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US unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-election

WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.

Oct 2, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Oops! Tennessee puts virus test supplies on an auction site

NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials accidentally listed 13 pallets of coronavirus testing materials and other supplies on an auction site, officials said. The state listed the items on GovDeals.

Oct 2, 2020 8:41 AM Read more >

Trump adds to election anxiety by pushing legal boundaries

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has floated the unconstitutional idea of delaying the Nov. 3 election. His administration violated a judge's order on the 2020 census and could be held in contempt.

Oct 2, 2020 7:18 AM Read more >

Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders

JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump has joined a growing group of world leaders who have been infected with the coronavirus. Some, like Trump, had been accused of not taking the pandemic seriously.

Oct 2, 2020 6:36 AM Read more >

In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules

RALEIGH, N.C. — When Donald Trump's campaign took issue with a new rule on processing some votes in North Carolina, it didn't just complain to the Board of Elections and file a lawsuit.

Oct 2, 2020 6:10 AM Read more >

Denying, defending and numb: Voters not moved by Trump taxes

OSHKOSH, Wis.

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TV's 'Warrior' latest proof that Bruce Lee still holds sway

PHOENIX — Even nearly 50 years after his death, Bruce Lee can still make ripples. From this summer’s ESPN documentary, “Be Water,” to Quentin Tarantino’s heavily criticized depiction of him in “Once Upon a Time ...

Oct 2, 2020 6:03 AM Read more >

David and Nicola Yoon launch YA imprint for people of colour

NEW YORK — Bestselling authors David and Nicola Yoon are launching a Random House Children's Books imprint for young adult romance novels by and about people of colour .

Oct 2, 2020 5:44 AM Read more >

Bernie Sanders resuming in-person campaigning to back Biden

WILMINGTON, Del.

Oct 2, 2020 5:29 AM Read more >

Investigators search Florida landfill in case of missing mom

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Investigators are searching a South Florida landfill for clues in the disappearance of a woman who has not been seen since her toddler was found wandering alone in an apartment complex parking lot in July, the FBI said.

Oct 2, 2020 4:52 AM Read more >