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Texas’ 2020 early voting surpasses total turnout in 2016 election – CNN

Texas’ 2020 early voting surpasses total turnout in 2016 election  CNN Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap in these states  CNN Potential legal challenges over late-arriving mail ballots  CBS News SOS Jocelyn Benson: Michigan knows how to run a secure election  Detroit Free

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When missing rent leads to jail time

Arkansas is the only state in the country that allows landlords to file criminal — rather than civil — charges against tenants after they fall behind on rent. Based on a law dating back to 1901, if tenants’ rent is

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Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next?

It wasn’t the lingering exhaustion that made Christine Huang, a New York public school teacher, leave the profession. Or the low pay. Or the fact that she rarely had time to spend with her kids after the school day due

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Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

The administration has raced to build the president’s promised border wall and block migrants from entering the United States, but the future of those policies will be determined by the election.

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E.ventures opens new office in Paris

VC firm e.ventures is expanding its footprint in Europe with a new office in Paris, as well as a new Paris-based partner. Jonathan Userovici, who previously worked for Idinvest Partners, is joining e.ventures as partner and head of the Paris

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The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons

Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black holes – regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape – are

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Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows – The Washington Post

Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows  The Washington Post Judge demands U.S. Postal Service stop reforms that delay mail before Election Day  NewsChannel5.com Thousands call Pennsylvania county about requested ballots that never arrived  CNN Want

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COVID-19 Antibodies May Last Longer Than Researchers Thought

As more and more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, the question of how long immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the illness, lasts, is increasingly important. Understanding that would help patients know whether they can get re-infected, and potentially

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How Joe Biden May Have Outmaneuvered Donald Trump On Energy, Climate, and the Economic Recovery

President Donald Trump thought he had hit the jackpot during the final presidential debate when his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, declared that he would “transition away from the oil industry.” “Oh, that’s a big statement,” Trump said. “He’s

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Here’s What We Know About Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Plan

If you watched the presidential debates, you could be forgiven for thinking former Vice President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 containment plan boils down to “not Trump’s.” When asked during the final debate on Oct. 22 how he would respond to the

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