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Scotland needs to "heal" the devastation wrought by coronavirus before another independence referendum is staged, Gordon Brown has said after the SNP's Westminster leader said it must be held in 2021. The former Prime Minister argued this was "not the right time at all" as Scotland is in the middle of a pandemic and a deep recession, which could have a long-lasting economic impact. Amid intense controversy over whether Boris Johnson will allow Nicola Sturgeon to have another vote, Mr Brown argued the real question was whether one "should" happen at the current time. His intervention came after Ian Blackford, the SNP’s Westminster leader, said his party “must” plan for a second independence referendum in 2021. Mr Blackford predicted another separation vote would happen next year, despite Boris Johnson's refusal to hand over the necessary powers, and apologised to nationalists for it not happening in 2020. But Douglas Ross, the Scottish Tory leader, ...

9 easy Thanksgiving side dishes Michelin-starred chefs swear by

- November 15, 2020

Insider asked Michelin-starred chefs to share their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, plus their tips so you can easily re-create them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36AUZpZ via IFTTT

Video shows 'USPS whistleblower' was not alone when swearing to affidavit alleging mail-in ballot fraud

- November 15, 2020

A video obtained by Business Insider shows that at least two other men were present when Richard Hopkins made his affidavit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lFLbl2 via IFTTT

Washington state governor imposes sweeping restrictions amid COVID-19 surge

- November 15, 2020

The restrictions, most of which will take effect Monday at 11:59 p.m. and last for one month, come as the average daily tally for cases has doubled in the past two weeks, Inslee told a news conference. The spike in cases "...means, unfortunately, the time has come to reinstate restrictions on activities statewide to preserve the public's well-being and to save lives," Inslee said. Indoor gatherings will be prohibited outside one's household and outdoor gatherings will be limited to five people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nvpV1R via IFTTT

Booming population helped Dems in Georgia. Mississippi's 'brain drain' is keeping it red.

- November 15, 2020

Political experts say Mississippi won't see nail-biter elections, especially at the nation level, anytime soon — thanks in part to stalled population growth. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KapwDB via IFTTT

Biden's possible India links spark genealogical frenzy

- November 15, 2020

Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kuHsp0 via IFTTT

Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronaut crew heads to orbit

- November 15, 2020

A team of four leaves Florida on a SpaceX rocket and capsule, bound for the orbiting laboratory. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32OMhTX via IFTTT

Azerbaijan hits out at Armenians burning their homes as they flee conquered territory

- November 15, 2020

Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called "ecological terror." The cease-fire ended six weeks of intense fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region and territories outside its formal borders that had been under the control of Armenian forces since 1994. The agreement calls for Azerbaijan to take control of the outlying territories. The first, Kelbajar, was to be turned over on Sunday. But Azerbaijan agreed to delay the takeover until Nov 25 after a request from Armenia. Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said worsening weather conditions made the withdrawal of Armenian forces and civilians difficult along the single road through mountainous territory that connects Kelbajar with Armenia. After the agreement was announced early Tuesday, many distraught residents preparing to evacu...

The family of a 15-year-old Black boy found dead in a sugar cane field is likening his death to Emmett Till's

- November 15, 2020

Quawan "Bobby" Charles' family posted a photo of the 15-year-old's body, putting it side-by-side with one of Emmett Till's to compare them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ICkmQh via IFTTT

Trump backtracks on acknowledging Biden won election, concedes 'nothing'

- November 15, 2020

President Trump backtracked after appearing on Sunday to acknowledge for the first time that President-elect Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UrE0kn via IFTTT

Coronavirus updates: Dr. Anthony Fauci says spring could bring return to normal; British PM Boris Johnson in self-quarantine; 245K US deaths

- November 15, 2020

Latest coronavirus news: The U.S. is on track to hit 2,000 deaths daily, rural hospitals are being overwhelmed, schools returning to remote learning. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36Crjsx via IFTTT

Biden heralds shift in US strategy toward Venezuela

- November 15, 2020

President Donald Trump's election defeat marks the end of a hardline pressure policy designed to oust Venezuela's leftist president Nicolas Maduro, and the arrival of Joe Biden in the White House in January could pave the way for a political solution to the crisis in that country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32OyJYu via IFTTT

A Seattle hiker was brought 'back from the dead' by doctors after his heart stopped for 45 minutes

- November 15, 2020

Michael Knapinski was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he was found unconscious in a freezing river basin on the edge of Mount Ranier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32MmtYq via IFTTT

Al-Qaida's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran

- November 15, 2020

WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida's second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed.Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down on the streets of Tehran by two assassins on a motorcycle on Aug. 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks. He was killed along with his daughter, Miriam, the widow of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden.The attack was carried out by Israeli operatives at the behest of the United States, according to four of the officials. It is unclear what role if any was played by the United States, which had been tracking the movements of al-Masri and other Qaida operatives in Iran for years.Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York TimesThe killing occurred in such a netherworld of geopolitical intrigue and counterterrorism spycraft that al-Masri's death had been r...

