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North Carolina voters applaud Cooper's coronavirus response, giving him another term

By Courtney Vinopal

In preliminary data, 62 percent of voters surveyed by AP VoteCast said they approved of the way the governor had handled the pandemic, and among those who approved of his handling of COVID-19, 81 percent voted for him.

Europe tightens restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Coronavirus have hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. have announced plans to expand virus testing as European countries battle rapidly increasing infection and hospitalizations.

Voters say pandemic top issue in election, AP survey finds

By Tammy Webber, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

With the coronavirus now surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate.

Virus hospitalizations surge as COVID-19 pandemic shadows U.S. election

By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

While daily infections are rising in all but three states, the surge is most pronounced the Midwest and Southwest.

Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization says the virus can be transmitted in any kind of weather and that there is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill it.

'We can't give up.' U.S. can still control the spread of COVID-19, experts say

By Laura Santhanam

How each candidate will handle the pandemic has become a critical part of the race for president. For some voters, the coronavirus has also shaped the way they see the election and the candidates as their lives have been upended.

A public health expert on how Americans 'can avoid a horrible December'

By William Brangham

Several U.S. public health leaders warned this weekend that the coronavirus is spreading unchecked throughout the country -- and likely to become significantly worse in the coming days and weeks. Unlike in the spring and summer, virus cases are rising…

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Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Most states, even ones with broad mask mandates, are stopping short of forcing voters to use a face covering.

Hospitals competing for nurses as U.S. coronavirus cases surge

By Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Adding to the strain, experienced nurses are "burned out with this whole (pandemic)” and some are quitting, said Kevin Fitzpatrick, an emergency room nurse at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan.

The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead

By Associated Press

More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they’re being honored with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead.