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• Nepal police clash with devotees defying virus ban for festival

  03-09-2020 23:58
  
  SHOTLISTLALITPUR, NEPALSEPTEMBER 3, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
  1. Wide shot people gather to see 15-metre-high (49-foot) wooden chariot carrying rain deity Macchindra Nath during procession2. Wide shot festival participants dancing3. Wide shot police use speaker to warn festival participants4. Wide shot police, festival participants talking5. Wide shot festival participants throw stones at police truck6. Wide shot festival participants throw stones at police truck7. Pan right festival participants throw
  
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• Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news

  03-09-2020 23:58
  
  Bolivia's interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.Bolivia's interim government, which assumed power in a vacuum after the resignation of longtime leftist leader Evo Morales late last year, said it hired CLS Strategies in December in an effort to shore up its international support.In a statement, the government said CLS' mandate was to "carry out lobbying in search of bac
  
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• Trump, allies beating path to battleground Pennsylvania

  03-09-2020 23:53
  
  Two months from Election Day, President Donald Trump and his allies are feeling new optimism about Pennsylvania, a battleground state that flipped in his favor in 2016.Trump was holding a rally in Latrobe on Thursday night as his campaign claims signs of momentum in the state — a longtime Democratic stronghold that Trump won by less than 45,000 votes in 2016.Polls show Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are closely matched.
  
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• Game 7 on: Spot in conference finals at stake for Stars, Avs

  03-09-2020 23:53
  
  Avalanche scoring wizard Nathan MacKinnon is from Canada and teammate Nikita Zadorov from Russia.“Regardless of where you’re born, Game 7 is a universal language,” Avalanche defenseman and Michigan native Ian Cole said.Avalanche win, and they overcome a 3-1 series deficit for the first time in franchise history.
  
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• NYC restaurant manager leads $2 billion class-action lawsuit over COVID restrictions

  03-09-2020 23:45
  
  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suggests indoor dining will not be allowed until 2021; reaction from Il Bacco's Tina Oppedisano.
  
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• AP source: Cam Newton to be Patriots starting quarterback

  03-09-2020 23:42
  
  Cam Newton is officially the new starting quarterback of the New England Patriots.A person familiar with the situation said Thursday that Newton was announced as the starter during a team meeting.The move was expected after the 2015 league MVP outperformed second-year Jarrett Stidham and veteran Brian Hoyer during training camp.
  
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• Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November

  03-09-2020 23:41
  
  A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West's name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia.West was disqualified because he failed to meet a requirement that 13 people pledge their support for his campaign, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Joi Taylor said.
  
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• President Trump set to hold rally in Pennsylvania as new polls shows race tightening in key battleground state

  03-09-2020 23:37
  
  Bryan Llenas reports from Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
  
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• The big question over a Covid vaccine: Is it coming too fast to be trusted?

  03-09-2020 23:33
  
  The search for a coronavirus vaccine has become a key focus in the pandemic, as the introduction of an effective formula could aid countries in protecting citizens while working to eradicate Covid-19.But the research and development into the coronavirus vaccine has hit bumps in the United States following the implementation of Operation Warp Speed – a programme created by the Trump administration to facilitate in accelerating the development, manufacturing, and distribution of the Covid-19
  
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• Díaz, Brantley 3 RBIs each, Astros beat Lynn, Rangers 8-4

  03-09-2020 23:31
  
  Aledmys Díaz hit a three-run homer and Michael Brantley added three RBIs, leading Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros to an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.Greinke (3-0) struck out a season-high nine in six innings, allowing three runs and six hits.The 36-year-old Greinke leads the majors with the most career starts among active pitchers with 455, passing teammate Justin Verlander’s 454.
  
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• FedEx Cup likely to be final judgment on player of the year

  03-09-2020 23:25
  
  It’s not unusual for the PGA Tour postseason, particularly who wins the FedEx Cup, to go a long way toward who gets voted player of the year.The leading candidates for the Jack Nicklaus Award are the top five in the FedEx Cup standings going into East Lake: Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson and Collin Morikawa.Morikawa won the only major at the PGA Championship.
  
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• Daughter of Daniel Prude says death was caused by 'police brutality and racism' – video

  03-09-2020 23:20
  
  The daughter of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation in March after police put a 'spit hood' on his head and held his face into the ground, said his death was caused by racism in the police force.'A racist police officer saw a black man in need and decided that he just didn't deserve to live,' Tashyra Prude, an 18-year-old college student in Tennessee, said.Daniel Prude died on 30 March after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter in Rochester.Daniel Pru
  
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• Rep. Bryan Steil on President Trump, Joe Biden visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin

  03-09-2020 23:18
  
  Joe Biden visits Kenosha two days after President Trump toured businesses destroyed during protests; reaction from Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil.
  
