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The Latest: First Trump-Biden debate begins in Cleveland
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 9 p.m. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are face-to-face in their first presidential debate, the most pivotal ...
Sep 29, 2020

Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's top intelligence official said Tuesday that he has declassified Russian intelligence alleging damaging information about Democrats during the 2016 election even...
Sep 29, 2020

California prosecutor: Driver tried to kill Trump supporters
LOS ANGELES - The organizer of a Southern California rally against police brutality and racism was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for driving her car into counterprotesters and running over a w...
Sep 29, 2020

Wisconsin justices weigh removal of 130K from voter rolls
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighed Tuesday whether to go along with conservatives who argue that 130,000 voters should be removed from the rolls in the hotly contested presidential ba...
Sep 29, 2020

Rays strike first with 3-1 win in opener of wild-card series against Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays struck first in their wild-card series against Toronto on Tuesday, riding a stellar performance from starter Blake Snell to a 3-1 vic...
Sep 29, 2020

Auditor says Alberta’s disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province does a poor job of anticipating and preparing for disasters.In a report released this morning, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent ...
Sep 29, 2020

Court upholds Wisconsin ballot extension, hands Dems a win
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, handing Democrats a victory in their fight to deliver ...
Sep 29, 2020

Workers fired over racist incident at Edmonton school
EDMONTON - A utility company says contract staff have been fired for making racist comments during a smudging ceremony at an Edmonton public school.Epcor says school officials reported that students a...
Sep 29, 2020

Creation of Indigenous Liaison position being explored at City Hall
Administration at Grande Prairie City Hall has been tasked with developing a job description for a role that would act as an Indigenous liaison between City administration and Indigenous organizations...
Sep 29, 2020

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. - Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks divis...
Sep 29, 2020