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• Q&A: David Byrne on his festival hit 'American Utopia'

  11-09-2020 23:56
  
  In a film festival season that’s been turned largely virtual, Spike Lee’s “American Utopia,”a documentary of David Byrne’s concert musical and the opening-night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, has nevertheless supplied the giddy rush of live performance in a packed house.The film was shot during the late 2019-early 2020 run of Byrne's acclaimed Broadway show at the Hudson Theatre.With 11 other musicians, all of them barefoot and dressed in silvery g
  
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• Phils setback: Zack Wheeler rips nail putting on his pants

  11-09-2020 23:50
  
  Undefeated Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler ripped a fingernail putting on his pants, delaying his next start for two days and perhaps longer.Wheeler might lose the nail on the middle finger of his right hand.Wheeler, 4-0 with a 2.47 ERA in eight starts, had been scheduled to pitch Saturday in Miami.
  
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• Rapper T.I. in $75,000 U.S. settlement over cryptocurrency offering

  11-09-2020 23:42
  
  Grammy award-winning rapper Clifford Harris, known as T.I., agreed to pay a U.S. regulator $75,000 to settle charges that he broke securities laws by selling fraudulent crypto-currency investments, the agency said on Friday.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it had charged the Atlanta rapper and actor along with four associates, including film producer Ryan Felton who it says controlled the companies FLiK and CoinSpark that conducted the initial coin offerings.T.I. neither admitte
  
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• Rob Fazio honors his father who lost his life on 9/11 while helping others

  11-09-2020 23:37
  
  Rob Fazio honors his father who lost his life on 9/11 while helping others
  
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• Millions of Britons face tighter lockdown rules as UK reaches ‘critical time’ in virus fight

  11-09-2020 23:35
  
  Almost eight million Britons will be subjected to tighter lockdown restrictions next week after fresh measures were imposed in the West Midlands and Scotland.From Tuesday, households in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull will be banned from mixing after the region reported a surge in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Trump and Biden remember 9/11 terrorist attacks - separately

  11-09-2020 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president and his political rival both visit the Flight 93 memorial, but at different times.
  
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• 9/11 memorial ceremonies mark 19th anniversary of attack – video report

  11-09-2020 23:26
  
  Ceremonies were held across the US in remembrance of the victims of the al-Qaida attack on 11 September 2001.Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden were among the attendees at memorial services in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to honor the 40 passengers who died aboard Flight 93.At the Pentagon, US army chief general Mark Milley spoke in defense of a free press when listing examples of  US armed forces' "values". Trump and Biden attend 9/11 memorial ceremonies – US polit
  
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• Former Belgian king's love child goes to court for same rights and titles as royal half-siblings

  11-09-2020 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Daughter’s lawyer says she does not want to be ‘cut-price child’ to former monarch</p>
  
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• Former Belgian king's love child goes to court for same rights and titles as royal half-siblings

  11-09-2020 23:19
  
  Daughter’s lawyer says she does not want to be ‘cut-price child’ to former monarch
  
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• ‘I have to disagree’: Dr Fauci contradicts Trump’s claim that US has rounded a corner on coronavirus

  11-09-2020 23:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>‘If you look at the thing that you just mentioned, the statistics ... they are disturbing’</p>
  
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• Disabled Iraq War veteran faces five years in prison for marijuana possession after judge denies release

  11-09-2020 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Alabama judge denies Sean Worsley’s motion over his past criminal record&nbsp;</p>
  
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• Rams defensive guru Brandon Staley took fast track to NFL

  11-09-2020 23:10
  
  Just four years ago last week, Brandon Staley was preparing for the opening game of his third season as the defensive coordinator at Division III John Carroll University.On Sunday night, Staley will be the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams in the first game ever played at $5 billion SoFi Stadium.To make it in the space of just three football seasons is nothing short of remarkable, but the Rams believe they've got an extraordinary coach leading Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and the LA de
  
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• Korda rides hot putter in the desert to early 36-hole lead

  11-09-2020 23:09
  
  The numbers suggested a stress-free time in the desert for Nelly Korda, who had five birdies and a clean card for a 5-under 67 to build an early two-shot lead Friday in the ANA Inspiration.“I did not know what I was doing on those two holes," Korda said.Korda was at 11-under 133, two shots clear of Mirim Lee, who also played bogey-free in the rising heat for a 65.
  
