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A1 WASHINGTON,Mich.—Pres- Airlines are resorting to ident Trump barreled through giving away seatsasthey nav- battleground states Sunday igatethe pandemic-inspired seeking alatesurge of support, collapse in travel, helping while Democratic challenger them drum up demand and JoeBiden appealed to Black keep some cash flowing in. A1 voters as he aimed to shoreup Stonepeak Infrastruc- the key prizeofPennsylvania. ture said it is buying As- tound Broadband, the By Catherine Lucey, sixth-largest U.S. cable-TV Eliza Collins provider, for $3.6 billion in and Joshua Jamerson one of the biggest lever- S aged buyouts this year. B1 PRES Both candidates were look- TED ing toward Tuesday’sfinish line Investors are heading CIA in acampaign likenoother in intowhat could be the most SO modern history, amid aworsen- volatile week for markets AS CI/ ing pandemic and warningsof all year, with many making VUC possible civil unrest. 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