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• Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion

  01-10-2020 23:57
  
  Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August, killing nearly 200 people, state media reported on Thursday.About two months after the explosion that injured thousands and ravaged the Lebanese capital, questions remain about why and how the cargo was abandoned in Beirut.Authorities have blamed it on the huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate, used for fertiliser but also for
  
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• AP source: 76ers set to hire Rivers as new coach

  01-10-2020 23:56
  
  There's a new Doc in Philadelphia — one charged with reviving a 76ers organization that fell far short of NBA championship expectations.The 76ers reached an agreement Thursday with Doc Rivers to become the latest coach to try and lead the Sixers to their first NBA championship since 1983, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the Sixers had not formally announced the move.
  
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• Harry and Meghan call for end to structural racism in the UK

  01-10-2020 23:55
  
  Harry and Meghan call for end to structural racism in the UKThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex launch campaign to celebrate Black British ‘trailblazers’
  
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• Derek Carr, Josh Allen meet again when Raiders host Bills

  01-10-2020 23:50
  
  Derek Carr and Josh Allen first crossed paths seven years ago at a summer camp at Fresno State.Carr was the star quarterback for the Bulldogs at the time, while Allen was a scrawny high school kid hoping to get a scholarship offer from his local college and follow in Carr’s footsteps.Now he gets the chance to play against Carr when the Bills (3-0) visit the Las Vegas Raiders (2-1) on Sunday.
  
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• Former coal magnate who battled mining health rules files for black lung benefits

  01-10-2020 23:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Robert Murray once ran biggest private underground operation in US</p>
  
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• 'Fox & Friends' hosts share their favorite family recipes

  01-10-2020 23:48
  
  Steve Doocy's 'Happy in a Hurry Cookbook' offers 'nostalgic' dishes that are quick, easy, and delicious.
  
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• In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules

  01-10-2020 23:46
  
  When Donald Trump's campaign took issue with a new rule on processing some votes in North Carolina, it didn't just complain to the Board of Elections and file a lawsuit.It wrote to some of the state's 100 local election offices with extraordinary guidance: Ignore that rule.“The NC Republican Party advises you to not follow the procedures,” Heather Ford wrote in an email to county officials last week.
  
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• Actor Ian Ziering adds comic-book superhero 'Swamp Thing' to his sci-fi filled resume

  01-10-2020 23:46
  
  'Sharknado' star is incredibly excited to be part of the DC Universe and reminisces as '90210' marks a 30th anniversary.
  
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• 'We had minutes': California Glass wildfire rips through wine country – video report

  01-10-2020 23:45
  
  A destructive wildfire is being driven by strong winds through wine country north of San Francisco in California.The Glass fire burned through Napa and Sonoma counties burning down buildings including wineries in the area.The fire began Sunday as three fires merged and drove into vineyards and mountain areas, including part of the city of Santa Rosa. Around 70,000 people were under evacuation ordersCharred homes and crumbled walls: tallying the destruction of a California wildfire'There's a lot
  
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• Don Gilet to reprise Lucas Johnson role in EastEnders

  01-10-2020 23:42
  
  The actor will return to the soap later this year.
  
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• Trump rejects change to rules despite chaos and cringe of first debate

  01-10-2020 23:40
  
  President interrupted and talked over Biden and moderatorCommission wants changes for ‘more orderly discussion’Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has rejected calls to change the rules of the next two presidential debates with Democratic challenger Joe Biden after the first chaotic event in Cleveland was marred by constant interruptions and outbursts. Related: Trump signals he won't agree to rules changes for debates – liveContinue reading...
  
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• UK firms not seeing 'V'-shaped recovery - British Chambers of Commerce

  01-10-2020 23:36
  
  Many more British companies reported a fall in sales over the past three months than experienced an upswing, despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions for most parts of the economy, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said on Thursday."Economic conditions remained exceptionally weak in the third quarter," BCC economist Suren Thiru said."While the declines in indicators of activity slowed as the UK economy gradually reopened, they remain well short of pre-pandemic levels with little sign of
  
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• CIA, NSA chiefs opposed release of unverified Russia intelligence to Republican lawmaker - sources

  01-10-2020 23:35
  
  The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe's decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated, according to current and former U.S. officials.The disclosure that CIA Director Gina Haspel and NSA Director Paul Nakasone opposed the material's release comes after Democrats and former U.S. intelligence officials alleged Ratcliffe made it public for the political purpose of helping Pres
  
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• Texas governor cuts back on voting locations weeks before election

  01-10-2020 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics accuse the Republican governor of voter suppression, just weeks before the election.
  
