 10:03 a.m.

US stocks rise as volatility continues to dominate

New York (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising in Thursday afternoon trading, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.

September 24, 2020 10:06 a.m.

No. 20 Hokies could be shorthanded for opener vs Wolfpack

Virginia Tech finally begins a season of high expectations as the No. 20 Hokies face North Carolina State in a battle of teams that each had to postpone a game after COVID-19 outbreaks.

September 24, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Mattingly's Marlins could clinch berth at Yankee Stadium

MIAMI (AP) — Don Mattingly returns this weekend to the Bronx, where his best years as a player always ended when the regular season did.

September 30, 2020 7:30 a.m.

Sharp virus spread in Madrid leads to new anti-outbreak plan

MADRID (AP) — Spain's capital and its surrounding suburbs, the European region where a second coronavirus wave is expanding the fastest by far, are edging toward stricter curbs on people's movements and social gatherings following a political dispute that angered many Spaniards.

September 30, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Trump campaign threatens to sue over Philly election offices

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign threatened a lawsuit Wednesday if it does not gain access for its campaign employees to observe activity inside newly opened satellite election offices in Philadelphia, where people can register to vote, apply for mail-in ballots and fill them out.

September 1, 2020 1:03 a.m.

McConnell rips McGrath, other Democrats at campaign forum

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made an enthusiastic pitch Monday for Republican candidates on the ballot nationally, pointing to the pre-coronavirus economy and the appointment of conservative judges while saying Joe Biden would not be able to resist Democrats' leftward shift.