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The 2020 election was attacked, but not severely disrupted. Here's how
Election workers count ballots Tuesday in Philadelphia. While the election was logistically complicated and there were efforts by foreign and domestic actors to disrupt the election, it appears a reco...
Nov 03, 2020
Faith, LGBTQ rights collide at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that pits the City of Philadelphia against Catholic Social Services.J. Scott Applewhite | APElections come and go, but Supreme Court deci...
Nov 03, 2020
Federal judge dismisses effort to throw out drive-thru votes in Houston
Voters drop off mail-in ballots last month at a drive-thru polling place in Houston. Some 127,000 voters cast their ballots at drive-thru locations in the Houston area.Callaghan O'Hare | Bloomber...
Nov 03, 2020
What democracy looks like: Election Day across Minnesota
Full coverageElection 2020Voting in person?Here's what you need to knowAs Election Day begins, thousands of Minnesotans have already cast their ballots: More than 1.8 million Minnesotans have alr...
Nov 03, 2020
Concerns about voter suppression as election approaches
Officials in Minnesota and across the country are preparing for threats against the integrity of Tuesday's election, ranging from the spread of false information to voter intimidation. In an election ...
Nov 03, 2020
5 dead in Vienna attack; assailant had previous conviction
Five people died, including an assailant, and 17 others were wounded in a shooting in the heart of Vienna hours before a coronavirus lockdown started, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. The dead attac...
Nov 03, 2020
FBI to investigate robocalls telling voters 'stay home'
By Jack Gillum and Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublicaProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. Having iss...
Nov 03, 2020
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: 'It's going to get worse'
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todaySign upCOVID-19 updates in our morning new...
Nov 03, 2020
AP VoteCast: Explore polling data from Election Day
AP VoteCast is a wide ranging survey of the American electorate, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago (formerly known as the National Opinion Research Center) for The Associated Press. The s...
Nov 03, 2020
U.S. officially leaving Paris climate agreement
The Hunter power plant in Utah generates electricity by burning coal. Coal combustion releases enormous amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The Utah plant is scheduled to keep operating until 2042....
Nov 03, 2020