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GOP loses bid to suspend Wisconsin absentee ballot ruling

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Democrats postpone House vote on COVID-19 stimulus bill to give more time for negotiations

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The pared-down version of the legislation passed by House Democrats in May will likely pass the House, but will face opposition in the GOP-led Senate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ik8Kx7 via IFTTT

'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sully Sullenberger said he'll only fly with airlines that block the middle seat during the pandemic

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The pilot who famously landed a damaged plane on the Hudson shared his thoughts on airline safety amid coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30ipAGw via IFTTT

Florida martial arts school billed taxpayers over $350,000 for ‘ghost’ kids, state says

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Funded by public grants, the United Martial Arts Academy in Homestead offered an array of self-defense training, including the “Tiny Tigers” and “Little Dragon” courses for kids. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36od7ov via IFTTT

'Women in military, bad idea': Mike Pence’s most controversial comments about women

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Mr Pence has a long history of making eyebrow-raising comments about women from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HKiq7A via IFTTT

A creepy presidential debate ad shows a deepfake of Putin telling Americans they're ruining their own democracy

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In an ad campaign from non-profit RepresentUs, deepfakes of Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin warn Americans that they're ruining their own democracy. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30zM0TZ via IFTTT

Pakistan army says Indian fire kills soldier, boy in Kashmir

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Comey Claims He Only Learned Details of Russia Investigation Abuses from IG Report after Leaving FBI

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Former FBI director James Comey claimed on Wednesday that he learned of various details related to the FBI's investigation in to collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign from the DOJ Inspector General report on FISA abuse, years after Comey had left his former agency.Comey headed the FBI from 2013 until May 2017, when he was fired by President Trump. During Comey's tenure, agents carried out the Crossfire Hurricane probe, investigating allegations that the Trump-campaign had ties to Russian intelligence. Many of those allegations were compiled in the so-called Steele dossier, whose primary source, Igor Danchenko, was revealed last week to be a suspected Russian spy.The DOJ Inspector General report, released in December 2019, detailed "significant" errors and omissions in FBI agents' applications to surveil former Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page. That report also cast doubt on the veracity of some allegations in the Steele dossier.On Wednesday, Comey appe

'What is Google Fiber?': Everything you need to know about Google's high-speed internet service

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Google Fiber is a high-speed internet service that Google is currently deploying in 18 cities across the US. Here's what you need to know about it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3n5X1G5 via IFTTT

Picture of the day for October 1, 2020

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Olive grove near Agii Douli, Corfu, Greece. Learn more .

A major Boston hospital has a cluster of cases among its staff and patients.

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Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize

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Hopeful Day in Queens: A Slice of Pizza, Served Indoors

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Pennsylvania’s top election official casts doubt on fraud claims in Luzerne County.

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Republicans Scold Trump on White Supremacy, Fearing a Drag on the Party

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Coronavirus

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Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns With Pope’s Critics

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U.S. Repatriates Last of Islamic State Suspects Believed Captured in Syria

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M.L.B. Will Allow Fans at World Series and N.L. Championship Series

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Movie theaters say they can’t survive without aid from Congress.

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Now at the Boarding Gate: Coronavirus Tests

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Paris Chef Commits Suicide After Assault Allegations, Family Says

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Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump

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Brooklyn voters report getting ballot return envelopes with the wrong name and address. The error could invalidate their vote.

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"This is not my ballot, we have this random lady's ballot — it's like they messed this up in a big way," Victoria Edel told THE CITY. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HyEv8U via IFTTT

Details of how the grand jury didn't indict any officers for Breonna Taylor's death are being made public after a juror broke ranks and attacked the Kentucky AG

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The juror accused AG Daniel Cameron of misrepresenting proceedings, and said they were given no option to indict over Breonna Taylor's death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HCUQJL via IFTTT

Explainer: Who's fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, and why does it matter?

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WHERE AND WHAT IS NAGORNO-KARABAKH? It's a mountainous, forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan and is recognised under international law as part of that country. Nagorno-Karabakh survives almost totally on budget support from Armenia and donations from the worldwide Armenian diaspora. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mZGUtK via IFTTT

Opinion: Trump's reality distortion machine is in overdrive for his debate with Biden

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The Trump team, like the president himself, is working aggressively to make voters disbelieve what they see and hear from Joe Biden at the first debate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33bF5lw via IFTTT

Picture of the day for September 30, 2020

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Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main dome.. Learn more .

