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Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online
ATLANTA – With all eyes on Georgia’s razor-thin presidential vote margin, falsehoods are swirling on…
Guatemala digs through landslide where 100 believed buried
PURULHA, Guatemala – Guatemalan search brigades pulled the first bodies Friday from a massive rain-fueled…
EXPLAINER: A closer look at Arizona
A CLOSER LOOK AT ARIZONA State officials said Friday there are 150,000 votes still to…
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn’t called Georgia’s close race
WHY AP HASN’T CALLED GEORGIA’S CLOSE RACE A razor-thin margin and ongoing vote count are…
Despite thousands of mail-in ballots, Elections BC says final count on schedule
VICTORIA – Elections BC is aiming to count more than 660,000 mail-in and absentee ballots…
EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking…
Dennis Fairall, who built a track dynasty with the Windsor Lancers, dies at 67
Dennis Fairall, known affectionately as “Big Dawg” by his athletes, built the Windsor Lancers into…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow quarantines after coronavirus exposure
LOS ANGELES – MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow said Friday she was quarantining after being in contact…
COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise
EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and…
Armed men arrested near Philadelphia vote counting location
PHILADELPHIA – Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested Thursday near the Philadelphia convention…
Anchorage plans to boost enforcement of expanded mask order
JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, plans to boost enforcement of an expanded mask…
Probe into loan shark ‘ruffled’ casino bosses, money laundering inquiry hears
VANCOUVER – A former RCMP officer “ruffled some feathers” at the Great Canadian Casinos following…
The Latest: Lockdown ordered at Nevada prison after outbreak
CARSON CITY, Nev. — State prison officials have ordered a lockdown at a medium-security facility…
Criminal justice reformer wins LA district attorney’s race
LOS ANGELES – Advocates for criminal justice reform who have elected a wave of progressive…
B.C. health officials ask businesses to review COVID-19 safety plans as cases rise
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials are asking businesses to review their COVID-19 safety plans…
Miami judge blasts Venezuela’s top airline for ‘fraud’
MEDELLIN, Colombia – Two Venezuelan businessmen once convicted in the U.S. as unregistered agents of…
Colombia president, ex-rebels meet to curb ongoing violence
BOGOTA – Colombian President Iván Duque’s government and former guerrillas who signed an historic peace…
EXPLAINER: Slow U.S. election count mostly for good reasons
WASHINGTON – The slow pace of this year’s U.S. election count is fueling a lot…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Nov. 6, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EST on…
Advocates race to find voters to correct flawed ballots
ATLANTA – Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who…
Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine…
WFP chief seeks million from donors, billionaires for food
TANZANIA, Tanzania – Even before COVID-19 became an issue, World Food Program chief David Beasley…
Cornyn, Hegar clash over virus, court in Texas Senate debate
AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas flashes signs that November’s election could wind up the closest…
Jakarta cleans up after violent anti-labour law protests
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Authorities in Indonesia’s capital on Saturday were cleaning up burned-out cars, government…