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• Boris Johnson to pledge new lifelong learning guarantee for those without A-levels as government braces for redundancies

  28-09-2020 23:59
  
  Government has admitted it cannot save every job
  
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• Kamala Harris warns Amy Coney Barrett threatens abortion rights and healthcare

  28-09-2020 23:58
  
  Joe Biden’s running mate to question Trump’s Supreme Court nominee during Senate confirmation hearings in October
  
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• How Trump, Biden should be prepping for first head-to-head debate

  28-09-2020 23:56
  
  Attorney Robert Barnett joins 'Your World' to discuss the keys to successful debate preparation
  
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• Pats forcing turnovers a positive sign with Chiefs up next

  28-09-2020 23:55
  
  The Patriots thrived last season when their defense was finding ways to take the ball away from opponents.It did that against the Raiders in Sunday’s 36-20 win by forcing three turnovers, including one that was recovered in the end zone by Deatrich Wise Jr. for a touchdown.
  
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• Hoosiers lose key defensive starter Ball as practice begins

  28-09-2020 23:53
  
  Marcelino Ball provided a physical presence in Indiana ' secondary from the moment he first stepped on the field in 2016.Now coach Tom Allen is looking for a replacement.Allen announced Monday that the fifth-year senior tore an anterior cruciate ligament during workouts last week and will miss the entire season.
  
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• Q+A: Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20 years, Mike Cannon-Brookes says

  28-09-2020 23:52
  
  Q+A: Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20 years, Mike Cannon-Brookes saysAtlassian billionaire tells Q+A panel China’s move to become carbon neutral by 2060 spells doom for Australia’s coal and gas production
  
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• President Trump announces plan to ramp up COVD-19 testing nationwide

  28-09-2020 23:52
  
  Former Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price weighs in on the president's plan.
  
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• Greece steps up refugee transfers from congested Lesbos

  28-09-2020 23:52
  
  SHOTLISTLESBOS ISLAND, GREECESEPTEMBER 28, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
  1. Mid shot migrants boarding a bus that will take them to the port of Lesbos2. Mid shot migrants outside new camp at Kara Tepe waiting to board a bus3. Close-up documents being checked 4. Close-up migrants boarding a bus that will take them to the port of Lesbos5. Tracking shot bus arriving at the port of Mytilene6. Wide shot migrants getting off the bus7. Tracking shot migrants walking towards the ship8. Tracking shot a woman with cr
  
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• Times' tax story is talker, but perceptions mostly hold

  28-09-2020 23:50
  
  Orlando Sentinel Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson was curious how readers in polarized central Florida would react to her newspaper leading Monday's edition with a report that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017 — and no income tax at all in 10 of the previous 15 years.It illustrates how hard it is for any news story — even a deeply reported one that penetrates the secrecy behind Trump's finances — to change political perceptions or pierce
  
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• Police officer who choked black man during stop will never serve again

  28-09-2020 23:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Officer captured on camera saying he had choked Desmond Marrow</p>
  
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• AL West champion Athletics finally get their playoff series

  28-09-2020 23:46
  
  Marcus Semien and the Oakland Athletics are finally getting a full playoff series.After consecutive losses in the wild-card game, the AL West champions hope a longer series boosts their chances for a deep postseason run."It’s a little different than last year for us and also in ’18 where it’s just one game and you want to be so perfect and win that game,” Semien said.
  
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• White nationalist from Charlottesville rally nicknamed ‘Crying Nazi’ is charged with threatening to rape a woman

  28-09-2020 23:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Christopher Cantwell sent a series of threatening text messages in bid to uncover information about leader of a far-right group</p>
  
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• With QB situation addressed, Bears now seek consistency

  28-09-2020 23:43
  
  The Chicago Bears have made the quarterback change to Nick Foles, a move that was expected throughout the NFL since before training camp began.Bears coach Matt Nagy on Monday announced Foles would replace Mitchell Trubisky as the starting quarterback when they play the Indianapolis Colts.
  
