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October 6, 2020 12:27 p.m.

No. 5 Notre Dame basks in its unusual home 'crowd'

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — In a normal season, Kurt Hinish probably wouldn’t have been able to hear the students shouting his name from the ninth row of the bleachers at Notre Dame Stadium. But during Notre Dame’s 52-0 rout of South Florida, the senior defensive tackle could.

October 6, 2020 12:27 p.m.

US judge: IRS can't keep coronavirus money from inmates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. judge says the IRS can't keep withholding coronavirus relief payments from incarcerated people, potentially clearing the way for at least 80,000 checks totaling more than $100 million to be sent to people behind bars across the United States.

October 6, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional COVID-19 relief, delaying action until after the election despite ominous warnings from his own Federal Reserve chairman about the deteriorating conditions in the economy.

October 6, 2020 12:27 p.m.

Louisiana senators grapple with unemployment fund bankruptcy

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana senators Tuesday began moving legislation to keep the bankruptcy of the state unemployment trust fund from triggering business tax hikes and a drop in benefits for jobless workers during the

October 6, 2020 12:06 p.m.

Wisconsin governor restricts public indoor gatherings

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state, in a move certain to alienate Republicans as well as tavern and restaurant owners.

October 6, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Battered by 1st wave, Madrid hospital staff stretched by 2nd

TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ, Spain (AP) — With speed and determination, nurses, doctors and caretakers move in and out of glassed rooms with beds hooked up to tubes, cables and monitors. The cadence of beeps serves as a soundtrack to their workday, underpinned by a constant chatter of voices at half pitch and the snapping of rubber gloves as they're removed by staff ending their shifts.

October 6, 2020 11:33 a.m.

Transfer window closed but familiar free agents available

For all the transfers negotiated in Europe's $3 billion summer transfer market, paying nothing for players was always an option.

October 6, 2020 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: UCLA health expert: CDC should trace Trump

LOS ANGELES — Anne Rimoin, an infectious diseases expert at the UCLA, called for full involvement of the CDC in the contact tracing around President Donald Trump.

October 6, 2020 10:33 a.m.

Dozens injured in clashes in Iraq's south during pilgrimage

BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of people were wounded in clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters in Iraq's south Tuesday during the annual Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of Arbaeen.

October 6, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Malian official: Politician Cisse, French aid worker freed

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists have freed prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse after holding him hostage for more than six months, as well as a French aid worker who was kidnapped in 2016, an official with Cisse's political party said Tuesday, citing information given to Cisse's relatives by negotiators.

October 6, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Review: Few far-right cases in German security agencies

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top security official on Tuesday said a review has produced no evidence of structural far-right extremism in the country's security forces and only “a small number of confirmed cases.”

October 6, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Case involving gun-waving St. Louis couple continued

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis couple facing felony charges for pointing guns at racial injustice protesters will be back in court next week, and their attorney expects a grand jury decision by then on whether they'll face indictment.

October 6, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Audit faults Wolf's business shutdown waiver program

Pennsylvania’s chief fiscal watchdog on Tuesday criticized a state program under which businesses could seek permission to operate during Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic shutdown, saying waivers were granted inconsistently and with little transparency and comparing the process to a “Keystone Kops routine."

October 6, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Federal judge: IRS can't keep coronavirus money from inmates

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge says the IRS can't keep withholding coronavirus relief payments from incarcerated people, potentially clearing the way for at least 80,000 checks totaling more than $100 million to be sent to people behind bars across the United States.

October 6, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Va Gov.: Mild symptoms in 2nd week of virus

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he’s developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus a little less than two weeks after he and the first lady tested positive.

October 6, 2020 9:27 a.m.

Unemployed in New Orleans find careers in community health

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Service workers in New Orleans who were laid off because of the coronavirus’s impact on the economy are earning a living again by helping others survive during the pandemic.

October 6, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Chanel celebrates cinema industry to cap Paris Fashion Week

PARIS (AP) — Monumental light-bulb encrusted letters spelling CHANEL sparkled over the runway at the Grand Palais on the last day of Paris Fashion Week prefacing a collection celebrating the cinema industry. It brought a pang of nostalgia for better times during this reduced virus-hit season that has been notable for its lack of star power.

October 6, 2020 8:27 a.m.

US job postings edge lower, to 6.49 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring ticked up modestly.

October 6, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Japan seeks to boost catch limits of prized bluefin tuna

MITO, Japan (AP) — Japan has proposed raising its catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish so highly prized for sushi and sashimi that its population is at less than 5% of historical levels.

October 6, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Ozil wants to help unwanted Arsenal mascot by paying wages

LONDON (AP) — Out-of-favor Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil wants to save Gunnersaurus from extinction.