Meanwhile, Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence each campaigned in Wisconsin, a state that Trump narrowly won in 2016.
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South African protesters force closure of stores over offensive ad
People accuse the nationwide retailer Clicks of racism and insensitivity toward Black people’s identity.
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Easy part is over for Canada’s labor market recovery
Further advances may be harder to come by in what economists predict will be a long slog back to normal.
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Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
Some reduce operating days, slash ticket prices and close early for the year.
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Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers
Jack Little took to Facebook and Instagram, asking friends to send 50 cents or a dollar. The account to help wait staff has reached nearly $7,000.
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Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel dies at 82
His 1966 movie ‘Closely Watched Trains’ won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film.
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Prince Harry repays taxpayers’ money for home renovation
Frogmore Cottage will remain the home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they visit the U.K.
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City won’t waste John Oliver’s donation, on 1 condition
The mayor of a Connecticut city says he will follow through on what was originally a tongue-in-cheek threat to name a sewage plant after comedian John Oliver if Oliver attends the plant’s naming ceremony
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Cheapest Labor Day gas prices in 16 years cast pall over oil industry
Gasoline prices on average this year are $2.22 per gallon, the lowest for this time of year since 2004.
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Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Labor leaders who represent teachers, auto workers, truck drivers and clerical staff, among others, signal a willingness to escalate protest tactics to force local and federal lawmakers to take action.