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October 26, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Walz calls for 'goal line stand' against coronavirus spread

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and health officials delivered a stark warning Monday that Minnesota's fight against the coronavirus is at a critical stage and that residents need to step up their compliance with masking, social distancing and avoiding crowds if the state is going to avoid the rapid spread that has made the upper Midwest one of the country's worst hotspots for COVID-19.

October 26, 2020 4:30 p.m.

US announces planned $2.37 billion weapon sale to Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on U.S. defense contractors, including Boeing, the lead contractor on the Harpoon deal.

October 26, 2020 4:30 p.m.

The Latest: Mask mandate set for 7 more Mississippi counties

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is expanding a mask mandate to seven additional counties to try to control the spread of the coronavirus as cases increase rapidly in some areas.

October 26, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Kansas sets new COVID marks; governor to push mask mandate

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported record highs for its seven-day rolling averages of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and a spokesman for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she was considering calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to impose a statewide mask mandate.

October 26, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Nevada fines airport, county over crowd size at Trump rally

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are fining a northern county and an airport a total of more than $5,500 for allowing a campaign event for President Donald Trump in September that drew thousands of people, despite a 50-person crowd limit over the pandemic.

October 26, 2020 3:30 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

GOP senators power Barrett toward high court confirmation

October 26, 2020 3:27 p.m.

The Latest: Birx warns North Dakota amid surge in cases

The White House coronavirus response coordinator said Monday that North Dakota’s capital city had the worst COVID-19 protocols she's seen in her travels around the country after she spent a day looking around.

October 26, 2020 3:27 p.m.

7th Arkansas legislator tests positive for coronavirus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislative leaders on Monday said they'll resume budget hearings but with new social distancing procedures in place after a seventh lawmaker in a week tested positive for COVID-19.

October 26, 2020 3:06 p.m.

Arizona Supreme Court explains education tax ruling

PHOENIX (AP) — A trial judge misconstrued an earlier court ruling when he blocked a voter initiative over the summer that the state Supreme Court later revived, the high court said in a Monday ruling that explained its reasons for reinstating the Invest in Education Act to the November ballot.

October 26, 2020 3:06 p.m.

Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation’s capital.

October 26, 2020 3:06 p.m.

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October 26, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Wisconsin coach stays mum on QB Mertz with Huskers up next

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst isn’t discussing quarterback Graham Mertz’s status following reports that the redshirt freshman has tested positive for COVID-19.

October 26, 2020 2:27 p.m.

Edwards sues House GOP for trying to lift coronavirus rules

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit Monday challenging House Republicans' efforts to rescind Louisiana's statewide mask mandate, business restrictions and other limits the Democratic governor enacted to combat the

October 26, 2020 2:09 p.m.

Sudan’s leader: Israel deal 'incentive' to end pariah status

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s leader said Monday that the decision to normalize ties with Israel was an incentive for President Donald Trump’s administration to end Sudan’s international pariah status.

October 26, 2020 2:03 p.m.

No. 10 Florida, Mullen return to work after COVID outbreak

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 10 Florida resumed meetings and practices for the first time in two weeks Monday, getting back to work after a COVID-19 outbreak caused the Southeastern Conference to postpone two of the team’s games.

October 26, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Longtime federal appeals court Judge Juan Torruella dies

BOSTON (AP) — Judge Juan Torruella, the first Puerto Rican to sit on a U.S. federal appeals court, died Monday at the age of 87, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.

October 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

The Latest: Coronavirus death toll in Spain crosses 35,000

Spain has reported 52,188 new coronavirus cases and 279 new confirmed deaths since Friday.

October 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

GOP senators power Barrett toward high court confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and securing likely conservative court dominance for years to come.

October 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

Stalemate: Are Louisiana virus rules still in place or not?

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The status of Louisiana's statewide mask mandate, business restrictions and other limits enacted by Gov. John Bel Edwards to combat the

October 26, 2020 1:06 p.m.

Election 2020, ADVISORY

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