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Election 2020 live updates: Trump, Biden converging on key battleground state of Florida
Get the latest updates on the election. Joe Biden leads President Trump by 10 percentage points nationally, 53 percent to 43 percent, according to an average of national polls since Oct. 12. New Post-ABC News polls show Biden with a slight lead in Michigan and a much more substantial advantage in Wisconsin. Here’s how polling …
UPDATE: Lagos State reviews curfew again, now from 8pm to 6am
7 stowaways, including Nigerians on board a Liberian registered oil tanker heading for England have been detained, after a suspected hijacking off the coast of Isle of Wight. This was announced by the UK’s Ministry of Defence and several British News Media on Sunday evening. In response to a police request, the Defence Secretary and …
Breaking down the candidates for District 1 in Wisconsin State Assembly
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – When filling out your ballot this election you might see there is a race for Wisconsin’s first district in State Assembly. Incumbent Republican Joel Kitchens and Democratic challenger Kim Delorit Jensen face off to represent the district in Madison. The Kitchens Campaign says the Republican will continue to fight to …
COLUMN: North Carolina is breaking hearts | Health and Fitness
One of the best reviews of a state’s return on investment in Medicaid expansion was done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which reviewed over 1,000 separate studies. They found that in those states that adopted Medicaid expansion, total employment grew 1.3%, more than those states that did not adopt. For example, Colorado experienced 31,074 additional …
Penn State vs. Indiana score: Hoosiers convert gutsy, debatable run in OT for first top 10 win since 1987
Football is a game of inches, and apparently Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had just enough of them for the win. On a run to the pylon in overtime against No. 8 Penn State, Penix and his outstretched arm lunged toward the end zone and just barely scored a two-point conversion to give the Hoosiers …
College football scores, NCAA top 25 rankings, schedule, games today: Notre Dame in action, Penn State opens
College football’s national picture will start to gain even more clarity on Saturday as the Big Ten makes its debut in the 2020 season. It’s assumed that No. 5 Ohio State will compete for a spot in the College Football Playoff, but what about No. 8 Penn State? The Nittany Lions face a worthy opponent …
Facebook could face state, federal antitrust lawsuits in November, sources say
The timeline could still change, cautioned the people familiar with the probe, adding that work is ongoing. State attorneys general in particular are in the late stages of preparing their complaint, according to the people. A fifth person, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, added the state investigators sought to shore up an …
Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in U.S.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said. After weeks of searching, the agency said it found the nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, a city north of Seattle …
State gives PSRC $15 million for construction of Career and Technology Center
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County has been awarded a $15 million grant from the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund, according to the state superintendent. The funding announcement was made Thursday by the state Department of Public Instruction. State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced that $55 million from the fund would be given to …
GetSetUp Partners with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Make Its Interactive Learning Platform Accessible to 2.5 Million Older Adults | State
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GetSetUp, a new interactive video platform where older adults better their lives through the pursuit of learning, has partnered with The Aging & Adult Services Agency at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to make its interactive learning platform available to the state’s 2.5 million older …
How Facebook’s Ad Technology Helps Trump Win