Researchers say a Project Veritas video accusing Ilhan Omar of voter fraud was a ‘coordinated disinformation campaign.’

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Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians

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Trump Sent a Warning. Let’s Take It Seriously.

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The Morning

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Barrett told senators that Trump offered her the nomination much sooner than previously known.

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Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information

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Live Debate Analysis: Trump vs Biden

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Twins’ Playoff Misery Continues, Courtesy of the Depleted Astros

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In the Breonna Taylor Case, a Battle of Blame Over the Grand Jury

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Cuomo and De Blasio Need a United Front on Coronavirus Hot Spots

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Chris Christie helped run Trump’s debate prep. He’ll also be a debate pundit for ABC.

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Presidential debate season begins with an unpredictable and unnerving first matchup.

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Coronavirus

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Crocs Won 2020

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Judge Scrutinizes Justice Dept. Request to Drop Michael Flynn Case

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Seattle Passes Minimum Pay Rate for Uber and Lyft Drivers

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The Very Jewish R.B.G.

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Cats shed more coronavirus than dogs, but it’s unlikely they’ll infect their humans.

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China's UK envoy warns Britain to avoid lectures over human rights

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China's ambassador to London has told Britain that it will suffer "setbacks" in its relationship with Beijing if it continues to raise issues about human rights. The warning came after a junior Foreign Office minister took Beijing to task at a Chinese embassy function on Monday, held to mark the 71st anniversary of the People's Republic. In his remarks, James Duddridge said that while Britain wanted to retain good relations with China, it was also concerned about Beijing's erosion of democracy in Hong Kong and its treatment of the Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang. Mr Duddridge’s comments drew a cool response from Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador, who is understood to have replied pointedly that as Hong Kong was no longer under British rule, Beijing was not obliged to listen to British concerns. Mr Liu added that China's policies in Xinjiang, where the government has been accused of putting up to two million people into "re-education" camps, wer

White nationalist from Charlottesville rally nicknamed ‘Crying Nazi’ is charged with threatening to rape a woman

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Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett puts years of gun safety progress at risk

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Over 145,000 Americans have been killed by guns with Trump in office. If Barrett replaces Ginsburg, gun safety laws and more US lives are endangered from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/340C4nc via IFTTT

Fauci says Florida lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants is 'very concerning'

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling for the United States to "double down" on public health measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and expressing concern over Florida letting bars and restaurants fully reopen.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to Good Morning America on Monday after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced last week he would be lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants and allowing them to operate at 100 percent capacity."That is very concerning to me," Fauci told GMA. "We have always said that ... that is something we really need to be careful about, because when you're dealing with community spread, and you have the kind of congregate setting where people get together, particularly without masks, you're really asking for trouble."Fauci went on to say that "now's the time" to "double down" on "common sense" public health measures, while the U.S. is reportin

Trump’s 2016 Campaign Listed Millions of Black Voters It Wanted to Stop From Voting, Leak Reveals

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LONDON—Over three million Black voters in key states were identified by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign as people they had to persuade to stay at home on Election Day to help him reach the White House.The revelation comes from an enormous data leak obtained by the British news network Channel 4. It shows that, four years ago, the Trump campaign prepared files on almost 200 million American voters and separated some out into eight different categories. One such category, assigned to 3.5 million Black voters, was titled: “Deterrence.”The leaked database was reportedly used by Trump’s digital campaign team, which was critical to Trump’s narrow victory. Channel 4 News has a track record of exposing the unethical practices of Cambridge Analytica—the now-defunct British digital black-ops firm that harvested the Facebook data of tens of millions of voters for the use of Team Trump.The leaked files show that Black Americans were disproportionately marked ‘Deterrence’ by the 2016 campaig

Moderator Chris Wallace previews first 2020 presidential debate

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'Fox News Sunday' host Chris Wallace joins Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to discuss his preparation as moderator ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36mxfXY via IFTTT