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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
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
Astros win 4-1 in Game 1; Twins' record losing streak at 17
MINNEAPOLIS - Jose Altuve drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for Houston after a two-out error by shortstop Jorge Polanco, and the Astros beat Minnesota 4-1 Tues...
Sep 29, 2020
Giolito dazzles, Abreu slugs White Sox past A's in opener
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lucas Giolito dazzled in his post-season debut, stymieing the Oakland Athletics through six perfect innings and sending the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory in the opener of their ...
Sep 29, 2020
'You have to be ready': Oilers' Draisaitl prepares for uncertain season
Leon Draisaitl is used to fine tuning his game and building chemistry with his Edmonton Oilers teammates at this time of the year. The star forward is usually wrapping up pre-season hockey by the end ...
Sep 29, 2020
Woman denies attempted kidnapping of Joe Montana grandchild
LOS ANGELES - A 39-year-old woman was charged Tuesday in what authorities say was an attempted kidnapping of the 9-month-old granddaughter of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana from his Southern Cal...
Sep 29, 2020
Green party kept donations meant for Glen Murray campaign in error
OTTAWA - The federal Green party says it accidentally kept donations that were meant to support the leadership campaign of Glen Murray. The party says contributions meant for the former Winnipeg mayor...
Sep 29, 2020
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a "secret arms depot" in a residential neighbourhood of Beirut, warning it...
Sep 29, 2020
Lawyer for Flynn says she updated Trump on status of case
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn told a judge Tuesday that she recently updated President Donald Trump on the case and asked him not to iss...
Sep 29, 2020
Fredericton city councillors divided after poet laureate reads abortion poem
Fredericton city council is considering ending the custom of opening public meetings with a poem after the city's poet laureate read lyrical verses about abortion during a meeting Monday night. ...
Sep 29, 2020