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Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, DakotasOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper M...
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'So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skepticsOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Treating the sick and dying isn't even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America. It's de...
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Illinois tops 3K new COVID-19 cases for 1st time since MayOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State health officials reported Thursday that 3,059 cases of COVID-19 have been newly confirmed across Illinois - the state's highest new daily ...
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Ag officials release gas station upgrade grants for biofuelsOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - Federal agriculture officials said Thursday they awarded $22 million in grants to gas stations, convenience stores and fuel distribution sites in 14 states to upgrade pu...
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Police: Indiana man stabbed son, 10, shot officer in the legOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - WABASH, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man who allegedly stabbed his 10-year-old son, leaving the boy with life-threatening injuries, was shot by officers Thursday after...
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Indiana virus dashboard lacks data from hundreds of schoolsOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly two months after Indiana officials said they would release a public dashboard to help track coronavirus cases among students and teachers, the...
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U of Southern Indiana student group in COVID-19 quarantineOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An entire student group at the University of Southern Indiana has been quarantined after having close contact with a member who tested positive f...
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Chicago police union suspends its ex-president for 3 yearsOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The former president of Chicago's largest police union has been suspended from the organization for three years after his successor accused him of leaving...
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Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadlineOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a decision to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots by six days in battleground Wisconsin, i...
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Bus collides with semitrailer in Indiana, killing passengerOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - IDAVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A collision between a bus and a semitrailer in northern Indiana killed a passenger and left the bus driver in critical condition, police said. Lora...