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Alito gives lawyers plain-English lesson on meaning of ‘day’ as Supreme Court weighs late-ballot fight

Justice Samuel Alito emphasized the literal meaning of the word “day" as the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether states can legally accept late-arriving ballots that are postmarked by Election Day.

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Watch live: Fatal LaGuardia crash news conference

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford will address reporters on Monday afternoon after a fatal crash involving a jet and a fire truck on a runway at LaGuardia International Airport in New York.  The aircraft was attempting to land when it struck the emergency vehicle, which was traveling across the runway...