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• Amy Coney Barrett 'to be Donald Trump's pick for US Supreme Court'

  25-09-2020 23:53
  
  Donald Trump is expected to name conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The US president has said he would announce his choice on Saturday evening and Ms Barrett, 48, has been the favourite since Justice Ginsburg died aged 87 on September 18th. Republicans in Congress said the White House had indicated to them that Ms Barrett was the president's intended pick, US media reported. They said it was still p
  
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• Trudeau reaches deal with opposition party, election averted

  25-09-2020 23:48
  
  One of Canada’s main opposition parties reached a deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government that allows for Trudeau’s minority Liberal government to stay in power, officials said Friday.Liberal Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez said the Liberals had come to an agreement with the leftist New Democratic Party over its demands for supporting the Throne Speech, in which the government laid out its priorities Wednesday.
  
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• Vic Beasley Jr. healthy, set for Titans debut vs. Vikings

  25-09-2020 23:47
  
  Outside linebacker Vic Beasley Jr. appears ready for his long-awaited debut with the Tennessee Titans.The man who led the NFL with 15 1/2 sacks in 2016 spent all of this year's preseason on the non-football injury list with a knee injury.Beasley finally passed his physical Sept. 5 but didn't practice for a full week until this week.
  
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• NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general says

  25-09-2020 23:47
  
  New York's attorney general on Friday recommended the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic enforcement, a radical change she said would prevent encounters like one last year in the Bronx that escalated quickly and ended with an officer fatally shooting a motorist.Attorney General Letitia James, who acts as a special prosecutor appointed to investigate certain police killings, argued that traffic stops for minor infractions often end in violence and that Allan Fel
  
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• Trump, Biden fight for battleground states

  25-09-2020 23:43
  
  Fox polls show Joe Biden leading in, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nevada; Ari Fleischer weighs in on 'The Daily Briefing.'
  
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• Supreme Court showdown: Top contender's faith becomes focal point

  25-09-2020 23:40
  
  Chris Hahn, a former aide to Sen. Schumer, and Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union commissioner, debate on 'The Daily Briefing.'
  
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• 'The Five' react to Democrats' threat to change SCOTUS rules

  25-09-2020 23:40
  
  Trump set to announce nomination Saturday as Senate Democrats vow to boycott confirmation hearing
  
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• US senators demand action after AP exposes palm oil abuses

  25-09-2020 23:35
  
  Lawmakers said Friday that the U.S. government needs to ban the import of products made with child or forced labor after an Associated Press investigation found widespread exploitation in the palm oil industry, from debt bondage to outright slavery.Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden —who spearheaded efforts to close a loophole in a federal law that had allowed the import of products made with forced labor— also called on companies that buy goods tainted by labor abuses to be held accountabl
  
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• UK pledges £340 million for WHO, calls for end to 'ugly rifts'

  25-09-2020 23:33
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge on Saturday a 30% increase in funding for the World Health Organization while urging reforms to the global health body and calling for a revival of cross-border cooperation to end "ugly rifts".Delivering a recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Johnson will say the COVID-19 pandemic has increased barriers to trade."After nine months of fighting COVID, the very notion of the international community looks tattered," he will s
  
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• Singapore in world first for facial verification

  25-09-2020 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology is being rolled out countrywide as part of Singapore's national identity scheme.
  
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• EU leader criticises UK over post-Brexit plan

  25-09-2020 23:31
  
  European Union leader Charles Michel has criticised the UK at the UN General Assembly for its threats to renege on parts of the Withdrawal Agreement it signed with the bloc.He warned on Friday that the 27-nation organisation will not back down in the final weeks of talks on a free trade deal.Mr Michel said “respect for treaties, a basic principle of international law, comes to be considered optional even by those who, until recently, were its historical guarantors”.“All this in
  
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• UK to become WHO's largest state donor with 30% funding increase

  25-09-2020 23:30
  
  UK to become WHO's largest state donor with 30% funding increase. Boris Johnson to call for more powers for health body in coronavirus fight as Trump pulls out
  
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• Bull Elk Lets Out Haunting Bugle Call on Lawn of Hotel That Inspired 'The Shining'

  25-09-2020 23:29
  
  A bull elk let out his eerie bugle call while standing among a herd of females on the lawn of the historic Stanley Hotel – the resort in Estes Park, Colorado, that inspired Stephen King’s The Shining – on September 25,Elk had reportedly overrun the town, as peak autumnal rutting season got underway.Upon seeing the elk herd at the Stanley, Colorado Parks & Wildlife tweeted: “This bull elk is making sure all guests staying at the @StanleyHotel in @TownofEstesPark know t
  
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• Why Is This College Reopening During ‘Near-Exponential’ COVID Surge?