Elon Musk says he's positive for COVID-19, and NASA won't let him attend SpaceX's astronaut launch on Sunday

- November 15, 2020

Musk's positive tests couldn't have come at a worse time: SpaceX is set to launch four NASA astronauts into orbit for its Crew-1 mission on Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IqMdTz via IFTTT

Egypt discovers ancient trove of intact sarcophagi near Cairo

- November 15, 2020

Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, the largest such find this year. The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on site amid fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. They were found in three burial shafts at depths of 12 metres (40 feet) in the sweeping Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphic pictorials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f69Ooj via IFTTT

L.A. Affairs: Our first date was over when he refused to pull up his face mask

- November 15, 2020

2020 would be my year. I updated my online dating profile, I planned two international vacations and scheduled several road trips with friends. And then the pandemic hit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UupNDc via IFTTT

Column: The Georgia Senate runoffs could make all the difference. But is electing a Democrat possible?

- November 15, 2020

As money comes pouring in from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and election ads saturate the state, will will there be a backlash from Georgia voters? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3pysoKI via IFTTT

India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears

- November 15, 2020

More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of thick toxic smog. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with friends and family, and lighting oil lamps or candles to symbolize a victory of light over darkness. Fireworks are also a major part of the celebrations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ks4Mna via IFTTT

Boris Johnson is in self-isolation after a British parliament member he spent 35 minutes with tested positive for COVID-19, reports say

- November 15, 2020

Johnson and Conservative MP Lee Anderson attended a 35-minute last week and were photographed standing side by side, unmasked. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2K1dXyj via IFTTT

White House's last-minute regulations could set 'booby traps' for Biden administration

- November 15, 2020

The new rules are "like booby traps" for the incoming Biden administration, a liberal policy analyst said. “You have to find all of them and disarm them.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35yTh9d via IFTTT

Huge India oil well fire extinguished after five months

- November 15, 2020

A massive oil well fire that raged for more than five months in northeast India has finally been extinguished, officials said Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nmMt4w via IFTTT

Philadelphia city council apologizes for approving the police bombing of one of its Black neighborhood's killing 11 people, including 5 children

- November 15, 2020

On May 13, 1985, police dropped an explosive device on the compound of the Black militant group, MOVE, which sparked a fire that burned down 61 homes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36GH2qm via IFTTT

Coronavirus concerns may have kept Trump from meeting newly-elected GOP lawmakers in person at White House

- November 14, 2020

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set up a visit to the White House for newly-elected Republican lawmakers Friday evening, but they didn't get a chance to meet President Trump in person, Politico reports.The president did reportedly send his regards to the newcomers, but the fact that he stayed out of the spotlight raised some eyebrows.> Weird @playbookplus note: "LAST NIGHT, MCCARTHY took the newly elected Republicans to the White House...INTERESTING TO NOTE: President DONALD TRUMP did not come down to meet the group. He did send his well wishes."> > -- Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) November 14, 2020As it turns out, further reporting revealed Trump probably wasn't standing anyone up, but, in a bit of twist, likely stayed away because the group hadn't been tested for COVID-19 prior to their arrival. > UPDATE to Playbook: MCCARTHY himself didn't go to the W.H. w the new freshmen Republicans -- but his team organized, attended. POTU...

Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi

- November 14, 2020

Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3py9gN0 via IFTTT

Kentucky couple receives racist letters, bullets in mail months after neighbor allegedly painted swastika on their driveway

- November 14, 2020

A couple with five children in Louisville has had their property vandalized with racist slurs repeatedly over the past several months. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IrrEq9 via IFTTT

4-year-old boy in Texas loses mom and dad to Covid

- November 14, 2020

"Just this morning he told me that he wishes he had his mom back and he just wanted her back," Raiden Gonzalez's grandmother said. "I just told him that they're now angels watching over us." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ptR1YT via IFTTT

SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA has been delayed until Sunday due to wind and issues with the rocket-booster recovery

- November 14, 2020

This is the fourth time NASA has delayed the launch of its Crew-1 mission with SpaceX, but the first time due to weather. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eWoqXa via IFTTT

AG Barr faces push back after calling for voter fraud probe

- November 14, 2020

On Nov. 9, U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum regarding the 2020 presidential election calling for voter fraud to be investigated. Federal prosecutors are now pushing back on that order, according to a report from the New York Times. The memo, entitled Post-voting Election Irregularity Inquires, was addressed to several government agents and agencies, including federal attorneys and the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with the Criminal, National Security and Civil Rights divisions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3njBrgu via IFTTT

Following ceasefire and concessions Armenians leave disputed territory, some setting fire to homes

- November 14, 2020

Following a Russian-brokered ceasefire that includes territorial concessions which will go into effect Sunday, Armenians are leaving villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and some are setting fire to their homes, The Associated Press and Reuters report. It's unclear when and how many Azeris, many of whom were displaced from the same land in 1994, will return to the villages.The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory, which is officially recognized as part of Azerbaijan but has been controlled by ethnic Armenians for decades, flared up in recent months. The fighting resulted in Azerbaijan seizing the key city of Shusha, leading to the ceasefire, which Russia — generally considered a staunch ally and protector of Armenia — plans to enforce with 2,000 peacekeepers.The Armenians who are leaving their homes cast doubt on the idea that they could live peacefully beside the returning Azeris, per AP and Reuters, and many remain uncertain of where their next d...