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• Oregon firefighting helicopters deployed in Afghanistan as state battles wildfires

  11-09-2020 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Helicopters are crucial in fighting large fires, especially in rough terrain</p>
  
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• Australia 294 - 275 England: Eoin Morgan reflects on the match

  11-09-2020 23:06
  
  Post-match press conference with England captain Eoin Morgan after Australia won by 19 runs in the first one-day international at Old Trafford.
  
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• England fumble pursuit of Australia after Josh Hazlewood's magic spell

  11-09-2020 23:05
  
  England fumble pursuit of Australia after Josh Hazlewood's magic spell
  
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• My spouse came out as trans during lockdown. Now she has to re-introduce herself to everyone she knows

  11-09-2020 23:04
  
  She looks ten years younger without her signature bushy beard and buzzcut. Even her voice sounds different now. And not everyone has been affirming
  
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• Hockey's Kevin Bacon: Playoffs are 6 degrees of Rick Bowness

  11-09-2020 23:04
  
  Rick Bowness looked at the Calgary Flames lineup written on the whiteboard in the Dallas locker room, and a strange thought crossed his mind.“It was one of the few teams in the league that I had never coached any of their players,” Bowness said.Bowness did coach Calgary forward Matthew Tkachuk's father, Keith.
  
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• Houston Texans do little right as they lose to Chiefs again

  11-09-2020 23:00
  
  The Houston Texans started this season the same way they ended the last one by losing to the Kansas City Chiefs.The offense had trouble sustaining drives and the defense couldn’t get off the field in the 34-20 loss.Now they’ll have a few extra days to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it before a visit from Lamar Jackson and Ravens on Sept. 20.
  
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• Children born on 9/11 will vote for first time in November

  11-09-2020 22:58
  
  More than 13,000 Americans were born into a world of turmoil on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, 19 years later, in the middle of a global health crisis, an economic recession and a series of horrific natural disasters, they are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time.
  
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• Andy Card reflects on events on Sept. 11: That was the day George W. Bush became president

  11-09-2020 22:57
  
  Former White House chief of staff Andy Card joins Neil Cavuto with insight on 'Your World.'
  
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• Drone Footage Shows Wildfire Smoke Engulfing Portland, Oregon

  11-09-2020 22:55
  
  Drone footage of Portland, Oregon, taken September 10 showed smoke settled over the city as wildfires raged across the state.Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a state of emergency for the city, with Portland’s air quality dropping to the worst in the world as of Friday.Record-breaking fires burning in Oregon, California, and Washington have sent smoke as far as Europe, according to atmospheric measurements.More than 500,000 people across Oregon were forced to evacuate as wildfires scorched the s
  
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• Belarus opposition leader celebrates birthday in Lithuania amid protests

  11-09-2020 22:55
  
  Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya celebrated her 38th birthday on Friday in exile in Vilnius, Lithuania, as Belarus geared up for a fifth weekend of mass protests since a disputed presidential election.The main candidate standing against President Alexander Lukashenko in the Aug. 9 election, Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighbouring Lithuania after the vote, which her followers say she won.
  
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• ‘Severed human head’ found in Worcestershire village

  11-09-2020 22:52
  
  Police say human remains appear to have been left ‘for several years’
  
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• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? crowns first winner in 14 years

  11-09-2020 22:51
  
  Donald Fear is the sixth champion in the ITV programme’s 22-year history.
  
