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New Orleans, LA (AP) — A fast-moving Hurricane Zeta is barreling northeast after causing havoc along the coast. Officials made a repeated call for residents to stay inside after the storm passed and not go outside in the dark to assess damage. One person died in New Orleans who was electrocuted. In the Mississippi city…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” is making his identify public. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, says in a tweet: “Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote ‘A…

A surge in coronavirus cases is prompting the threat of lockdowns or a return to business restrictions reminiscent of the spring in Europe and some parts of the U.S. French President Emmanuel Macron was set to give a televised address Wednesday as many French doctors urged a new nationwide lockdown, as 58% of the country’s…

Arlington, TX (AP) — Justin Turner was removed from Los Angeles’ 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 after registering Major League Baseball’s first positive test in 59 days and wasn’t on the field as the Dodgers enjoyed the spoils of a title earned during a most unusual season. Commissioner Rob Manfred…

New York, NY (AP) Stock indexes closed mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as the market's momentum slows further on worries about rising virus counts and Washington’s inability to deliver more aid to the economy. The S&P 500 lost 0.3% after swinging between small gains and losses earlier. Most stocks in the index were lower,…