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Record early vote leads to tranquil Election Day at polls
Despite fears of clashes at polling places, chaos sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and confusion due to disinformation and swiftly-changing voting rules, millions across the U.S. cast ballots in a historically contentious election with few problems.
Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford reelected to US House
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford was reelected in one of two southern Nevada congressional districts where Republicans mounted well-financed campaigns to flip U.S. House seats in the battleground state.
PA picks GOP auditor; reelects Shapiro, US House incumbents
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters have returned at least 17 incumbent members to Congress, with one race undecided, and have elected the first Republican auditor general in more than two decades.
2020 Latest: Pennsylvania GOP turns to US Supreme Court
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Virus case at WVa Capitol leads governor, staff to take test
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — 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.
Virginia governor seeks $1M to probe racism claims at VMI
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam has signed two key criminal justice reform bills into law and proposed changes to the state budget, including adding $1 million to investigate the culture at the Virginia Military Institute after a newspaper article described allegations of persistent racism.
Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the U.S. Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting there.
Louisiana governor leaves most pet projects intact in budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet projects that lawmakers inserted into this year's budget
2020 Latest: Biden increases lead over Trump in Nevada
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Puerto Rico to provide free virus testing at toll booths
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's Health Department announced Friday that it will provide free rapid testing at toll booths across the island in a bid to slow down COVID-19 infections.
Advocates race to find Georgia voters who cast bad 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.
Utah's attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s newly reelected attorney general said Friday he is taking personal leave time to help support President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to election procedures. Trump has claimed without evidence that the vote is unfair and rigged.
Palestinian in Israel prison ends 100-plus day hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has agreed to end more than 100 days of hunger strike, his family and a prisoner rights’ advocate said Friday, claiming he had received assurances from Israeli authorities that his open-ended detention wouldn't be extended beyond the end of November.
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On Football: Keeping NFL playing surfaces safe, grass or not
The sight of players slipping and sliding on the natural grass field in Cleveland last Sunday was comical to some, disturbing to others. After all, it was only the first day of November, yet a wintry blast had hit the NFL.
Protesters crying foul over vote counts stir safety concerns
Pro-Trump protesters — some of them openly carrying rifles and handguns — rallied outside vote-tabulation centers in a few cities around the country Friday, responding to groundless accusations from President Donald Trump that the Democrats were trying to steal the White House.
EXPLAINER: What is a 'cured' ballot?
Across the country, any uncounted ballots cast by Election Day are being verified and tabulated as election officials work toward reporting results of the 2020 presidential election.
Correction: Election 2020-Voting story
In a story November 3, 2020, about Election Day voting, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a voting advocacy group. Its name is the National Vote at Home Institute, not Vote from Home.
Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election
NEW YORK (AP) — The steady counting of votes that has moved Democrat Joe Biden closer to the presidency is exposing rifts at Fox News Channel, the influential media outlet that is the favorite for many supporters of President Donald Trump.
The Latest: Italy's daily record nears 38,000 virus cases
ROME – Italy registered a one-day record of nearly 38,000 coronavirus cases.