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The Latest: Lockdown ordered at Nevada prison after outbreak
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- State prison officials have ordered a lockdown at a medium-security facility in northern Nevada after 93 inmates and seven staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Asia Today: Australia's Victoria has no cases for 8th day
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria had its eighth day in a row of no new virus cases or deaths, ahead of another move back to normal living including no limits on travel outside of Melbourne and the resumption of flights to New Zealand.
2020 Latest: Biden's lead grows in battleground Pennsylvania
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Illinois governor isolates after possible COVID-19 exposure
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker self-isolated Friday and was awaiting test results after learning that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a meeting earlier this week, the third time during the pandemic that the Democratic governor has taken the step.
2020 Latest: Alito grants GOP request on some Pa. mail votes
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Kansas budget gap mostly melts away with new fiscal forecast
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas saw most of a projected state budget shortfall melt away Friday with a fiscal forecast that is less pessimistic about the economy and tax collections than a dire estimate issued this spring during a statewide lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.
Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting justified
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified, a Virginia prosecutor said Friday.
Investigators withhold details after deputies kill Black man
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A week after deputies fatally shot a 21-year-old Black man near Vancouver, Washington during a drug investigation, law enforcement officials have yet to clarify whether he fired a handgun at officers.
Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
The Latest: WVirginia governor, staff negative for virus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he and his staff tested negative for the coronavirus after a staffer in the Capitol building tested positive Friday morning. The attorney general’s office later said the employee believed to have the virus tested negative on Friday evening.
2020 Latest: Biden lead over Trump in Nevada grows slightly
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Math teacher to stand trial in harassment of health officer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California community college math instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government “boogaloo” movement was ordered to stand trial on charges that he sent threatening letters to a county health officer during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden's lead grows in Nevada as more results are released
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada grew Friday, putting the former vice president ahead by 22,657 votes in a battleground state.
Nations long targeted by US chide Trump’s claims of fraud
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Demands to stop the vote count. Baseless accusations of fraud. Claims that the opposition is trying to “steal” the election.
Advocates race to find voters to correct flawed ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who submitted a flawed ballot before time ran out Friday to fix the paperwork in a race that could be decided by the narrowest of margins.
Army: Soldier dies in rifle training at Fort Jackson in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A soldier at Fort Jackson in South Carolina has died from injuries sustained on the rifle training range, Army officials said.
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania
Guatemala digs through landslide where 100 believed buried
PURULHA, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan search brigades pulled the first bodies Friday from a massive rain-fueled landslide where at least 100 people are believed to be entombed, as the remains of Hurricane Eta moved across Caribbean waters, strengthening en route to Cuba.
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The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden stood on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night, three days after Election Day, as the long, exacting work of counting votes widened his lead over President Donald Trump in critical battleground states.