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2 Counties In Illinois Have Opposite Effects Controlling Pandemic

8:50am October 28, 2020

by Christine Herman

Illinois is seeing big spikes in COVID-19 cases that appear, in part, to be related to the political stance being taken by some county officials in regards to safety protocols.

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Oklahoma Ice Storm Leaves 300,000 Without Power

7:57am October 28, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The early season arrival of a mix of rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and gusty winds, which first struck on Monday night, caught public utility companies unprepared for the massive power losses.

Major GOP PAC Targets State House Race In Georgia

7:25am October 28, 2020

by Emma Hurt

Republicans spent about a million dollars in a state House race to flip control in their favor. It's symbolic of the big fundraising efforts for state legislative control before 2021 redistricting.

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Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Weighs In On The Election, COVID-19 Spike

6:36am October 28, 2020

What's on voters' minds in Wisconsin as COVID-19 cases surge in the state? NPR's Noel King talks to dairy farmer Rick Roden of West Bend, who says he's more concerned about his farm than the pandemic.

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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.