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October 26, 2020 4:00 AM

Election stress getting to you? 4 ways to keep calm

Doomscrolling much? Nearly 70 percent of Americans report feeling stressed about politics. We're sleepless and irritable, and our heads hurt. Here's how some of your fellow Americans are coping.

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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October 25, 2020 6:05 PM

Early vote total surpasses 2016; GOP narrowing gap with Democrats

With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race.

by The Associated Press

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October 25, 2020 4:15 PM

Health experts question Pence campaigning as essential work

Health policy specialists on Sunday questioned White House officials' claim that federal rules on essential workers allow Vice President Mike Pence to continue to campaign and not quarantine himself after being exposed to the coronavirus.

by The Associated Press

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October 25, 2020 2:15 PM

Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Monday

Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election.

by The Associated Press

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October 25, 2020 1:20 PM

Top Trump aide says 'we're not going to control the pandemic'

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, pressed to explain why the pandemic cannot be reined in, said, “Because it is a contagious virus just like the flu.” He said the government was focused on getting effective therapeutics and vaccines to market.

by The Associated Press

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October 25, 2020 10:20 AM

Election 2020: Latinx women's vote could affect the outcome

"It's the dehumanizing rhetoric President Trump uses when referring to immigrants" that drove Lourdes Vázquez to become a U.S. citizen and to vote in this election for the first time, she says.

by Marisa Peñaloza

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October 25, 2020 8:45 AM

St. Cloud faith leaders warn of ‘ruthless behavior’ ahead of election

Faith leaders in St. Cloud are making a call for civility leading up to and following the Nov. 3 election.

by Kirsti Marohn

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October 25, 2020 6:05 AM

Pence to keep up travel despite contact with infected aide

Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week — including a stop in Minnesota — despite an apparent outbreak of the coronavirus among his senior aides, the White House said.

by The Associated Press

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October 24, 2020 3:18 PM

With stops in key states, Biden and Trump bring their closing arguments to voters

The approach the two candidates are taking in this final leg of the campaign mirrors the divergent narratives they're trying to convey about the pandemic and the choice voters face this fall.

by Sam Gringlas

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October 24, 2020 2:51 PM

Alaska Sen. Murkowski to support Barrett for Supreme Court

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Saturday she will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett, giving crucial support to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the conservative judge faces a final vote expected Monday.

by The Associated Press

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