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• Smoke Rolls Over California's Travis Air Force Base

  01-10-2020 23:33
  
  Smoke rolled over the flight line at Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield, California, on September 28. Wildfires burning across the state caused the hazy conditions and for air-quality warnings to be issued.According to reports, air quality was a concern through Thursday, October 1, and winds had slowed, causing the smoke to linger.Spare the Air reported “unhealthy” conditions on Thursday in the Fairfield region.Fire crews in Northern California were continuing to battle a number of
  
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• Letter reveals Rio Tinto urged transfer of powers to WA ahead of changes to environment law

  01-10-2020 23:33
  
  Letter reveals Rio Tinto urged transfer of powers to WA ahead of changes to environment law. The government introduced legislation in August to set up ‘one-stop shops’ at state level, before Samuel review of national laws was complete
  
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• Baltimore's Jackson, Washington's Haskins aim for redemption

  01-10-2020 23:31
  
  Other than playing home games in Maryland, there are few similarities between the Washington Football Team and the Baltimore Ravens.Washington is rebuilding after finishing last in the NFC last season.Baltimore was the top seed in the AFC before losing its playoff opener.
  
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• As virus rebounds in New York, Orthodox Jewish communities decry stigmatization

  01-10-2020 23:28
  
  SHOTLISTNEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATESSEPTEMBER 29, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV
  1. Tilt down Landaus Shul synagogue entrance2. Mid shot members of Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community preparing for Sukkot outside Landaus Shul synagogue3. Close-up members of Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community preparing for Sukkot outside Landaus Shul synagogue4. Mid shot members of Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community greeting each other
  5. SOUNDBITE 1 - M.E. (didn't want to give full name), member of Landaus
  
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• David and Nicola Yoon launch YA imprint for people of color

  01-10-2020 23:27
  
  Best-selling authors David and Nicola Yoon are launching a Random House Children's Books imprint for young adult romance novels by and about people of color.Books by Nicola Yoon, his wife, include “The Sun Is Also a Star" and “Everything, Everything.”
  
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• U.S. Treasury warns cyber insurers payments to hackers may violate sanctions

  01-10-2020 23:24
  
  The warnings, which referenced malicious programs known as ransomware, came in advisories from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)."Will victims who are insured still decide to make the payments?" Dantiki said.
  
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• 'The Five' react to potential rule changes in next Trump-Biden debate

  01-10-2020 23:24
  
  Media, Democrats push for altered format to avoid repeat of contentious Cleveland debate
  
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• Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl Charged in Alleged Voter Suppression Scheme

  01-10-2020 23:23
  
  Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged on Thursday for allegedly orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote in the November presidential election, Michigan authorities said. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a slew of charges against Burkman, 54, and Wohl, 22, including conspiracy to commit an election law violation and using a computer to commit the crime of election law. Prosecutors allege the two political operatives were using a robo
  
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• Driver dies trying to break British Land Speed Record at Elvington Airfield

  01-10-2020 23:23
  
  Investigation launched after police attend scene of ‘collision’
  
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• Trump's Supreme Court nominee advocated overturning legalized abortion

  01-10-2020 23:22
  
  President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in 2006 signed on to an advertisement in an Indiana newspaper calling for the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide to be overturned, a stance certain to be scrutinized during her upcoming Senate confirmation hearings.Barrett and her husband, a former federal prosecutor, both were among those who lent their names to the ad, which called the Roe v. Wade decision "an exercise of raw judicial power."
  
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• Carabao Cup draw in full: Arsenal face Manchester City, Tottenham travel to Stoke and Brentford host Newcastle

  01-10-2020 23:20
  
  Arsenal have been drawn against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.The Gunners edged past Premier League champions Liverpool on penalties following a goalless draw at Anfield on Thursday night, and their reward is to host the team that have won this competition in each of the last three seasons.
  
