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Some in NYC get absentee ballots with wrong return address
NEW YORK — Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out a large number of absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes. The faulty ballots were sent to an unknown number of voters in Brooklyn...
U.K., Canada impose sanctions on Belarus president, 7 others
LONDON — Britain has imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and six other senior government officials following the disputed presidential election and a crackdown on protesters in Belarus. U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Tuesday that the sanctions were introduced as part of a coordinated approach with...
Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos in rare company as injured Cup captain
EDMONTON, Alberta — Steven Stamkos greeted Game 4 overtime hero Kevin Shattenkirk with a hug in the tunnel after the game. After the Tampa Bay Lightning missed out on their first chance to win the Stanley Cup in double overtime a night later, Stamkos walked into the locker room to...
Woman expected in court over driving into California rally
LOS ANGELES — A woman who drove into counter-protesters after organizing a Southern California rally against racism had asked police for help from a hostile crowd but was ignored, her lawyer said Monday. Tatiana Turner was fearing for her life and never intended to harm anyone when she drove through...
Amazon sees its palm recognition tech in stadiums, offices
SEATTLE — Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and other gated or secured locations. Customers at the stores near Amazon’s campus in Washington can flash a palm for entry into secured areas and buy...
Child poverty likely to increase in EU amid virus pandemic
BRUSSELS — Child poverty has reached an “unacceptable” level across the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, a situation likely to worsen during the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s external auditor said Tuesday. According to EU data, almost 23 million people under 18 — about one in four children —...
This day in sports history: Sept. 29Video
1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1-up to capture the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1954 — Willie Mays makes his over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz’ long...
Pat Mahomes outplays Lamar Jackson to lead Chiefs past RavensVideo
BALTIMORE — Patrick Mahomes put on a scintillating show while outperforming Lamar Jackson, and the Kansas City Chiefs deftly played the role of defending Super Bowl champions in a 34-20 thumping of the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Mahomes juked, danced, and jumped in and out of the pocket. Sometimes...
Bubble hockey champions: Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley CupVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Tampa Bay Lightning are the champions of bubble hockey. Brayden Point scored his playoff-best 14th goal and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Monday night to win the Stanley Cup and finish off the most unusual NHL postseason in history, staged nearly entirely in...
Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debtVideo
WASHINGTON — Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow over his presidency that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be manipulated to sway U.S. policy by organizations or individuals he’s indebted to. New scrutiny of...
Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 millionVideo
NEW DELHI — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. “It’s not just a...
Lakers, Heat start their preparations for NBA FinalsVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo woke up on Monday with the realization only two teams still have a chance to win this season’s NBA championship. Goosebumps kicked in at the thought. What was once a 22-team bubble at Walt Disney World is down to the final two, with...
Purging Texas water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
LAKE JACKSON, Texas — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water. Lake Jackson City Manager...
U.S. official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court orderVideo
ORLANDO — Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week allowing the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October, according to a tweet posted on the Census Bureau’s website Monday. The tweet...
Mother, daughter get life terms in slayings of 5 relatives
DOYLESTOWN — A mother and her adult daughter were sentenced Monday to life in prison in the slayings of five close relatives, including three children, outside Philadelphia last year. Shana Decree, 47, and Dominique Decree, 21, were sentenced in Bucks County Court after entering guilty but mentally ill pleas to...
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen K-12 schoolsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as confirmed new...
LaMelo Ball’s long basketball journey to soon reach NBAVideo
LaMelo Ball has played around the world, from high school in California to pro ball in Australia. At some point, he’ll finally play in the NBA. The coronavirus pandemic has completely rearranged the league’s schedule, which normally would have teams opening training camp about this time. Instead, the Lakers and...
Wall Street claws back some of its losses from SeptemberVideo
Stocks notched solid gains Monday as Wall Street clawed back some of its sharp and sudden September losses. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, it’s third straight gain. The benchmark index was coming off its first four-week losing streak in more than a year and is on track to close out...
Nick Foles named Bears’ starting QB after leading comeback winVideo
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Nick Foles made a strong case for being the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears after a 30-26 comeback win Sunday over the Atlanta Falcons. On Monday, coach Matt Nagy confirmed Foles had done enough in a relief effort of Mitchell Trubisky and selected the Super...
Federal judge orders stop to Postal Service cuts, echoing other edicts
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Monday in ordering a halt to recent Postal Service cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election. Six states and the District of Columbia presented “compelling evidence” from the U.S. Postal Service itself...
Cindy McCain joins Biden’s transition advisory board
PHOENIX — Cindy McCain, the widow of Republican Sen. John McCain, will advise Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential transition team as it prepares for him to take office if he wins in November, the team announced Monday. McCain is the second Republican on the 16-member transition advisory board, joining Bob McDonald,...
Analysis: Tenacious Titans keep finding plays, ways to stay undefeatedVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Traumatic. Tenacious. Triumphant. All apply to the Tennessee Titans, who somehow have pulled out three straight wins late for their first 3-0 start since 2008. Now the Titans and that undefeated start are about to be put to a serious test. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills,...
Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett off to flying startVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett vowed to put the past — and a regrettable incident — behind him. This was going to be a different season for him and the Cleveland Browns. A new beginning. So far, Garrett has kept his word. He had another dominant performance Sunday, getting two sacks...
Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The lone Kentucky detective charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. Brett Hankison’s plea comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors. The grand jury...
NASCAR In the Pits: Busch family hobby goes full circle at home in VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — The racing bug hit the Busch family long before the NASCAR champion brothers were born. Their father attended the first Daytona 500 in 1959 with his parents, and later, while working as a mechanic at a Las Vegas car dealership, he decided to try racing at the...
