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United Airlines employees work at ticket counters at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 14. United and other airline stocks have been hard-hit by the pandemic economic slowdown.
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Coronavirus Updates

Stocks Tumble As Coronavirus Cases Spike Again In U.S. And Europe

Oct 26, 2020
Investors are also discouraged by the lack of progress in talks between Congress and the White House over another coronavirus relief bill.

knpr's STATE OF NEVADA

Air Date: Monday, October 26, 2020

Rep. Titus Faces Familiar Foe In CD1 Race

Kirkpatrick Hopes For Another Term On Clark County Commission

Senate Majority Leader Cannizzaro Faces GOP's Becker In District 6

  • Coming up on Monday's program...

  • While most of the attention has been on the presidential race this election season, dozens of other races are underway from Clark County Commission to State Senate.  

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Coronavirus Updates
In this May 2020 file photo provided by Eli Lilly, a researcher tests possible COVID-19 antibodies in a laboratory in Indianapolis. On Monday, U.S. government officials announced they are putting an early end to a study testing an Eli Lilly antibody drug

Eli Lilly Ends Coronavirus Antibody Treatment Trial, Other Studies Go On

Oct 26, 2020
The trial studied the efficacy of bamlanivimab and remdesivir on hospitalized COVID-19 patients - the same therapies given to President Trump. But researchers say people showed no marked improvement.
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National
A firefighter battles the Silverado Fire Monday,in Irvine, Calif. The wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California.

Orange County Fires: 2 Firefighters Critically Injured In Fast-Moving Blazes

Oct 26, 2020
Strong wind gusts are battering the region, spreading wildfires across Southern California. Officials said the wounded firefighters suffered second- and third-degree burns in the Silverado Fire.
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Environment
Light snow dusts the trees near the Cameron Peak Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado on Friday.

Fight Against Colorado's Two Largest-Ever Fires Continues, Aided By Snow

Oct 26, 2020
The fires are burning across more than 400,000 acres and have reached Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Elections
Voters approach a polling location in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13 — the first day of voting in the state. More than 7 million votes already have been cast in Texas.

62 Million And Counting: Americans Are Breaking Early Voting Records

Oct 26, 2020
With about a week left, Americans have already cast 62 million early ballots, putting the 2020 election on track for historic levels of voter turnout.
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Coronavirus Updates
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a news conference on Oct. 20 about the steady increase in new coronavirus cases in the state.

Colorado Governor Faces Challenges As COVID-19 Cases Surge And Winter Approaches

Oct 26, 2020
The state saw more than 8,000 new cases last week. Gov. Jared Polis has enacted a mask mandate and limited social gatherings but has encountered pushback.
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Weather
Hurricane Zeta is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday night.×

Now A Hurricane, Zeta Is On Track To Hit Louisiana On Wednesday

Oct 26, 2020
Zeta is the 11th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, and would be the fifth named storm to make landfall in Louisiana this year — the most since the state started keeping records in 1851.
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World
Two priests are going on trial in the Vatican court — one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy and the other charged with aiding and abetting the alleged abuse, which allegedly took place at the St. Pius X youth seminary. The seminary's residents a

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial

Oct 26, 2020
A 28-year-old priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period in a Vatican City youth seminary. Another priest, the former rector, is charged with covering up the abuse.
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Latin America
A family celebrates the approval of a new constitution in Santiago, Chile. After decades, the constitution from the country's years of dictatorship will finally be thrown out.

Chile Celebrates Voters' Decision To Scrap Constitution, Start Over

Oct 26, 2020
One year after Santiago's streets were jammed by protesters, they were filled Sunday with revelers. More than 7.5 million people voted, setting a new record for voter participation, officials said.
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