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If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the White House and the narrowly divided Senate and House may hang in the balance on Nov. 5 , but don’t expect election night to be all nail-biters and barn burners.

Judge declines bid by New Hampshire parents to protest transgender players at school soccer games

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing.
Georgia university leaders ask NCAA to ban transgender women from sports

Georgia university leaders ask NCAA to ban transgender women from sports

ATLANTA (AP) — The regents who govern Georgia's 26 public universities and colleges voted on Tuesday to ask the NCAA and another college athletic federation to ban transgender women from participating in women's sports.

Intelligence officials say US adversaries are targeting congressional races with disinformation

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just the presidential election: Foreign governments are targeting House and Senate races around the country in their effort to meddle with American democracy this election year, intelligence officials warned Monday.
'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson

'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson

TORONTO — Roughly half a century ago, Mikhail Baryshnikov dashed into a waiting car after a series of Toronto performances, defecting from the Soviet Union in a move that made international headlines.
Saskatchewan Party candidate says sorry for using racial slur a year ago

Saskatchewan Party candidate says sorry for using racial slur a year ago

REGINA — A Saskatchewan Party candidate apologized Tuesday after it came to light that he used a racial slur in the government caucus office a year ago. David Buckingham, who is running again in Saskatoon Westview in the Oct.
Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's key strategist on addiction recovery to exit role

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's key strategist on addiction recovery to exit role

EDMONTON — One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s key advisers and the driving force behind the province’s recovery-focused addiction treatment policy is leaving the job.
Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly

Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.
Delay in ministerial approval of spy warrant didn't seem exceptional: former official

Delay in ministerial approval of spy warrant didn't seem exceptional: former official

OTTAWA — A former deputy minister of public safety says nothing struck him as "particularly exceptional" in early 2021 about a weeks-long delay in ministerial approval of a spy service warrant.