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November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

The Latest: Higgs tests positive, bows out of Houston Open

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Nebraska: Allow Racetrack Gaming (Constitutional Amendment)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Asia Today: South Korea OKs single test for COVID-19 and flu

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that’s designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Nancy Darsch, former Ohio State and WNBA coach, dies at 68

Nancy Darsch, who guided the Ohio State women's basketball team to the 1993 title game and went on to coach in the WNBA, has died. She was 68.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Ride-hailing, delivery giants win fight against labor law

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — App-based companies like Uber, Lyft and Doordash have dodged a potentially devastating blow to their industry by carving out an exemption from a California law that required them to classify their drivers as employees instead of contractors.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Republican US Rep. Norman wins 2nd term in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman has won a second full term in South Carolina.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

In Spain, coronavirus puts the poor at the back of the line

MADRID (AP) — Erika Oliva spends at least three hours a week standing in line at a soup kitchen.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

AP VoteCast: Trump makes inroads with Latinos in key states

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. presidential election highlighted sharply different views on the ongoing public health crisis, a stubborn economic downturn and racial inequality. But it also showed that candidates can't always take traditional supporters for granted, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Asia tracks Wall St rally as markets shrug at election limbo

Asian shares advanced Thursday after stocks rallied on Wall Street as investors embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington, sending the S&P 500 index up 2.2% while the outcome of the U.S. presidential election remained in limbo.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Massachusetts: Create Ranked-Choice Voting (For primary and GE)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Oregon: Amend Campaign Finance (Allow reform laws)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Illinois: Remove Flat Income Tax Section (Allow graduated tax)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Actor Carol Arthur DeLuise, widow of Dom DeLuise, dies at 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carol Arthur DeLuise, an actor who appeared in several Mel Brooks films and was the widow of Dom DeLuise, has died. She was 85.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced reforms that will abolish some key restrictions tying millions of low-paid and vulnerable migrant workers to their employers in conditions that have been rife with abuse and exploitation.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Utah: Add Right to Hunt and Fish (Use for wildlife control)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Oregon reports nearly 600 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday there were 597 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the state.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Catcher Bruce Maxwell to attend spring training with Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Bruce Maxwell, the only major league player to kneel during the national anthem in 2017 to protest racial injustice, has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets for next year and will report to major league spring training.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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Washington: Repeal Plastic Bag Tax (At retail stores)

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Man sentenced to 15 years for crime spree

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in four separate cases. The most recent involved a shooting near Vancouver Lake that prompted a manhunt for days.

November 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Adventurers looking to scale Nepal's Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so for the first time in seven months, as the country reopens to foreigners even as the coronavirus pandemic has left it short of hospital beds.