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EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Pennsylvania

WHY AP HASN'T CALLED PENNSYLVANIA: A close margin and a large number of outstanding votes are what's making the Pennsylvania contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden too early to call. The...

Nov 09, 2020

Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame

NEW YORK - In the first days of Greta Thunberg's solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish Parliament in August 2018, most walk right past her. Some pause and ask why she's not in school. But people s...

Nov 09, 2020

Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

NEW YORK - One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of release...

Nov 09, 2020

Positive COVID-19 test sidelines FGL’s Tyler Hubbard at CMAs

NASHVILLE - Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard is the second artist so far that will miss a scheduled performance at the CMA Awards on Wednesday due to COVID-19. Hubbard posted a note on his Instagr...

Nov 09, 2020

After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

WASHINGTON - Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump is "100% within his rights" to question election results and consider legal...

Nov 09, 2020

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated. "There are no lucky people ...

Nov 09, 2020

Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...

Nov 09, 2020

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. - President Donald Trump is facing pressure to co-operate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in Januar...

Nov 09, 2020

GM recalls 217K vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel

DETROIT - General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire. The recall covers ce...

Nov 09, 2020

Roles aren't for keeps on 'Crown,' even newcomer Princess Di

LOS ANGELES - For viewers, "The Crown" offers a peek into a modern royal family's life and times, or at least an engaging dramatization. For the cast, it's meant the lofty equivalent of gig work as th...

Nov 09, 2020