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Details: Written by JULIE PACE, LISA LERER, JILL COLVIN, Associated Press; Published: 06 November 2016

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Hillary Clinton in the clear with two days until the election

Details: Written by MICHAEL CATALINI, Associated Press; Published: 06 November 2016

Trial included allegations he knew more than he admits about plot to punish Democratic mayor

Details: Written by ALAN FRAM, Associated Press ; Published: 05 November 2016

Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans seem likely to keep their House majority in the Nov. 8 elections, though it’s expected to shrink. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Clinton looks unlikely to win big enough to sweep Democrats lower on slate to victory

Details: Written by CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press; Published: 04 November 2016

Voters voting in the 2010 election. (Wikimedia photo/Alex Lee CC BY 2.0)

Calls by Donald Trump for his supporters to watch for fraud at the polls have raised concerns about citizen voter challenges

Details: Written by RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer; Published: 03 November 2016

Chicago Cubs' Carl Edwards celebrates after Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cubs won 8-7 in 10 innings to win the series 4-3. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Ending more than a century of flops, futility and frustration, the Cubs won their first title since 1908

Details: Written by MICHELLE RINDELS, Associated Press; Published: 03 November 2016

Nevadans will vote on legalization Nov. 8

Details: Written by BILL BARROW and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press; Published: 02 November 2016

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama said early voting is up among Hispanics, but not among Black voters

Details: Written by ROGELIO V. SOLIS and BILL FULLER, Associated Press; Published: 02 November 2016

A state fire marshal, right, and a ATF agent collect evidence as they investigate the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall of the black member church. Fire Chief Ruben Brown tells The Associated Press that firefighters found flames and smoke pouring from the sanctuary of the church just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The FBI has opened an investigation of a fire of a black church in Mississippi where someone wrote "Vote Trump" in silver spray paint

Details: Written by BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press; Published: 01 November 2016

In this Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, Ray Tensing exits Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan's courtroom following the first day of the jury selection process for his murder trial in Cincinnati. Prospective jurors will be questioned Monday, Oct. 31 for Tensing's trial on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges in the shooting of Sam DuBose after he was pulled over July 19, 2015, near the University of Cincinnati for a missing front license plate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

As two high profile cases with racial overtones get underway in Charleston, community leaders are calling on the city to again show unity and refrain from violence

Details: Written by MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press; Published: 01 November 2016

In a Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally, in Las Vegas. The billionaire Republican presidential nominee owns more than two dozen web addresses that sound like they’re bashing him and his interests. Branding experts say it’s part of a strategy to make sure Trump’s critics and rivals can’t get ahold of the domains to mock or attack him. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump and his Trump Organization own more than 3,600 web addresses, according to the research firm DomainIQ

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