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Alabama’s governor is apologizing to a survivor of a racist 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girlsBy JAY REEVES Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 8:21 PM• 3 min readAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has apologized to a survivor of a racist 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls, calling the blast an “egregious injustice,” but…
A federal judge’s court has been flooded with messages from census takers who say they are being asked to cut corners and finish their work earlyBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 8:01 PM• 4 min readAs a federal judge considers whether the Trump administration violated her order for the 2020 census to continue through…
A federal judge in Montana has rejected an effort by the campaign of President Donald Trump and Republican groups to block Montana counties from holding a mostly-by-mail general electionBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 7:45 PM• 2 min readHELENA, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday rejected an effort by President…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levelsSeptember 30, 2020, 7:36 PM• 1 min readBenchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 93 cents to $40.22 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery fell 8 cents to $40.95 a barrel.Wholesale gasoline for October delivery was little changed at…
Bosnian authorities have started emptying U.N.-run migrant camps in town centers, moving hundreds of people to a crowded, out-of-the-way facility that’s not equipped for winter conditions — or just leaving them to fend for themselves in the woodsBy SABINA NIKSIC Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 7:29 PM• 3 min readSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian authorities have started…
WASHINGTON — They’ve been fighting in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania over the cutoff date for counting mailed ballots, and in North Carolina over witness requirements. Ohio is grappling with drop boxes for ballots as Texas faces a court challenge over extra days of early voting.Measuring the anxiety over the November election is as simple as tallying…
Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV serviceBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology WriterSeptember 30, 2020, 7:37 PM• 4 min readSAN RAMON, Calif. — Google will try to make a bigger…
A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identityBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 7:18 PM• 3 min readFALLS CHURCH, Va. — A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation…
A judge has dropped the case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer over a toxic fire at the company’s suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020, 7:42 PM• 3 min readHOUSTON — The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on trial over a toxic…
A lawsuit filed by the Satanic Temple alleges an advertising company unfairly refused to display billboards promoting a ritual offered by the group to help people bypass abortion rules in some statesSeptember 30, 2020, 6:48 PM• 2 min readSALEM, Mass. — A lawsuit filed by the Satanic Temple alleges that an advertising company unfairly refused…