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Tomorrow's debate may be President Trump's best chance to change the course of the campaign against Joe Biden. For Biden, it's a chance to dispel doubts voters may have about him and solidify a lead.

General Motors and Delphi, its former subsidiary, will offer early retirement and buy-out packages to more than 100,000 workers. In a deal negotiated with the United Auto Workers union, GM will offer incentives ranging from $35,000 to $140,000 each. While some workers said they were waiting to see the details, many said they doubted the package was attractive enough to induce them to retire. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper named five new members to the State Board of Elections Thursday. They will decide whether a whole new election in the state's ninth congressional district is necessary.

The geese that inhabit Buckingham Pond in Albany are, to say the least, often supremely annoying. Though we might romanticize geese as gentle occupants of parks and ponds, they are in fact wild animals operating instinctively with little consideration for our sensibilities. If you innocently come too close to a goose’s babies, it will hiss malevolently at you and peck your legs hard, the fact of your lack of malice notwithstanding. And though they demand that we keep a respectful distance from their families, they are entirely uninterested in showing us any courtesy with the practice of good bathroom etiquette. They thoughtlessly leave their calling cards on the ground, with no thought for the shoes of hapless passersby. I am not fond of geese, to say the least.

Local leaders continue to disagree about how to handle the arrival of migrants to the Albany area.

A "miracle" has pilgrims flocking to a tiny monastery in rural Missouri. The body of a nun who was buried without embalming in a wooden casket four years ago is remarkably well preserved.

Epstein's photos and emails have already prompted King Charles to strip his brother Andrew of his title "prince." Now, they've prompted one of Britain's top diplomats — Peter Mandelson — to step down.

President Trump said in an interview he wants Republicans to "nationalize" elections. It's the latest instance of Trump's willingness to meddle in election administration.

Heavy winter rains in California have highlighted the need to capture stormwater and save it for dry times. Los Angeles is currently working on how to do this.

My celebration of Shabbat, the traditional Jewish Sabbath, is a rather sedate, internal affair: long Friday night dinners with friends and family, leading worship at my synagogue on Saturday, and catching up on reading or a nap before Sabbath’s end on Saturday night.