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• Texas Dems Declare ‘Big War’ on Gov Over Mail-In Vote Restriction

  01-10-2020 23:19
  
  HOUSTON - Texas Democrats are planning to take Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to federal court over his controversial move on Thursday to shutter locations across the state where voters can drop off their mail-in ballots to be counted for the general election.“We’re in a big war right now with the state of Texas,” Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told The Daily Beast. “We’re probably going to be filing suit on that in the next day or so.&rdquo
  
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• White Sox lose Jiménez, Crochet to injury in Game 3 vs A's

  01-10-2020 23:16
  
  The White Sox lost slugging outfielder Eloy Jiménez and hard-throwing left-hander Garrett Crochet to injury during a deciding Game 3 of a wild-card series against the Athletics on Thursday.Jiménez returned to Chicago's lineup for the first time since Sept. 24 but left in the third inning with renewed discomfort in his sprained right foot.Jiménez hit a leadoff double before signaling to the bench that he needed a pinch-runner.
  
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• Castroneves follows new path in return to Indianapolis

  01-10-2020 23:16
  
  From the moment Helio Castroneves first arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2001, he followed the same route through Gasoline Alley.The 20-year partnership between Castroneves and Penske became the model of stability in a sport defined by so many parts.When the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner showed up Thursday for the inaugural Harvest GP, he pulled on a new driver's suit bearing the name of a new team owner.
  
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• Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls

  01-10-2020 23:13
  
  Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade residents in Detroit and other U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan's attorney general announced.Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, each face four felony counts in Detroit, including conspiring to intimidate voters in violation of election law and using a computer to commit crimes, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.The calls falsely warned residents in majority-Black
  
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• What's in a name? Maybe a seat on a Detroit-area court

  01-10-2020 23:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A man seeking to become a judge could get a boost on Election Day after changing his last name to one that’s long been associated with Detroit-area courts
  
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• Chris Wallace: Trump ‘Bears the Primary Responsibility’ for ‘Total Mess’ Debate

  01-10-2020 23:10
  
  In his first on-air appearance since Tuesday night’s chaotic presidential debate that he moderated, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Thursday placed the blame on President Donald Trump for the debate devolving into what a CNN reporter described as a “shitshow.”Wallace, one of the most respected and revered newsmen in the business, has weathered a storm of criticism over his inability to maintain control on Tuesday as Trump quickly disregarded the rules and began steamrolling Wa
  
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• MP Margaret Ferrier suspended for Covid trip back to Scotland from Parliament while infected

  01-10-2020 23:09
  
  Margaret Ferrier apologises for behaviour branded ‘utterly indefensible’ by party leader Sturgeon
  
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• Morning mail: business tax breaks unveiled, welfare cut 'degrading', x-rays for avocados

  01-10-2020 23:09
  
  Morning mail: business tax breaks unveiled, welfare cut 'degrading', x-rays for avocadosFriday: New tax concessions are designed to get the economy moving in a Covid world. Plus: will we ever stop squeezing avocados?
  
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• France's 19-year old Burel rallies the country's spirits at the French Open

  01-10-2020 23:07
  
  Less than a year ago, Clara Burel was playing tennis with foam balls following a wrist injury, but on Thursday the teenager became the youngest French woman in 12 years to reach the third round at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan 7-6(6) 6-2, a day after her mixed doubles partner at the Youth Olympic Games, Hugo Gaston, with whom she won the bronze medal, also reached the third round at Roland Garros.Burel is the youngest French woman to reach that stage since Alize Cornet
  
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• COVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teams

  01-10-2020 23:07
  
  The last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days will separate its season-opener from Saturday's game at SMU because of a COVID-19 outbreak that shut down its football facility.One way or another, the coronavirus has caused the postponement or cancellation of 24 games involving major college football teams since Aug. 26.
  