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• Ash Covers Sonoma Sheriff Cruiser as Wildfire Burns Nearby

  28-09-2020 23:43
  
  Ash blanketed a police cruiser in Sonoma County, California, on Monday, September 28, as the nearby Glass Fire grew to over 11,000 acres. The fire destroyed structures and prompted thousands of evacuations, fire officials said.The fire, the cause of which remained under investigation, began at around 6 am on Sunday morning and remained at zero percent containment on Monday morning.In an update on Monday, Cal Fire said two additional fires started overnight and merged with the Glass Fire, adding
  
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• Democrats have few tools to slow Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee before Election Day

  28-09-2020 23:40
  
  Senate Republicans are moving full steam ahead toward a confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before Election Day -- and there is little Democrats can do to stop it.While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he will "strongly, strongly, strongly oppose" the nomination, he has conceded that, save Republican support for Barrett collapsing, his party has few options to slow her ascent to the court, even though progressive activists have clamored for such an out
  
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• England wobble but Amy Jones knock sees off West Indies again

  28-09-2020 23:37
  
  England wobble but Amy Jones knock sees off West Indies again
  
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• 'The Five' react to Trump trolling Biden over pre-debate drug testing

  28-09-2020 23:37
  
  President calls for screening ahead of first face-to-face showdown in Cleveland
  
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• Cardinals playing aggressive, now must play better

  28-09-2020 23:36
  
  Arizona Cardinals second-year quarterback Kyler Murray isn't playing scared on the field.For coach Kliff Kingsbury, that's cause for celebration and a reason to reach for the Rolaids all at the same time.“He’s definitely pushing the envelope,” Kingsbury said Monday.
  
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• Gutfeld on the phony outrage over Trump’s tax returns

  28-09-2020 23:35
  
  'The Five' co-host responds to mainstream media uproar over New York Times report
  
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• Comeback crew: Nuggets leave bubble with newfound respect

  28-09-2020 23:35
  
  With bags on his back, Nikola Jokic playfully swerved his way through the crowd of family and friends gathered at the airport terminal.The Nuggets overcame a pair of 3-1 series deficits in advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2009.“People around this country, around the world, who were watching the playoffs, this group of guys, you would be hard-pressed to find a better story coming out of this bubble,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
  
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• Trump lost $315m on golf courses over last 20 years, taxes reveal

  28-09-2020 23:34
  
  Nearly all of president’'s major businesses have lost money
  
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• Buccaneers defense doing its part to help Brady's transition

  28-09-2020 23:33
  
  A stingy defense that’s getting better by the outing is doing its part to help Tom Brady transform the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners.The six-time Super Bowl champion had his best game since joining his new team, throwing for 297 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in a 28-10 victory over the Denver Broncos.Bringing in Brady, a three-time league MVP who’s surrounded by an abundance of skilled offensive playmakers, hasn’t changed that thinking.
  
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• President Trump calls New York Times tax report 'totally made up'

  28-09-2020 23:32
  
  Former Justice Department official John Yoo joins 'Your World' to asses potential legal implications
  
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• Trump's former national security adviser says America's enemies will try to exploit tax revelations

  28-09-2020 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>'It'll be an issue that our adversaries will try to exploit,' says HR McMaster</p>
  
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• Trump's former national security adviser says America's enemies will try to exploit tax revelations

  28-09-2020 23:30
  
  'It'll be an issue that our adversaries will try to exploit,' says HR McMaster
  
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• Trump, White House blend denials, justifications in reaction to New York Times story on his taxes

  28-09-2020 23:26
  
  While President Donald Trump's initial reaction to the New York Times' bombshell report that he paid little to no federal income taxes over nearly two decades was to dismiss it outright as "totally fake news," his defense has since evolved into defense of tax-avoidance practices.In a series of tweets Monday morning, the president attacked the Times for "bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information" and argued he was "entitled" to what he claimed."I p
  
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• Pelosi prepares in case House must decide presidential race

  28-09-2020 23:24
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking extraordinary steps to prepare for the 2020 election, seeking to increase Democrats’ hold on state congressional delegations in the highly unusual scenario that the House is called on to resolve a disputed presidential contest.“We cannot leave anything to chance,” Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues, emphasizing the importance of winning House seats for Democrats — not just to expand their majority but to prepare for the possibility
  
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• Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police

  28-09-2020 23:24
  
  Women charged police lines and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in Mexico City on Monday during protests demanding the legalization of abortion in the majority Roman Catholic country.The protesters, clad in the green bandanas that have become the symbol of the pro-choice movement in Latin America, gathered in Mexico's capital to mark International Safe Abortion Day, which is celebrated each year on Sept. 28.At least one officer was briefly engulfed in flames after being hit by a Molotov cockt
  
