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The battle over the Supreme Court vacancy will play a role in defining the contentious 2020 presidential race, and campaign advocacy groups on both sides of the aisle have already poured tens of millions of dollars into a fight whose outcome is almost certain, according to an analysis of spending by Fox Business.
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
The Plexiglas at Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate made for some strange reflections. Squint hard enough, and you might even have seen the ghostly image of the evening’s third, silent participant: Bernie Sanders.
Here’s a link to the column at Fox News.
In a statement posted to Facebook Friday morning, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost announced he has contracted COVID-19.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Seven Southern Illinois counties are on Illinois Department of Public Health’s list of counties considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
New York Times reporter Alex Burns revealed the highly anticipated opinion of the Biden-Harris ticket on packing the Supreme Court.
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
Nearly 50,000 voters in Franklin County — Ohio’s most populous county — received incorrect absentee ballots in the mail, elections officials said Friday, revealing a major glitch that appeared to affect one in five ballots the county had sent so far.
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
When we watch politicians perform, most of us focus on the action, on what is said.
Here’s a link to the column at the Chicago Tribune.
What do you call it when a powerful man threatens you and your family with an ultimatum, an offer you can’t refuse?
Here’s a link to the column at the Chicago Tribune.
The percentage, in case you were wondering as balls fly out of parks in Texas and San Diego, is 53.5 percent.
Here’s a link to the column at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Yankees didn’t flinch under the pressure of an elimination game and got the AL Division Series against Tampa Bay into the hands of ace Gerrit Cole for the decisive Game 5.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
