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Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. The 22.
Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement

Minnesota ruling boosts Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement

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Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens

Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump's policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people living in the U.S.
French leader decries terrorist beheading of teacher

French leader decries terrorist beheading of teacher

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extremism.
French police search homes of health minister, ex-PM

French police search homes of health minister, ex-PM

PARIS — French police searched the homes of the health minister, the former prime minister and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government's response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
White House rejects Putin response to US arms control offer

White House rejects Putin response to US arms control offer

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Friday rejected each other's proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces.
Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

NEW YORK — Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov.
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects

GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects

WASHINGTON — For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to seal conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades.
Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit

Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit

WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent spending soaring.
UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester

UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to force the Greater Manchester region into England's most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions after local officials refused to accept the government's financial package to implement measures targeti