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• George Pataki says there's bipartisan agreement in New York that Mayor Bill de Blasio has been a disaster

  03-09-2020 23:15
  
  Former New York Republican Gov. George Pataki joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
  
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• Morning mail: Australians missing at sea, borders top agenda, Yang Hengjun ordeal revealed

  03-09-2020 23:13
  
  Morning mail: Australians missing at sea, borders top agenda, Yang Hengjun ordeal revealedThursday: Two Australians are among 43 crew missing after a live export ship sank in stormy weather. Plus: Robert Pattinson Covid positive
  
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• Bruins captain Chara: I want to keep playing in Boston

  03-09-2020 23:13
  
  Bruins captain Zdeno Chara says he wants to play next season, when he will turn 44 — and he wants to do it in Boston.Chara said that he was still raw from the Bruins' playoff elimination when he said Monday night, “I’m going to be open-minded” about returning.On Thursday, he clarified: “I feel strong physically and I’m positive and I believe I can still play this game and contribute to the team and I want to stay in Boston.”
  
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• Stocks plunge as tech stocks sell off

  03-09-2020 23:12
  
  Dow falls back below 29,000 level; reaction from trader Teddy Weisberg and market watcher Kathryn Rooney Vera.
  
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• Eagles seek repeat in NFC East, surrounded by 3 new coaches

  03-09-2020 23:12
  
  While the NFC East hasn’t had a repeat winner in 16 years, Philadelphia at least has a head start on the concept.The defending division champion is the only team with a repeat head coach in 2020 as Doug Pederson gets ready for his fifth season.Joe Judge is a first-time boss at 38 for the New York Giants, while Mike McCarthy takes over in Dallas after a year away from football following his firing in Green Bay.
  
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• Rochester Police Officers Suspended After Suffocation Death Of Black Man

  03-09-2020 23:10
  
  Mayor Lovely Warren suspended the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude, 41, in March.
  
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• Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal

  03-09-2020 23:10
  
  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they sought to present a united front over Israel and the United Arab Emirates' deal to normalise ties.The meeting was held through video-conference between Ramallah in the West Bank and Beirut, where Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhalah attended.It is rare for Islamist Hamas and Abbas’s secular Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization to have
  
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• Mayor Suspends Rochester Police Officers Involved In Suffocation Death Of Black Man

  03-09-2020 23:10
  
  Daniel Prude, 41, died in March from suffocation after being detained by officers, who covered his head in a mesh hood.
  
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• Racing suspended at Southwell after eight horse fatalities since 1 July

  03-09-2020 23:09
  
  Racing suspended at Southwell after eight horse fatalities since 1 July
  
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• Pac-12 reaches agreement for rapid COVID testing

  03-09-2020 23:08
  
  The Pac-12 has reached an agreement with a diagnostic testing company that will allow each of the conference's 12 schools to perform daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on athletes who play close-contact sports.Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott on Thursday called the deal with Quidel Corporation a “game-changer.”“This is a very important and significant step, but there are other considerations that will go into our return-to-play plans," Scott said.
  
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• Browns RB Chubb stays humble, hungry with big payday ahead

  03-09-2020 23:08
  
  Nick Chubb's star is rising.The Pro Bowl running back hasn't changed since the moment he joined the Browns as a second-round draft pick in 2018 and immediately impressed everyone with his selfless attitude, tireless work ethic and drive to improve each day.Over two sometimes chaotic seasons in Cleveland, Chubb has been a constant.
  
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• Daniel Prude death: Police officers involved in suffocation of black man in New York suspended

  03-09-2020 23:06
  
  US police officers involved in the suffocation of Daniel Prude, a black man who had a “spit hood” put over his head, have been suspended.His death in Rochester, New York, in March received no public attention at the time as coronavirus raged out of control in the city.
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Messi to stay at Barcelona, Havertz to Chelsea deal; Man Utd target Reguilon

  03-09-2020 23:05
  
  Welcome to Standard Sport's rolling coverage of the summer transfer window as the speculation ramps up.The window officially opened in July after the completion of the delayed 2019-2020 Premier League season. Clubs will now be busy tweaking their squads ahead of the new campaign, with the deadline pushed back until October 5.
  