  25-09-2020 23:28
  
  Just two weeks after going remote because of a COVID-19 spike, the University of Wisconsin Madison is resuming in-person activities, despite what Gov. Tony Evers described as a “near-exponential” increase in coronavirus cases in the state.UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Wednesday that the 45,000-student school would return to classroom instruction and reopen some dining, recreation and library functions. The next day, Wisconsin reported the highest number of people hosp
  
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• Raiders will be without speedy receiver Ruggs vs Patriots

  25-09-2020 23:27
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders will be without speedy rookie receiver Henry Ruggs III this week because of injuries to his knee and hamstring.Ruggs was ruled out Friday for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, along with starting right tackle Trent Brown and linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski.Brown has been sidelined by a calf injury since leaving the opener at Carolina after one series.
  
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• Notorious BIG son says rapper would have been 'honoured' to share nickname with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  25-09-2020 23:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Late Supreme Court Justice enjoyed her link to murdered Brooklyn hip-hop star</p>
  
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• Notorious BIG son says rapper would have been 'honoured' to share nickname with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  25-09-2020 23:27
  
  Late Supreme Court Justice enjoyed her link to murdered Brooklyn hip-hop star
  
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• Brazil's Bolsonaro recovering well after bladder stone surgery

  25-09-2020 23:27
  
  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has a "great" clinical outlook after scheduled surgery on Friday morning to remove a bladder stone, according to a statement issued by his press office and signed by a three-doctor medical team.Bolsonaro's health has been a matter of public concern after he was stabbed in 2018 while on the campaign trail and subsequently underwent four related surgeries.Bolsonaro has been aware at least since August that he would undergo a surgery to remove a bladder stone.
  
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• Election battleground Pennsylvania sees vandalism, sign-stealing

  25-09-2020 23:26
  
  News correspondent Douglas Kennedy has the latest from the Keystone State on 'The Daily Briefing'
  
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• Coronavirus: World leaders must overcome differences to fight COVID-19, PM to warn

  25-09-2020 23:26
  
  In a speech at the UN General Assembly the prime minister will warn that countries must work together and overcome the divisions created by the global health crisis or risk it spiralling out of control.Mr Johnson will also make a large financial commitment to the WHO, making the UK the largest country-donor to the organisation just months after Donald Trump froze US funding.He will say: "After nine months of fighting COVID, the very notion of the international community looks tattered."We know t
  
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• Lieberman: Attacking Judge Barrett over religion could hurt Democrats

  25-09-2020 23:20
  
  Former senator, 2000 Democratic VP nominee breaks down the battle over the Supreme Court vacancy on 'Your World'
  
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• Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Reports Say

  25-09-2020 23:19
  
  President Trump is reportedly expected to nominate federal appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The president is scheduled to officially announce his choice on Saturday at 5 p.m. But on Friday evening, CNN, CBS News, and PBS, quoting sources, reported that Trump’s pick is Barrett.In choosing Barrett, who currently serves on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump will please conservatives certain to see the pick as s
  
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• UN Urges Belarus to Release Opposition Figure Kolesnikova

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Independent human rights experts from the United Nations on Friday urged the Belarusian government to free leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova, saying she faces a five-year prison term after being charged with undermining national security. The musician and political activist was jailed recently amid...
  
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• UN peacekeeping chief hopes for new era in Sudan's Darfur

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Friday expressed the hope that a new peace agreement between the government and armed groups would usher in a new era in Sudan's Darfur region. But he warned that much work remains to be done. The initialing of a peace agreement on Aug. 31 in Juba, South Sudan, between the transitional government of Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary...
  
