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National Guard Troops Mobilized After Unrest In Philadelphia

6:21am October 28, 2020

by Peter Crimmins

Protesters were out for another night after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, Monday. His family says they called for an ambulance for help with a mental health crisis.

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For Many Military Personnel, Voting By Mail Is Not Unusual

6:21am October 28, 2020

by Steve Walsh

In a year when millions of people are expected to vote by mail, overseas troops were among the first to receive their ballots. Federal law requires they go out at least 45 days before the election.

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News Brief: Tech Shield Hearing, Voting Days Dwindle, Philadelphia Unrest

5:28am October 28, 2020

Senate reconsiders legal shield protecting tech industry. Presidential campaign schedules reveal who's on offense; who's on defense. And, more protests in Philadelphia after police killed a Black man.

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A menacing scarecrow approaches the driver's side as what looks like bloody bubbles slide down the window at a haunted car wash in Birmingham, Ala.

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2020 Not Scary Enough? Try A Haunted Car Wash

5:23am October 28, 2020

by Melanie Peeples

It's one type of business offering a frighteningly good time, with trick-or-treating discouraged and haunted houses seeming even scarier than other years because of COVID-19.

Female physicians spend more time with each patient than male doctors do and their patients report increased satisfaction. But the extra time spent adds up and results in less income for the women.

Female Doctors Spend More Time With Patients, But Earn Less Money Than Men

5:00am October 28, 2020

by Mara Gordon

Female physicians spend more time with each patient than male doctors do and their patients report increased satisfaction. But the extra time adds up and results in less money.

A coal train stops near the White Bluff Plant near Redfield, Ark. in 2014. Entergy Arkansas agreed to eventually stop using coal at this and another plant under a settlement with environmental groups, but a dark money nonprofit funded by Wyoming is pushin

Wyoming Is Using Dark Money To Help Keep Coal Plants In Other States Open

5:00am October 28, 2020

Wyoming is quietly supporting action elsewhere to preserve its coal-dependent economy. Experts on money in politics say they've never seen this before and find it troubling.

Many Americans are dropping friends and family members who have different political views.

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'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

8:31pm October 27, 2020

by Tovia Smith

During a bruising political season, many Americans are dropping friends and family members who have different political views. Experts say we should be talking more, not less.

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The Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue is seen here during a violin vigil to remember Elijah McClain in July.

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Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed

7:29pm October 27, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.

Police stand guard outside of a rally with Vice President Pence on Oct. 13 in Waukesha, Wis. The state is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, threatening to overwhelm rural hospitals.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Wisconsin, Health Workers Brace For More

6:30pm October 27, 2020

Rural areas are of particular concern as COVID-19 cases rise in Wisconsin. One big worry: having enough staff in hospitals.

Keith Raniere was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 years in prison for his role as ringleader of the NXIVM cult, where he sexually abused several young women. In this June 2019 courtroom artist's sketch, Raniere, center, sits with his attorneys during closing

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NXIVM Cult Leader Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison

6:15pm October 27, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Keith Raniere, 60, was convicted last year of sex trafficking, human trafficking and racketeering for his role as the head of the cult. "He robbed me of my youth,'' a victim reportedly told the court.