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October 1, 2020 12:06 a.m.

New Steinem biopic shines light on a sisterhood of activists

Among the pithy quips attributed to Gloria Steinem over the years is this reply to why she wasn't interested in getting married: “I can’t mate in captivity.”

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Millennial Money: Try touchless payment to avoid dirty money

If you’re looking for a self-improvement task in this pandemic era, try teaching yourself to use contactless payments with your phone or “tap-to-pay” credit and debit cards.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Blast from the past: Campers revel in East German nostalgia

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — It's been three decades since the reunification of Germany, but camping enthusiasts from the former East Germany allow themselves twice a year to relive the past and forget about how much has changed.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Secretive, never profitable Palantir makes market debut

BOSTON (AP) — Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public in the biggest Wall Street tech offering since last year's debut of Slack and Uber.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pelosi and Mnuchin have 'extensive' talks on COVID relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an “extensive conversation" Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting face to face for the first time in more than a month in a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Connecticut House votes to give more time to process ballots

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers voted Wednesday to give local election officials some extra time to begin processing the large numbers of absentee ballots that are expected to be filed for the Nov. 3 general election.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Parscale steps back from Trump team after hospitalization

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign manager is stepping away from the reelection campaign days after he was hospitalized after Florida law enforcement officials said threatened to harm himself.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Getting warmer: Trump concedes human role in climate change

President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role.

October 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Federal Reserve extends ban on big bank dividends, buybacks

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is extending until the end of the year its restrictions on large banks and financial services companies paying out dividends and buying back stock.

September 30, 2020 9:30 p.m.

Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be released

RIO RANCHO, N.M, (AP) — Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month.

September 30, 2020 9:08 p.m.

Lakers, LeBron roll in Game 1 of finals, top Heat 116-98

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James finally got an easy Game 1 in the NBA Finals.

September 30, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Parscale steps back from Trump team after hospitalization

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign manager is stepping away from the reelection campaign days after he was hospitalized after Florida law enforcement officials said threatened to harm himself.

September 30, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Allen and Daboll overseeing Buffalo Bills' pass-happy attack

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen was an impressionable rookie in 2018 still trying to figure out what made Brian Daboll tick when Buffalo’s first-year offensive coordinator shared a story of how he quit chewing tobacco.

September 30, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Shaquem Griffin hoping to impress Seahawks yet again

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — All Shaquem Griffin needed was a handful to snaps to prove he deserved another week on the Seattle Seahawks' roster.

September 30, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Connecticut House votes to give more time to process ballots

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers voted Wednesday to give local election officials some extra time to begin processing the large numbers of absentee ballots that are expected to be filed for the Nov. 3 general election.

September 30, 2020 3:06 p.m.

Washington won't need loan to pay unemployment benefits

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Officials with the state's Employment Security Department announced Wednesday that a better than expected revenue forecast last week indicates that the state won't need a federal loan to continue paying unemployment benefits next year.

September 30, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Federal Reserve extends ban on big bank dividends, buybacks

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is extending until the end of the year its restrictions on large banks and financial services companies paying out dividends and buying back stock.

September 30, 2020 2:06 p.m.

Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case

NEW YORK (AP) — An heir to the Seagram’s liquor fortune was sentenced Wednesday to an 81-month prison term and immediately thrown behind bars for her role as an unwavering benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced self-improvement guru convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials.

September 30, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Getting warmer: Trump concedes human role in climate change

President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role.

September 30, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Pelosi and Mnuchin have 'extensive' talks on COVID relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an “extensive conversation" Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting face to face for the first time in more than a month in a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief.