An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
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Biden returns to Iowa while Trump plays defense in Michigan, Wisconsin
With 4 days until the election and more than 80 million votes already cast, time is running out for the candidates to change the shape of the race.
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Biden shuns easy virus answers; Trump vows to ‘vanquish’ it
The Democratic nominee is focusing on COVID-19 in the final days of the election campaign, while the president downplays the threat during a visit to Arizona.
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Jill Biden urges crowd in Bangor to help get nation ‘back on track’
The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called on voters to support Sara Gideon and help the party regain control of the U.S. Senate.
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Biden vows unity can ‘save this country,’ while Trump talks up economy
While Democrat Joe Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Trump focused on the Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states that he flipped in 2016.
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In 1984, a Mainer cast the first-ever vote for Joe Biden for president
Keron Kerr said Monday she alone backed him at the Democratic convention because he wowed with his speech, his thinking and his smile.
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Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania, with far different approaches
The president stages rallies with thousands of largely mask-less supporters, while the former vice president meets with a few dozen supporters outside a field office.
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How do Maine’s voting machines work? Can they be hacked?
Here’s what you need to know about the technology that Maine uses to count votes on Election Day.
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Final presidential debate marked by clashes, but less chaos
After their first debate was panned so widely that organizers introduced a mute button, President Trump and Joe Biden interrupted each other far less frequently Thursday night.
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Fact check: Examining claims from the final Trump-Biden debate
President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in their final debate, and an AP Fact Check looks at their statements.