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• EU determined to impose Belarus sanctions, bloc's top diplomat says

  11-09-2020 22:49
  
  The European Union deplores the escalation of violence in Belarus and will impose sanctions on individuals responsible for election fraud and crackdowns on peaceful protests, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Friday.Eager to support pro-democracy protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year iron rule, EU ministers are considering sanctions on senior Belarus officials following the Aug. 9 elections that the West say was rigged.With Belarus a month into mass demonstrati
  
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• With Joe Judge era days away, Giants pause to remember 9-11

  11-09-2020 22:48
  
  With his NFL head coaching debut three days away, Joe Judge was well aware of the importance of Friday before the New York Giants headed to practice.While it was another day to get ready to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, Judge made sure his NYFD baseball cap was on his head.Sept. 11 is a day of special remembrance in the New York metropolitan area and across the country.
  
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• Coronavirus: Police 'do not have capacity to enforce rule of six restrictions', officers warn amid public confusion

  11-09-2020 22:48
  
  Police officers appeal for people not to have ‘party weekend’ before new restrictions come into force
  
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• AP Exclusive: Disabled NFL retirees slam benefits plan delay

  11-09-2020 22:46
  
  An NFL and players union-run fund that helps ailing retired players shut down its application process for nearly six months because of the coronavirus, irritating retirees who complained the league devoted resources toward safely starting the 2020 season on time but not to their medical needs.The Associated Press interviewed four people familiar with the program, three of whom are retired players waiting for program administrators to schedule doctors' visits that are key to determining benefits.
  
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• Boris Johnson urges Tory MPs to back changes to Brexit deal amid fears of rebellion

  11-09-2020 22:44
  
  Former prime minister Gordon Brown denounces ‘act of self-harm’
  
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• Fauci 'Depressed' About COVID-19 Cases, Says U.S. Is Still In The First Wave

  11-09-2020 22:43
  
  "It’s Whac-A-Mole," the infectious disease expert said when describing how coronavirus cases in the U.S. have gone down, only to consistently shoot back up.
  
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• What Richard Nelson’s Apple Family Have to Say About America. And What They Don’t.

  11-09-2020 22:42
  
  It is, allegedly, the last time we will see Richard Nelson’s Apple family during the pandemic. How are the liberal, white, arty, upstate-dwelling American upper-middle classes feeling as lockdown eases and the election approaches? The last of a trio of plays, Incidental Moments of the Day suggests the answer is, as confined and confused as the rest of us. Here again, discussing, needling, laughing, and consoling are siblings Barbara (Maryann Plunkett), Richard (Jay O. Saunders), and Jane (
  
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• Joe Biden lays wreath at memorial to victims of Flight 93 on 19th anniversary of 9/11

  11-09-2020 22:42
  
  Former US Vice President Joe Biden laid a wreath at the memorial to the victims of Flight 93 on the 19th anniversary of the attacks.Mr Biden, who is running for President of the United States, laid the wreath under First Officer LeRoy Homer's name at the Flight 93 memorial, before going to greet some of Homer's family members with elbow bumps.
  
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• Lost and confused: When people with Alzheimer's go missing

  11-09-2020 22:38
  
  Some 60 percent of those with Alzheimer's disease are expected to wander off at least once. It's a serious and little-known consequence of the condition. Many sufferers will wander off multiple times and some are never found. For families and carers, it means a race against the clock to find their missing loved ones. FRANCE 24 met with some of those affected and others looking to help.In 2015, 900,000 people were living with Alzheimer's disease in France and those numbers have grown by 225,000 e
  
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• Londoners enjoy Friday drinks ahead of new coronavirus rules

  11-09-2020 22:38
  
  Londoners enjoy a drink on Friday evening ahead of the tightening of coronavirus restrictions next week.From Monday, social gatherings of more than six people will be prohibited, as the Government seeks to avoid a further rise in cases of the virus.
  
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• US makes South China Sea intervention risking China fury - 'Don’t just speak up, but act!'

  11-09-2020 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TENSIONS in the South China Sea are reaching boiling point with the US risking Beijing's fury following a stunning announcement.
  
