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AP Top 25: Indiana jumps in at 17; Ohio State moves up to 3

Indiana has jumped into The Associated Press college football poll after pulling off the weekend’s most dramatic upset and Ohio State moved up to No. 3 following a dominant season debut.

October 25, 2020, 12:45 PM

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Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Mon

The Republican-led Senate has voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections.

October 25, 2020, 11:49 AM

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Geoghegan Hart beats Hindley to Giro title by 39 seconds

British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart has won the Giro d’Italia.

October 25, 2020, 11:20 AM

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Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has declared a second nationwide state of emergency in hopes of stemming a resurgence in coronavirus infections.

October 25, 2020, 9:21 AM

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Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st Black US prelate

Pope Francis has named Washington D.

October 25, 2020, 2:24 PM

The Latest: Rays beat LA 8-7, tie Series at two games each

The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off a stunning rally in the bottom of the ninth inning when Brett Phillips’ two-out single and a pair of Dodgers misplays resulted in two runs that beat Los Angeles 8-7 and tied the World Series at two games each.

October 24, 2020, 10:06 PM

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Poles protest abortion ban in churches and on streets

Women’s rights activists furious over a tightening of Poland’s already restrictive abortion law have staged protests outside and inside churches to mixed reviews.

October 25, 2020, 3:08 PM

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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT.

October 25, 2020, 3:06 PM

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New storm Zeta a hurricane threat to Mexico, US Gulf Coast

Newly formed Tropical Storm Zeta is barely advancing in the western Caribbean, but forecasters say it poses the risk of a rain-heavy hurricane for Mexico’s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

October 25, 2020, 2:31 PM

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Health experts question Pence campaigning as essential work

Health policy specialists are questioning Vice President Mike Pence’s claim that federal rules on essential workers allow him to continue to campaign and not quarantine himself after exposure to multiple close staffers with COVID-19.

October 25, 2020, 2:05 PM

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Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues

Change came to Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue this summer at whiplash speed when the city’s mayor invoked emergency powers and ordered the removal of Confederate statues that had towered over the city for around a century.

October 25, 2020, 1:27 PM

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Lithuania holds parliamentary vote as pandemic hits jobs

Lithuanians have voted in a parliamentary runoff where the winner will have to tackle a growing health crisis and high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic.

October 25, 2020, 12:47 PM

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Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US

About half of U.S. states have seen their highest daily coronavirus infection numbers so far at some point in October, and the country as a whole came very close to back-to-back record daily infection rates on Friday and Saturday.

October 25, 2020, 12:35 PM

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Election could stoke US marijuana market, sway Congress

It could be a landmark election year for the legal marijuana industry.

October 25, 2020, 11:30 AM

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Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trump took over

America has been considered the premier destination for international students, with the promise of an education at top-notch universities leading to job opportunities.

October 25, 2020, 11:30 AM

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AP PHOTOS: New virus curfew brings silence to Milan streets

October 25, 2020, 9:12 AM

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For transgender activists, election stokes hopes and fears

Among transgender-rights activists, there’s a powerful mix of hope and fear heading toward the Nov. 3 election.

October 25, 2020, 8:07 AM

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UK doctors demand free meals for kids as COVID fuels hunger

Pediatricians are urging the British government to reverse course and provide free meals for poor children during school holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes more families into poverty.

October 25, 2020, 7:42 AM

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Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI

Afghanistan is claiming it has killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country’s east.

October 25, 2020, 7:36 AM

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Thai protesters rally ahead of parliamentary debate

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital again, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day ahead of a special session of Parliament called to try to ease political tensions.

October 25, 2020, 7:34 AM

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Minority communities question election-year push by EPA

The Trump administration is drawing criticism for an election-year push to portray itself as a champion of a cleaner environment in disadvantaged communities.

October 25, 2020, 7:05 AM

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Malaysia’s king rejects PM’s proposal to declare emergency

Malaysia’s king has rejected a proposal by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency to fight a new outbreak of the coronavirus.

October 25, 2020, 5:39 AM

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