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• U. S. Steel Senior Vice President – Chief Commercial & Technology Officer, Tubular and Mining Solutions Douglas R. Matthews to Retire After 33 Years of Service

  25-09-2020 23:15
  PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today announced that Douglas R. Matthews, Senior Vice President - Chief Commercial & Technology Officer, Tubular and Mining Solutions has informed the company of his intention to retire in January 2021, after 33 years of service with the company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200925005472/en/ U. S. Steel Senior Vice President Douglas R. Matthe
  
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• Tsitsipas to face Garin in Hamburg semis

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his first clay-court semifinal in 16 months on Friday after beating Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (5), 6-2 at the Hamburg Open, the last tune-up before the French Open. The sixth-ranked Greek was 5-3 down in the opening-set tiebreak but won...
  
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• Trump's $200 prescription cards won't hit mailboxes just yet

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re on Medicare, don’t run to the mailbox looking for a...
  
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• The Latest: New York City to expand outdoor dining

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa reported a jump of 1,086 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second consecutive day of new cases exceeding 1,000. Four more people died, pushing the state’s death toll from the virus to 1,303. Data from state health and education departments indicate the virus is circulating in schools and nursing homes. East Sac County Superintendent Jeff Kruse said in a note posted on the district’s website that more than 80 students are in quarantine and 15 more stud
  
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• Tenerife and Gran Canaria on red alert after 'significant' coronavirus outbreaks

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Canary Islands destinations Tenerife and Gran Canaria face fresh restrictions from Saturday for at least 15 days, La Gomera for up to 15 days, and Fuerteventura for a week ......
  
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• SEC Filing (S-3) - Registration Statement - Specified Transactions

  25-09-2020 23:15
  dffn20200924_s3.htm As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2020. Registration No. 333- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 DIFFUSION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 30-0645032 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1317 Carlton Avenue Suite 200 Charlo
  
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• Scott Morrison set to address UN

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison will use his address to the 75th UN General Assembly to reiterate the need to identify the source of COVID-19 and tell the world whoever finds a vaccine has a “moral responsibility” to share it. ......
  
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• Probe into 'discarded' ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel

  25-09-2020 23:15
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states. All of them were marked for President Donald Trump, it said. Then came...
  
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• Police officer shot dead in London

  25-09-2020 23:15
  The shooting of an officer in a police station in south London on Friday is not being treated as a terrorist incident, London police chief Cressida Dick said. ......
  
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• Oregon governor sends state police to Portland for protests

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she's sending state troopers and sheriffs deputies to Portland through the weekend to help police in the state's largest city monitor a weekend rally in the city by the right-wing group Proud Boys and counter protests by liberal groups. Portland has been roiled by often violent protests for more than three months following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations that went into a lull during Oregon's recent wild
  
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• Music Fan Seriously Hurt by Stage Diver Wins $2M Settlement

  25-09-2020 23:15
  What to Know A New Hampshire man who suffered serious spinal injuries when a stage diver landed on his head during a concert in New Jersey has reached a $2 million settlement with the show’s organizer. Jason Kooken, 46, of Exeter, was injured at an April 2017...
  
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• Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend Payment

  25-09-2020 23:15
  SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock payable on October 28, 2020 to shareholders of record as of October 12, 2020....
  
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• Martinez Adobe Closed for Structural Repairs

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Date: September 25, 2020 Contact:Tom Leatherman, (510) 778-4171 Martinez, CA - After a thorough analysis of structural and seismic information, the staff at John Muir National Historic Site has determined that the Martinez Adobe must be closed until structural repairs and stabilization can occur. The park consulted with an adobe expert (structural engineer) through...
  
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• London officer shot dead while detaining suspect at station

  25-09-2020 23:15
  LONDON (AP) — A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday by a suspect he was detaining, who then appears to have turned the gun on himself. Investigators said the suspect was handcuffed at the time. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Sgt. Matiu Ratana, 54, was shot at the Croydon Custody Center in the south of the city just after 2 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 23-year-old man being detained is in
  
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• Leader Of Kosovo Veterans Group Arrested, To Be Sent To The Hague

  25-09-2020 23:15
  PRISTINA -- European Union police have arrested the head of the Kosovo War Veterans Association in Pristina in order to transport him to a war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands to face charges that have not yet been specified. A statement from the Specialist Prosecutor's Office at the Hague-based tribunal said Hysni Gucati was arrested September 25 'on an arrest warrant and transfer order issued by a pretrial judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.' The Kosovo Specialist Chambers at The Hague
  
