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Volunteer observers keep watch Friday as election workers at tables examine ballots during a hand recount of votes cast in Palm Beach County for the U.S. Senate race.

After Nearly 2 Weeks and 2 Recounts, Florida Senate Race Ends

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.

Demonstrators march at a rally Saturday for Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. Officials lifted a nightly curfew on Wednesday, saying recent protests had been relatively peaceful.

Kenosha, Wis., Officials Lift Curfew, Citing 'Relatively Peaceful' Recent Protests

Officials enacted a nightly curfew in response to unrest following the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake and had previously said it would continue until Labor Day.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio delivers remarks alongside rancher John Ladd (right) and Paul A. Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, as Vance tours the U.S. Border Wall on Thursday in Montezuma Pass, Ariz. Vance is visiting the border on the final stop of his first visit to the Southwest as a vice presidential candidate.

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration'

JD Vance employed that particular phrase — the “Harris administration” — repeatedly Thursday, as the Trump campaign moves to put the vice president in the spotlight.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a news conference about the federal government's response to the outbreak of coronavirus. The conference included CDC's Robert Redfield, left, Nancy Messonnier and Anthony Fauci from the NIH.

As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

With cases growing quickly abroad, the federal government announced several measures to prevent the new coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.

Judges Strike Down North Carolina Congressional Map Over Gerrymandering

North Carolina must again redraw its congressional map now that federal judges have ruled the districts were illegally gerrymandered to deliver seats to Republicans.

Time Warner is heading for another merger — this time with AT&T, in a deal that was announced Saturday. Here, the company's headquarters at New York City's Columbus Circle.

AT&T Reaches Deal To Buy Time Warner For More Than $85 Billion

AT&T has agreed to terms with Time Warner to buy the media giant. "This is a perfect match of two companies with complementary strengths," AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson announced.

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Alabama's state Capitol has been the location of fights over redistricting. The Supreme Court hears a case this fall that could have implications for gerrymandering across the country.

Inside the fight over Alabama's congressional maps

NPR talked to people involved in the upcoming Supreme Court case about redistricting in Alabama to learn more about the battle over voting rights and gerrymandering in the state.

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FILE | In this May 27, 2020 photo, Ana, a worker at the Frederickson KinderCare daycare center in Tacoma, Wash., wears a mask as she cleans playground equipment following use by a class, a task that is repeated several times a day.

As COVID Restrictions Ease, Staff Shortages Mean Child Care Options Remain Limited

Child care programs have fewer restrictions than they did last summer when COVID-19 was fresh and uncertain. But parents could still have a hard time finding somewhere to send their kids.

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