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BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures rose Tuesday on investor hopes a possible victory by challenger Joe Biden in the American presidential election might lead to more economic stimulus.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 11 years, married for eight. We have been through a lot together, which has served to strengthen our marriage. My husband is my Prince Charming and my happily forever after.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — GOP challenges to the five members of the state's all-Democratic delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives are among the most closely watched races Tuesday in Connecticut, which has not sent a Republican to Congress in over a decade.

Despite historic numbers of people casting absentee ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Connecticut voters are still expected vote in person on Tuesday for races including the presidential election.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia voters have a packed ballot to ponder apart from the presidential race between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden. Voters will decide races for governor and other statewide offices, along with U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the state Senate and House of Delegates. A rundown of the state races and the contenders:

VIENNA (AP) — Austria's top security official says a third person has died following Vienna shooting.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara had overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The final day of voting in Florida will decide the state's balance of Republican and Democratic members in the U.S. House, and while most incumbents seem likely to win reelection, a handful of seats are in play.

ARIES.  (March 19 - April 18):  Perhaps the best action is no action.  You'll better facilitate a process by keeping a low profile and letting things play themselves out.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s electoral commission says that President Alassane Ouattara has overwhelmingly won a third term.

Lackluster for much of the game, Tom Brady did what he does best in the second half. He threw touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans, giving him the career lead in TD throws once more.

In addition to voting for president, Alabama voters will decide a U.S. Senate race and multiple other offices and issues. A look at Election Day in Alabama:

The tempestuous election of 2020 has been rife with predictions of confusion and cataclysm, with warnings that a contested battle could last well into December.

WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021.

WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?

It’s not about the 270 whales stranded this fall on Australia’s island state of Tasmania. It’s not about congestion on Interstate 270 feeding commuters into Washington, D.C. It’s about who’s going to sit in the White House for the next four years.

IT"S THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Nearly 2.9 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but she still lost.

President Donald Trump won because he took the Electoral College... Читать дальше...

Five times in U.S. history, candidates have lost the popular vote but won the presidency — most recently in 2016. Could Donald Trump be the first to do it twice?

NCAA decision to give athletes time off draws mixed reactions

Gov. Jay Inslee's attempt to win a third term and an effort to repeal a statewide sex-education requirement for public school students top Washington state's general election ballot. Here is a summary of major races on the ballot.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A national awakening on race has driven a well-funded campaign in California to reinstate affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions, with voters deciding Tuesday whether to allow the nation's most populated state to grant preferential treatment based on race and gender.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's electoral college votes have been a safe bet for Republicans for most presidential elections over the past seven decades. But not in 2020.

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro cornerback Marlon Humphrey said he has the coronavirus, and several other NFL teams reported positive tests Monday, providing new concerns for a league trying to complete the season amid a pandemic.

In Jimmy Lake’s debut as Washington head coach, he’s not going to share anything about who his starting quarterback will be before Saturday’s opener at Cal.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois would switch from a flat tax to a graduated income tax that takes a larger percentage from wealthy residents under a proposal on Tuesday's ballot.

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is going for his third consecutive NL Cy Young Award, and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts could become the second player to win the MVP award in each league.

Rafael Nadal is the top seed in the Paris Masters ( 2 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Tennis Channel).