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• Baltimore Police releases report on aerial surveillance test

  11-09-2020 22:37
  
  The Baltimore Police Department revealed Friday that an aerial surveillance system being tested across the city since May has given officers information in 81 criminal cases, including 19 homicides, but acknowledged it does not have enough data yet to determine the program's effectiveness.Of the cases backed by aerial imagery, 21% have been closed with an arrest compared to 16% of similar incidents that were not captured by the wide-angle cameras mounted on airplanes sweeping Baltimore.The figur
  
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• Titans add cornerback Adoree' Jackson to injury report

  11-09-2020 22:36
  
  The Tennessee Titans added starting cornerback Adoree' Jackson to their injury report after he was limited at practice Friday.Coach Mike Vrabel spoke to reporters before practice, which was held on the Titans' indoor field with no media present.The Titans open the season Monday night at Denver.
  
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• Michigan university changes building name after KKK card belonging to man it was dedicated to discovered

  11-09-2020 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Grandson says he never heard his grandfather talk about any affiliation with notorious racist organisation</p>
  
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• Federal court rules Florida felons must pay off debts to state before voting

  11-09-2020 22:36
  
  Federal court rules Florida felons must pay off debts to state before voting. Appeals court says state can require repayment of all fines and courts costs but does not have to say how much is owed
  
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• Pirates, politics and Doctor Who – the 15 winning Millionaire questions

  11-09-2020 22:35
  
  Jeremy Clarkson posed questions about pirates, whales and historic landmarks.
  
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• Covid-19: Fauci says US life won’t return to normal until deep into 2021

  11-09-2020 22:34
  
  Covid-19: Fauci says US life won’t return to normal until deep into 2021
  
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• Macron SHAMED: Turkey brands French President’s intervention ‘arrogant’ in stinging jibe

  11-09-2020 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EMMANUEL MACRON faced a vicious attack after Turkey's foreign ministry accused the French President of "endangering" European interests.
  
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• Weatherwatch: meadow pipits find respite on the shady side of the hill

  11-09-2020 22:30
  
  Weatherwatch: meadow pipits find respite on the shady side of the hill. Research shows that the little songbirds, whose habitat is threatened by climate change, cling on remarkably well in microclimate pockets
  
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• Roy Hodgson surprised Wilfried Zaha suitors aren’t ‘knocking on the door’ to sign Crystal Palace star

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  Roy Hodgson is surprised Crystal Palace do not have more clubs banging on their door with big-money offers for Wilfried Zaha.There has been more speculation this summer linking Zaha with a move and the Ivory Coast winger has made no secret of his desire to test himself at a higher level.
  
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• Mikel Areta says Arsenal will benefit from Willian’s ‘ambition and willingness’ to drive club forward

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  Mikel Arteta has backed "special" summer signing Willian to drive Arsenal forward and help develop their younger players.The 32-year-old made the switch across London after his contract ran out at rivals Chelsea, signing a three-year-deal with the Gunners.
  
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• Klopp content to find 'creative solutions' after Liverpool make centre-back transfer call

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is happy to find ‘creative solutions’ to Liverpool’s centre-half problem following the departure of Dejan Lovren.The Reds are heading into the new season with just three senior options at the heart of defence following Lovren’s £12m move to Zenit St Petersburg in July.
  
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• Jose Mourinho outlines what he wants a new Tottenham striker to provide

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  Jose Mourinho says Tottenham have no interest in signing a striker who is "afraid" of competition with Harry Kane and warned his current players it would be better to leave the club if they are not prepared to fight for a place.Mourinho is confident of signing a new centre-forward this month, as an alternative or partner for Kane.
  
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• Everyone at Fulham has a point to prove in the Premier League this time around, says Scott Parker

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  Scott Parker says everyone at Fulham has a point to prove in the Premier League following their last campaign in the top flight.The Fulham boss was in caretaker charge for the final 10 games of their last Premier League season (2018-19), across which they won just seven games.
  
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• David Moyes says Mark Noble reaction to Grady Diangana transfer highlighted ‘solidarity’ of West Ham squad

  11-09-2020 22:29
  
  David Moyes says Mark Noble and the West Ham squad showed "real solidarity" in their reaction to the sale of Grady Diangana.The Hammers academy graduate, having looked set to start the season, was sold to West Brom for £18million in order to raise funds for defensive recruits ahead of the new season.
  
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