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Peter Haskell
August 17, 2020 - 4:16 pm

2020 Democratic National Convention to Be ‘A Video and Audio Extravaganza’

The Democratic National Convention starts on Monday, but it will be unlike anything ever seen before. Through wars, depressions and other times of difficulty, delegates have always gathered to select the party’s nominee.
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FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo United States Post Office delivery trucks are reflected in the side mirror of a vehicle as postal delivers set off on their daily rounds in Arvada, Colo. The U.S. Postal Service is warning states that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
1010 WINS Newsroom
August 17, 2020 - 10:48 am

The top 3 most-asked questions about what's happening at the US Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted, even if ballots are mailed by state deadlines. That's raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised.
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FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo United States Post Office delivery trucks are reflected in the side mirror of a vehicle as postal delivers set off on their daily rounds in Arvada, Colo. The U.S. Postal Service is warning states that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
1010 WINS Newsroom
August 17, 2020 - 10:21 am

Q&A: What's happening at the US Postal Service, and why?

The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted, even if ballots are mailed by state deadlines. That's raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. It's the latest...
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FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo election workers process mail-in ballots during a nearly all-mail primary election in Las Vegas. As President Donald Trump's reelection campaign challenged Nevada's new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting. Chief among their volley of criticism was the law's provision allowing “ballot harvesting." The Nevada lawsuit highlighted a practice that has long fueled Republicans' suspicions about the dangers of mail-in voting. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
1010 WINS Newsroom
August 15, 2020 - 8:38 pm

'Ballot harvesting' targeted amid fight over voting rules

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As President Donald Trump's reelection campaign challenged Nevada's new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting. Chief among their criticisms was a provision allowing “ballot harvesting." The Nevada lawsuit...
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Lynda Lopez
August 15, 2020 - 4:24 am

'Pod Is A Woman' Keeps It 'Super Real' With Conversations That Matter

Three women of the Obama White House are starting an unfiltered conversation about politics, pop culture and the role of women in the world today.
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1010 WINS Newsroom
August 14, 2020 - 7:13 pm

Ponzi king Bernie Madoff's brother released from home confinement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The younger brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been released from home confinement and from federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said Friday. Peter Madoff, who had served about nine years of his sentence, was released from home confinement on Thursday, said Justin Long, a...
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Lupe Guillen, the youngest sister of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen rides on a horse draw carriage as they made a final lap around the Cesar Chavez High School track Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Houston. Guillen, who was last seen on April 22, was laid to rest nearly four months after she is said to have been killed by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas. Mourners gathered at the high school where Guillen grew up playing soccer and dreaming of joining the military. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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August 14, 2020 - 4:44 pm

WATCH: Mourners gather in Houston to remember slain soldier Vanessa Guillen

HOUSTON (AP) — Flags from the U.S., Texas and Mexico flew at half staff Friday as a white, horse-drawn carriage embellished with white flowers brought in the custom green casket that carried the remains of a slain soldier. Vanessa Guillen, who was last seen on April 22, was memorialized nearly four...
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Johnny Lopez
August 14, 2020 - 4:00 am

CDC director warns of ‘worst fall ever’ if COVID safety measures aren’t followed

While coronavirus continues to spread across the nation, a top health official is warning the U.S. could have the “worst fall ever” unless everyone adheres to safety protocols.
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George Floyd
Hennepin County
1010 WINS Newsroom
August 13, 2020 - 10:28 pm

WATCH: Newly-released George Floyd bodycam video shows officer trying to control angry onlookers

Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd.
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Joe Biden
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1010 WINS Newsroom
August 13, 2020 - 3:09 pm

Biden: US immediately needs national mandatory mask mandate, would save 40K lives

Joe Biden on Thursday called on the Trump administration to implement a nationwide mask mandate immediately, saying the nation could save more than 40,000 lives in the next three months if it did so.
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