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Election pits Trump’s brute strength vs. Dems’ resistance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The energy and outrage of the Democratic resistance faced off against the brute strength of President Donald Trump’s GOP on Tuesday as voters across America decided whether

Tougher rules sought on personal data use

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s data commissioner on Tuesday called for tougher rules governing the use of personal data by political campaigns around the world, declaring that recent investigations have shown

1 dead, 2 injured as storms, possible tornados hit South

CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say severe storms sweeping across the South on Tuesday have killed a person and injured at least two others, knocking down trees and leaving thousands

‘This will turn the tables’: Elections test Trumpism

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Michael Gregoire marched along a downtown sidewalk in the tense days before the midterm elections, waving a hand-painted sign at passing traffic: “DEFEAT REPUBLICANS 2018.” “The

Trainee kills Utah mayor, guard member in Afghanistan

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan was fatally shot by one of his Afghan trainees,

Wisconsin town mourns 3 Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in crash

LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A western Wisconsin community on Sunday was grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and a parent who were collecting trash along a rural highway

Democrats focus on House, eye Midwest redemption

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Democrats, the midterm elections have been a beacon in the dark, a chance to re-emerge from the political wilderness and repudiate a president they view as

Fox, NBC to stop airing immigrant ad deemed racist

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC and Fox News Channel both said Monday that they will stop airing President Donald Trump’s campaign advertisement that featured an immigrant convicted of murder. CNN

Autopsy finds rapper Mac Miller died from drugs and alcohol

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Mac Miller died from an accidental overdose due to a combination of alcohol and drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner’s report released Monday said. The Los

Man says he wrestled with gunman during Florida yoga studio shooting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man trying to stop a shooting attack on a Florida yoga studio said Sunday that he wrestled with the attacker after his gun jammed, a