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Live: Final presidential debate between Trump and Biden
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are holding a final debate in Nashville. Follow live updates and analysis.
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Andrew Harnik
Security gaps persist, report warns, after U.S. blames Iran in election scheme
A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don’t observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams.
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Leigh Vogel
Amy Coney Barrett moves a step closer to confirmation after Judiciary Committee vote
The vote of 12 yeas and 10 abstentions followed a day of acrimony in which Democrats sought to deny Republicans a quorum to conduct the vote.
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Carolyn Kaster
Asked about court packing, Biden says he will convene commission to study reforms
In an interview with “60 Minutes,” the former vice president said he envisions a bipartisan group of constitutional scholars who would after 180 days make recommendations to reform the court system.
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Matt Slocum
U.S. blames Iran for threatening election emails, says Russia may interfere too
The senders posed as members of the white supremacist Proud Boys and claimed they had voter data that revealed for whom their targets voted — but that was a false flag.
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Purdue Pharma reaches $8B opioid deal with Justice Department over Oxycontin sales
Federal officials have long maintained Purdue’s actions helped fuel a prescription opioid epidemic that has killed more than 232,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Coburn Dukehart
COVID-19 spikes in rural areas across U.S., where hospitals face financial struggle
When the pandemic hit, most hospitals at risk were small hospitals with 25 or fewer general care beds that people in rural areas depend on for accessible health care.
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Marco Ugarte
Parents of 545 children separated at U.S.-Mexico border still can’t be found
Thousands of families were separated under the policy before the Trump administration ended the practice in 2018.
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Stephen Maturen
DOJ unveils new initiative to help police departments, offers aid to Minneapolis
The Department of Justice has set aside $3 million in grants and established a National Response Center aimed strengthening police reforms and reducing the use of excessive force by law enforcement.
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Kate Landis / PA Post
If there’s no election night winner, don’t panic
It’s possible that Nov. 3 could come and go without a clear answer as to who the next president will be. But despite what some people may claim, that in and of itself doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem.
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Olivier Douliery
Debate commission to mute candidates’ mics at start of each segment
Under the new rules, President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will each have two minutes of uninterrupted time to speak at the beginning of every 15-minute segment of the debate.By Alana Wise/NPR