Career employees have come under siege as a president and his political appointees have attacked bureaucrats they view as resistant.
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Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania have all hit new weekly average highs in recent days, and in Florida and Georgia, case counts are growing again after having fallen from summer highs.
These Americans will have to navigate unfamiliar territory and overcome multiple hurdles.
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Which states would Biden or Trump need to win to get to 270 electoral votes?
All told, nursing homes that received a clean bill of health earlier this year saw about 290,000 coronavirus cases and 43,000 deaths among residents and staffers, state and federal data shows.
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Speaker cites litany of differences in letter to treasury secretary days ahead of election.
Federal health officials are telling states to be ready to “pre-position” doses in key locations throughout the country once a coronavirus vaccine is approved.
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A Black woman running for mayor wants Portland to reckon with its racist pastTeressa Raiford, the founder of the non-profit "Don't Shoot PDX," is a write-in candidate for Portland's mayoral election on Nov. 3.
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The cuts include advance scout Jim Cuthbert, minor league coaches Patrick Anderson and Billy Gardner, pro scout Colin Sabean and special front-office assistant Terry Wetzel.
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The Nationals' manager took the opportunity to make several changes to his coaching staff after signing a contract extension in September.
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We've never had a sports whirlwind like the one we just completed. But something was missing.
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The Giants, who face Brady and the Bucs on Monday night, are 0-4 against teams with a winning record this season and 0-3 against the spread at home.
Cornhuskers fans are seeing big red after the Nebraska-Wisconsin game was canceled.
