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Texas’ Harris County voters have fewer drive-thru choices on Election Day  The Texas Tribune Most drive-thru voting locations to close for Election Day in Houston-area county at center of legal drama  CNN Federal judge in TX rejects GOP attempt to throw out

President Trump counts several world leaders as his fans, many of them authoritarians, nationalists or populists. Some may struggle to stay as friendly with the White House if he loses the election. (Image credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Congratulations, America. You made it through a two-year presidential cycle that saw a record number of Democrats seek the nomination with unprecedented diversity. You evaluated the candidates while trying to navigate a pandemic, economic collapse and an overdue reckoning on

2020 road map: Key House races to keep an eye on during election night  CNN Final Forecast: Democrats Have A 3-In-4 Chance Of Flipping The Senate  FiveThirtyEight Republicans publicly silent, privately disgusted by Trump’s election threats  POLITICO Who will win the Senate?  The Week

English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck was euthanized Tuesday after breaking down during the Melbourne Cup, the seventh horse since 2013 to die at the race. The five-year-old Irish stallion pulled up lame on the home straight with star jockey

Taiwan hasn’t had a local Covid-19 infection in months, and Vietnam hasn’t in weeks. Australia touched zero over the weekend. China, Thailand and New Zealand rarely have outbreaks.

July was supposed to be the month that Ritchie Torres, an impassioned 32-year-old New York City Councilman, began planning his transition from representing the Bronx in City Hall to fighting for the same borough in Congress. “I was eager to

Voters head to the polls today as Missouri turnout expected to hit 75%  STLtoday.com Worried about your absentee ballot arriving on time? You can still cast a provisional ballot  NewsChannel 5 Ohio secretary of state stresses ‘election night results are never final’  ABC

Coronavirus surges across midwest as Trump attacks health professionals  The Guardian Trump suggests he might fire Fauci after election  CNN Top Trump adviser bluntly contradicts president on covid-19 threat, urging all-out response  The Washington Post Fauci is on record: Trump administration blew this

Police identified the perpetrator of Monday’s terrorist attack in Vienna in which four people were killed as 20-year-old Austrian citizen Kujtim Fejzulai, Western intelligence officials said.