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• Man convicted of murdering two women and hiding their bodies in freezer

  03-09-2020 23:02
  
  A man has been found guilty of murdering two women before stuffing their bodies inside a freezer in his flat.Zahid Younis, 36, is facing a life sentence for killing Hungarian national Henriett Szucs, 34, and mother-of-three Mihrican “Jan” Mustafa, 38.
  
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• New father Reynolds homers as Pirates top Cubs 6-2

  03-09-2020 23:01
  
  First-time father Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run homer in his return from paternity leave to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Thursday.Reynolds, who along with wife Blair welcomed son Reese on Monday, sent a drive off Alec Mills (3-3) into the seats in right field in the third inning for his second third home run of the season to help Pittsburgh snap a four-game losing streak.Reynolds also doubled leading off the second and celebrated by pretending to rock a baby to sleep
  
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• Wondo says athletes have responsibility to use platforms

  03-09-2020 22:59
  
  Chris Wondolowski knows history when he sees it.The 37-year-old Major League Soccer veteran and the league's all-time leading scorer watched as the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to play in a playoff game to protest social injustice.Other athletes followed their lead across sports, from the WNBA to Major League Baseball to the NHL and yes, to MLS and Wondolowski's own team.
  
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• Center of attention; Steelers' Pouncey eyes delicate balance

  03-09-2020 22:49
  
  Maurkice Pouncey didn't love the collective bargaining agreement the NFL Players Association reached with team owners just as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the league and the world to a standstill.Six months later, he's still not a fan, even if in hindsight the deal does give the NFL some level of financial security in a post-pandemic economy that Major League Baseball, for example, does not have.Pouncey and his twin brother Mike, a center for the Los Angeles Chargers, offered to help out younge
  
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• Batman filming halted as Robert Pattinson tests positive for Covid

  03-09-2020 22:47
  
  Robert Pattinson, the British actor, has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the filming of a new Batman film to be halted in Hertfordshire, according to reports. The 34-year-old star, who shot to fame in the Twilight film series, is due to star as the caped superhero in The Batman, which is due to be released in 2021. However, the blockbuster was forced to halt filming just days after production had resumed in the wake of lockdown due to Pattinson contracting the virus, according to Vanity Fa
  
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• Sen. Chris Coons says Wisconsin voters will back Joe Biden because they want a uniting, optimistic president

  03-09-2020 22:46
  
  Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins Jon Scott with insight on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• More than 300 arrests made on third day of Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London

  03-09-2020 22:46
  
  Hundreds of people have been arrested as Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters descended on central London for the third day of their two-week action.The Metropolitan Police said more than 200 arrests were linked to a demonstration on Lambeth Bridge on Thursday afternoon, with 100 more being made elsewhere.
  
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• Joe Biden will win the election — but Mike Pence will win overall

  03-09-2020 22:46
  
  Before I begin, let me first answer my critics who will not have read my article, but will inevitably troll me in the comments section: I am a flesh and blood person with two degrees (technically three); I am not a Russian bot. True: my views are outside of those of the centrist Democratic party; however, my views are shared by thousands, if not hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of other Americans. This is not fake news; this is not a Russian propaganda piece; and what is a d
  
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• Love Island USA host offers update on show’s Las Vegas coronavirus ‘bubble’

  03-09-2020 22:44
  The American version will air on ITV2 after the UK series was cancelled.
  
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• Johanna Konta out of US Open after defeat by Sorana Cirstea

  03-09-2020 22:39
  
  Johanna Konta out of US Open after defeat by Sorana Cirstea* British No 1 beaten 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4* Cirstea to meet Karolina Muchova in third round
  
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• Jets' Bell insists he and Gase get along despite perceptions

  03-09-2020 22:38
  
  Le'Veon Bell isn't quite sure what all the fuss was about.The New York Jets running back took to Twitter last week to clarify the health of his hamstrings.“I don’t understand why everybody keeps trying to put me and Gase against each other,” Bell said Thursday after the Jets' final practice of training camp.
  
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• EU raises threat of sanctions against Russia over Navalny poisoning

  03-09-2020 22:37
  
  The European Union warned Thursday of sanctions against Russia and NATO called an urgent meeting to discuss Germany's finding that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent, claims the Kremlin furiously denied.
  