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• Form424B4

  25-09-2020 23:15
  TABLE OF CONTENTS Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) Registration No. 333-248941 PROSPECTUS 6,000,000 Shares ADC THERAPEUTICS SA Common Shares We are offering 6,000,000 common shares. The Selling Shareholders identified in this prospectus, which are entities affiliated with two members of our board of directors, are offering 900,000 common shares if and to the extent that the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional common shares described below. We will not receive any of the pro
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs order clearing restaurants and bars to fully open

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that he has signed an order moving Florida into Phase 3 of re-opening at a press conference today. DeSantis emphasized the impact the move will have on restaurants and bars,...
  
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• Farming No. 1 for first time in Gallup industry poll

  25-09-2020 23:15
  By Sean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau Federation POCATELLO - In every dark cloud, it is said, there is a silver lining and it appears the COVID-19 outbreak has helped Americans appreciate the agricultural industry even more. For the first time ever in a special Gallup poll's history, Americans have rated farming and agriculture as the business or industry they feel most positive about. The national poll, which was conducted July 30-Aug. 12 and released Sept. 8, asked Americans whether their overall vi
  
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• EU police arrest Kosovo war veterans' leader, raid offices

  25-09-2020 23:15
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — European Union security police arrested the leader of a Kosovar war veterans association for obstruction of justice when officers stormed its offices Friday, apparently to get hold of international prosecutors’ files from a war crimes investigation that the association said it received anonymously. Hysni Gucati was arrested following an arrest warrant and transfer order by a pre-trial judge, according to a statement from the Specialist Prosecutor’s Offic
  
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• Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests; 10 arrested

  25-09-2020 23:15
  An Egyptian security official says police have dispersed exceptionally rare, small street protests that erupted in a northeastern province and arrested 10 demonstrators ......
  
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• Down But Not Out: Hungary's Journalists React to Shrinking Freedoms

  25-09-2020 23:15
  
  BUDAPEST - Significant changes to Hungary's media sector over the summer could have a lasting impact on the country's media freedom and work to strengthen Prime Minister Viktor Orban's tight grip on the independent press. In July, more than 80 journalists at Hungary's largest news portal Index resigned in protest over the firing of editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull, who had warned the outlet's independence was at risk. And in September, the Parliament-appointed Media Council announced the license of
  
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• Days after man's death, funeral home finds bullet wound

  25-09-2020 23:15
  CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Days after a 75-year-old man died, staff at a northwest Indiana funeral home discovered a bullet hole in his body, leading a coroner to rule that he...
  
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• Broyles advisor says Inhofe 'too damn old' for Senate

  25-09-2020 23:15
  Challenger trails by wide margin in polls manager insists she can pull off the upset. ......
  
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• Brig. Gen. Pennington tours 433rd Airlift Wing

  25-09-2020 23:15
  JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Former 433rd Airlift Wing commander and now Fourth Air Force commander, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, returned for a visit and tour the 433rd AW here Sept. 22 and 23. One of the primary missions of the 433rd AW is to operate the C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew formal training unit. This unit trains Reserve and active duty aircrews. Air Mobility Command requested an increase in the number of C-5M pilots produced by the FTU. The general's primary goal for th
  
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• Audit finds more incidents after police dog bites Black man

  25-09-2020 23:15
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s police dog apprehension program will remain suspended indefinitely after an internal audit done after a Black man was bitten found 27 dog bite incidents since 2018, the police chief said Friday. The audit results were announced weeks after body camera footage was released of an officer directing a dog to attack Jeffery Ryans, who had his hands in the air. Chief Mike Brown said 18 of the 27 incidents will be referred to the district...
  
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• Attorney, Family Say US Justice System Failed Breonna Taylor

  25-09-2020 23:15
  The attorney for Breonna Taylor, a Black emergency medical worker who was killed by white police officers last March in Kentucky as they carried out a botched drug raid, said Friday that a grand jury's decision not to bring homicide charges against the officers was an example of systemic racism that persists in America. "There seems to be two justice systems in America, one for Black America and one for white America," said Benjamin Crump at a news conference in Louisville. "It underscores what
  
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