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• Federal Corrections Officer Blackmailed Jail Visitor Into Having Sex With Him: Prosecutors

  28-09-2020 23:20
  
  A federal corrections officer caught a visitor sneaking contraband into a downtown Manhattan jail, then allegedly demanded sex for not arresting her on smuggling charges and having her barred from future visits.The officer, Robert Adams, was arrested Monday by the FBI for bribery and blackmail, several months after he began coercing the visitor into having sex with him, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in New York federal court.The case traces its origins back to July 2019, when Adams,
  
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• Mexico to close prison famous for drug lord escape

  28-09-2020 23:18
  
  Mexico announced Monday it will close the “Puente Grande” federal prison made famous by the 2001 escape of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.The prison was known for such lax standards that it earned the nickname “Puerta Grande,” or “Big Door.”The federal Public Safety Department did not give a specific reason for the closure, but said it was part of a modernization effort aimed at ensuring prisoners’ rights and rehabilitation, an
  
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• Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women

  28-09-2020 23:18
  
  President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head” of the family and faith.Former members of the group, called People of Praise, say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands.Federal appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett has not commented publicly about her own or her family’s involvement, and a People of Praise spokesman declined to say whether
  
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• Lawyer for Huawei CFO says US evidence misleading

  28-09-2020 23:14
  
  Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies argued in a Canadian courtroom Monday that U.S. authorities used a misleading summary that “cherry picks” evidence in requesting her extradition.Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, at Vancouver’s airport in late 2018.The U.S. wants her extradited to face fraud charges.
  
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• LaMelo Ball's long basketball journey to soon reach the NBA

  28-09-2020 23:08
  
  LaMelo Ball has played around the world, from high school in California to pro ball in Australia.Instead, the Lakers and Miami Heat are preparing to start the NBA Finals and the draft, already delayed twice, is currently scheduled for Nov. 18.“I kind of like how it’s just, like, first time we’ve ever seen it, it’s all unique, because I feel like I’m like that, too,” Ball said Monday.
  
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• Coronavirus: US warned to expect rise in Covid cases as Trump launches new test

  28-09-2020 23:05
  
  President says expected hike in cases ‘should not cause undue alarm’
  
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• Q&A: Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?

  28-09-2020 23:04
  
  A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores.Trump is trying to use his emergency authority under a 1977 law enabling a U.S. president to regulate international commerce to address unusual threats.
  
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• LVMH countersues Tiffany in bid to drop $16 billion acquisition

  28-09-2020 23:04
  
  The move comes after Tiffany sued LVMH earlier this month, objecting to the Paris-based company's decision not to go through with the deal they signed in November because of a French government request and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.In its counterclaims filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Monday, LVMH said the agreement with Tiffany had no carve-out for pandemics under the definition of a so-called material adverse effect.As a result, Tiffany assumed the risk of a virus outbreak, LVM
  
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• NeNe Leakes Rages Against ‘Racist’ Andy Cohen, Wendy Williams, ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’

  28-09-2020 23:03
  
  Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is not happy with Andy Cohen or Wendy Williams—and if her recent Twitter rant is more than a bluff, she might just be fired up enough to take someone to court over it.Oh, and did I mention that all of this is over a Watch What Happens Live after-show segment?Cohen knew what he was doing when he booked Williams, Leakes’ longtime frenemy, for his show. And sure enough, when Williams took a moment to chime in on on Leakes’ latest departu
  
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• Mistakes costly for QB Haskins in team's 2nd loss in a row

  28-09-2020 23:03
  
  Ron Rivera continues to support Dwayne Haskins a day after the quarterback’s four-turnover game, only this time it came with a qualifier.Washington's coach said he believes there is eventually a “cutoff point” in the long-term evaluation of a young quarterback such as Haskins, though he will remain the starter Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens with Washington on a two-game losing streak.
  
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• Rare flawless 102.39 carat diamond to be auctioned in Hong Kong

  28-09-2020 23:02
  
  SHOTLISTHONG KONG, CHINASEPTEMBER 28, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
  1. Pull focus the 102.39-carat diamond held by a model2. Extreme close-up the 102.39-carat diamond3. Close-up the 102.39-carat diamond in the hands of a model
  4. SOUNDBITE 1 - Wenhao Yu, Deputy chairman for jewellery, Sotheby's Asia (male, English, 14 sec): "It got the top colour, top cutting and top clarity plus the carat weight - over a hundred carat. So this is one of the best diamond ever offered in auction worldwide in history."5. Cuta
  
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• 5 questions heading into Trump and Biden's first debate

  28-09-2020 23:02
  
  President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, will meet on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland.Millions of voters will get their first opportunity to compare the candidates' policies and personalities side by side on national television for 90 minutes just five weeks before Election Day and as early voting is already unfolding in some states.In his first formal debate since taking office, Trump has a lot to answer for.
  