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• Former Chicago top cop says Obama-Biden DOJ busied itself with political investigations of police departments

  03-09-2020 22:35
  
  Garry McCarthy, former Chicago police superintendent, joins Jon Scott with insight on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• Nasa to study impact of 'space weather' on Earth

  03-09-2020 22:30
  
  Nasa to study impact of 'space weather' on EarthMission proposals include analysis of sun’s atmosphere and its unseen polar regions
  
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• Priti Patel slammed for comments over ‘activist lawyers’ frustrating removal of migrants

  03-09-2020 22:27
  
  Priti Patel has been condemned for her comments about “activist lawyers” frustrating the removal of migrants.The Home Secretary on Thursday posted on Twitter that the Government had removed people who had arrived to the UK in small boats and had no “legal right” to be in the country.
  
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• Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and cast of Bosnian film "Quo vadis, Aida ?" hit Venice red carpet

  03-09-2020 22:27
  
  SHOTLISTVENICE, VENETO, ITALYSEPTEMBER 3, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
  1. Tracking shot Spanish director Pedro Almodovar arrives on the red carpet2. Tracking shot Spanish director Pedro Almodovar walks on the red carpet3. Close-up Pedro Almodovar removes mask from his face4. Tracking shot British actress Tilda Swinton arrives on the red carpet5. Close-up Tilda Swinton on the red carpet with a golden carnival mask 6. Tracking shot 'Quo vadis, Aida?' cast walks on the red carpet7. Wide shot 'Quo vadis, Aida?
  
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• Robert Pattinson 'tests positive for COVID-19' as UK filming on The Batman halted

  03-09-2020 22:20
  
  Warner Bros said a member of production had coronavirus and was isolating but has not confirmed the name of the individual.Vanity Fair and the Hollywood Reporter said the person who tested positive was Pattinson, who plays the caped crusader in the new blockbuster.Let's play a game, just me and you."The same voice is later heard saying: "If you are justice, please do not lie.
  
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• Dominic Raab calls for probe into 'deplorable' poisoning of Alexei Navalny

  03-09-2020 22:17
  
  Dominic Raab has called on overseas allies to work together to support an investigation into the "utterly deplorable" alleged Novichok poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.The Foreign Secretary held talks on Thursday with German foreign minister Heiko Maas during which the pair agreed the need for Russia to explain what happened.
  
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• Art museum accused of racism names 1st director of inclusion

  03-09-2020 22:15
  
  Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, one of the most prestigious art institutions in the world, has appointed its first director of belonging and inclusion — the latest in a series of efforts to make amends for allegations of racism.The museum on Thursday named Rosa Rodriguez-Williams to the senior post, saying she “will play a critical role in delivering on the MFA’s promise to be a museum for all of Boston.”In 2019, the MFA was accused of racism after Black middle school stude
  
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• What a Biden win or four more years of Trump would mean for the military

  03-09-2020 22:14 via article.wn.com
  
  WASHINGTON – Pentagon policies under the future Donald Trump or Joe Biden administration would likely diverge on social issues, like naming military bases after Confederate generals, but probably coalesce around the top challenge facing the United States: China. Experts on military policy anticipate there will be differences in both style (defense policy by tweet under Trump) and substance (maintaining U.S. troop levels in Germany under Biden). But the guiding star for the Pentagon since 2
  
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• Trump won't join a WHO-organized coronavirus vaccine development effort. That could leave the US in ...

  03-09-2020 22:14 via article.wn.com
  
  President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Leah Millis The Trump administration said the US wouldn't participate in COVAX, an international WHO-backed effort to develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines. Trump has pledged to withdraw the US from WHO entirely, calling the group's pandemic response "China-centric." Health experts are concerned that the US's absence from COVAX could impede the country's access to vaccines developed in other countries. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. When
  
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• The new World of Warcraft short shows Thrall’s dead mom at her new job

  03-09-2020 22:14 via article.wn.com
  Image: Blizzard Entertainment A mom I’d like to fight The second World of Warcraft: Afterlives short released on Thursday, part of a flight of animated segments designed to tease the upcoming expansion World of Warcraft: Shadowlands . The...
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin governor didn't want candidate visits

  03-09-2020 22:14 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he did not want presidential candidate Joe Biden to visit Kenosha where he met with family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by police. Evers also asked President Donald Trump not to come. Both Trump and Bide ignored Evers’ requests and made stops to Kenosha, the latest epicenter of racial unrest in the country. Evers says he would “prefer
  
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• The Latest: Gov. Cuomo won’t let NYC reopen restaurants

  03-09-2020 22:14 via article.wn.com
  Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask...
  
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