While the shift is slight, former Vice President Joe Biden no longer holds a statistically significant advantage, given the four-point margin of sampling error that applies to each candidates’ support.
Across the United States, political signs have been set ablaze, cars have been vandalized and shouting matches have proliferated in the waning days of the most toxic election season in more than half a century.
The nation's leading infectious-disease expert said, “We’re in for a whole lot of hurt,” and predicted a long and potentially deadly winter as infections and hospitalizations spike across the country.
All nonessential businesses were ordered closed for a month amid fears that cases could overwhelm British hospitals.
The White House directed the distribution of 23 million hydroxychloroquine tablets, setting aside mandatory safety controls.
Cemetery capacity has reached critical levels in the densely populated Indonesian capital, where Islamic custom forbids cremation.
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Amid a wave of early voting and big spending, Democrats say they are poised to gain in the Midwest and Sun Belt.
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National polling average
Biden is leading (+9) the national polling average.
Biden
52%
Trump
43%
Average of national polls since Oct. 12 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by CNN, Economist-YouGov, Fox News, SurveyMonkey-Tableau and Quinnipiac University.
Unlike previous games between Ohio State and Penn State, there was little drama. The Buckeyes were just better.
The Washington linebacker was ejected for targeting in Sunday's win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Analysis
Nationals will ease into a long to-do list after a busy October.