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• Honour review – heinous 'honour killing' makes for haunting television

  28-09-2020 23:00
  
  Honour review – heinous 'honour killing' makes for haunting televisionITV’s two-part drama about the case of murdered 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod is a chilling reminder of how society failed to protect a young woman from harm
  
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• Family of black man killed by police in Maryland to receive $20m settlement

  28-09-2020 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Michael Owen Jr faces murder trial for January killing of William Green, who was handcuffed and shot six times</p>
  
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• Late surge by Wasps ruins Chris Robshaw's home farewell to Harlequins

  28-09-2020 22:58
  
  Late surge by Wasps ruins Chris Robshaw's home farewell to Harlequins
  
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• Sen. Thune: Judge Barrett is the exact kind of justice you want to see on Supreme Court

  28-09-2020 22:54
  
  South Dakota senator joins 'Your World with Neil Cavuto' to weigh in on President Trump's pick for the high court.
  
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• Morning mail: Trump-Biden debate, Pell returns to Rome, Richard Flanagan on grief and loss

  28-09-2020 22:49
  
  Morning mail: Trump-Biden debate, Pell returns to Rome, Richard Flanagan on grief and loss. Thursday: Trump takes on Joe Biden in first TV debate as tax records revealed. Plus: novelist Richard Flanagan on the beauty of a disappearing world
  
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• Delaware Republican Group Says Footage Shows Trump 2020 Sign Being Vandalized

  28-09-2020 22:48
  
  A number of campaign signs for US President Donald Trump were vandalized along Route 1 near Dover, Delaware, according to a Republican group. The Delaware Young Republicans told Storyful a sign was recorded being damaged early on September 28.Footage posted by the group shows a person using a tool to dislodge the sign from its posts. A photo posted later shows a destroyed sign.In an email to Storyful, the Delaware Young Republicans said the sign in the video, near mile marker 66 on Route 1 outsi
  
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• Battered Broncos piling up injuries with all those losses

  28-09-2020 22:39
  
  John Elway bounded with optimism over his 53-man roster just three weeks ago, declaring he was “excited about the football team we have.”Veteran pass rusher Von Miller appeared primed for a big bounce-back season, Courtland Sutton was the gem of a deep wide receiving group and running back Phillip Lindsay was coming off his second straight 1,000-yard season.The Broncos GM had acquired defensive lineman Jurrell Casey and cornerback A.J. Bouye via trades and lured running back Melvin G
  
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• Ruben Loftus-Cheek can leave Chelsea on loan, but Frank Lampard still sees bright Blues future for midfielder

  28-09-2020 22:34
  
  Frank Lampard has opened the door for Ruben Loftus-Cheek to leave Chelsea on loan this week - but he insists the midfielder still has a long-term future at Stamford Bridge.West Ham are among a host of Premier League clubs interested in taking Loftus-Cheek on loan and Lampard has given the green light for him to depart to get regular football.
  
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• Roy Keane vs Jurgen Klopp: Watch extraordinary Sky Sports exchange after Liverpool vs Arsenal game

  28-09-2020 22:32
  
  Liverpool ensured their perfect start to the Premier League continued with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal - but Jurgen Klopp was not happy with Roy Keane's assessment following Monday night's match.The champions ended Arsenal's 100 per cent start to the season while extending their own at Anfield to make it 61 home league matches unbeaten.
  
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• Nadal eases through as Williams overcomes early hiccup at French Open

  28-09-2020 22:30
  
  Rafael Nadal began the defence of his French Open title on Monday with a straight sets win over Egor Gerasimov from Belarus. His victory came after the three-time champion Serena Williams advanced to the second round after early struggles against her fellow American Kristie Ahn.While 39-year-old Williams needed a first set tiebreak before detonating  Ahn's resolve, Nadal was in total control against the world number 83 who was playing on Court Philippe Chatrier for the first time.Nadal brok
  
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