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Trump, Biden square off, in a way, in dueling town halls

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night, their scuttled second debate replaced by dueling televised town halls several channels apart. The odd ...

Oct 15, 2020

Park Police officers indicted in shooting of unarmed driver

FAIRFAX, Va. - Two U.S. Park Police officers were indicted Thursday on manslaughter charges in the 2017 shooting death of an unarmed motorist who led officers on a stop-and-go chase after an accident....

Oct 15, 2020

Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

NEW YORK - Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a "streak of anti-Semitic discrimination" with a recent crackdown on religiou...

Oct 15, 2020

C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack

NEW YORK - C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange ...

Oct 15, 2020

NBC holds fast to dueling town halls despite celebrity anger

NEW YORK - Despite protests from Hollywood stars, NBC stood fast to its decision to hold a Thursday town hall with President Donald Trump at the same time that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, has ...

Oct 15, 2020

Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules

BERLIN - Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. Franc...

Oct 15, 2020

EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit

BRUSSELS - As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top offici...

Oct 15, 2020

Shares of Chinese retailer Miniso jump in 1st day of trading

HONG KONG - Shares of Miniso Group Holding jumped in their first day of trading, while the broader markets were on pace for their third straight loss this week. Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer kno...

Oct 15, 2020

Broadway reaches for normalcy with Tony Award nominations

NEW YORK - Broadway's coronavirus-shortened season is getting an awards process that reflects this tumultuous year - incomplete, seemingly unfair and filled with loss. Nominations for Tony Awards will...

Oct 15, 2020

Roman Polanski honours Poles who saved him from the Holocaust

WARSAW, Poland - Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a ch...

Oct 15, 2020