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• Fallout over Trump’s Proud Boys remark continues for third day

  01-10-2020 23:06
  
  Chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports on the blowback from Trump's debate comments on 'Your World'
  
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• Chadwick Boseman pictured in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - his last acting role before his death

  01-10-2020 23:06
  
  Boseman, who died in August after a four-year struggle with colon cancer, will posthumously star alongside Oscar winner Viola Davis in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.The film, set in 1920s Chicago, tells the story of "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, who is fighting with her white manager and producer for control of her music.Boseman, who is best-known for his role as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther, will play a trumpeter in Ma Rainey's session band called Levee.
  
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• Boris Johnson news – live: Whip removed from Ferrier after Covid parliament trip, as one told to self-isolate

  01-10-2020 23:04
  
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• The most presidential thing Joe Biden can do now is cancel the next two debates

  01-10-2020 23:03
  
  The risks of giving Trump a further platform to lie and incite violence are too great
  
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• No. 11 UCF still smarting over disappointing loss to Tulsa

  01-10-2020 23:02
  
  Tulsa, which upset the Knights a year ago, is one of them.“Personally, I’ve been waiting,” sophomore quarterback Dillon Gabriel conceded without expanding on his feelings about the Knights (2-0, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) having an opportunity Saturday night to even the score for a disappointing 34-31 loss to the Golden Hurricane.Tulsa, which had scheduled games against Toledo, Northwestern State and Arkansas State cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, is playing fo
  
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• 'We want more': Armenians in America push Trump administration to support homeland

  01-10-2020 23:02
  
  Hasmik Burushyan has not lived in Armenia, but like many young Armenian-Americans in her California city, she feels a strong connection to her ancestral land and a deep concern for what could happen next in an escalating conflict with Azerbaijan.The 22-year-old is among those mobilizing to demand stronger action from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to support Armenia in a battle over breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh - part of Azerbaijan but run by its mostly ethnic Armenian inhabitants.
  
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• Official: Mexican prison was controlled by Jalisco cartel

  01-10-2020 23:00
  
  Mexico's top security official announced Thursday what many Mexicans had suspected: the Jalisco drug cartel had long controlled the infamous “Puente Grande” federal prison where convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán staged his first escape in 2001.The prison had become known for such lax standards that it earned the nickname “Puerta Grande,” or “Big Door.”Public Safety Secretary Alfonso Durazo said “it was a myth that it was a
  
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• Local lockdowns at 'tipping point' says mayor of Greater Manchester

  01-10-2020 23:00
  
  The Labour Leader Keir Starmer holds an online summit with local Labour leaders from across the UK to discuss the fight against coronavirus.
  Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham described the situation with local lockdowns as being at a ‘tipping point’, saying the current national track and trace system does not work, and needs to be localised.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her with

  01-10-2020 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>She defends Barron Trump while speaking about the kinship she feels with other former first children</p>
  
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• Yankees vs. Rays: the Savages vs. the Stable

  01-10-2020 22:55
  
  Just another way to say top-seeded Tampa Bay and the No. 5 Yankees meet in the best-of-five AL Division Series starting Monday at neutral site San Diego.Tampa Bay players wear blue T-shirts with four horses lined up behind a fence, a reference to Rays manager Kevin Cash declaring “I’ve got a whole damn stable full of guys that throw 98 miles an hour” in response to Aroldis Chapman throwing a 101 mph pitch near Mike Brosseau’s head on Sept. 1.New York sold “Savages i
  
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• White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany clashes with reporter over alleged lost mail-in ballots

  01-10-2020 22:54
  
  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany clashed with a reporter Thursday over President Donald Trump's claims that a number of mail-in ballots were recently found in a river.
  
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• Indians' early October exit could be followed by Lindor's

  01-10-2020 22:52
  
  As Francisco Lindor played in the longest nine-inning game in history, a nearly five-hour endurance test that ended in an empty stadium on October's first morning, he considered it may have been his last game with Cleveland.Lindor and the Indians are finished in 2020, but any lingering pain from the club's eighth straight postseason loss or failure to end a World Series title drought dating to 1948, quickly shifted to Lindor's unsettled future on Thursday.The four-time All-Star shortstop is unde
  
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• Biden news – live: Democrat ditches Covid lockdown and resumes ‘in-person canvassing’ 33 days from Election Day

  01-10-2020 22:51
  
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• Haley criticizes Democrats for 'throwing stones'' at Amy Coney Barrett

  01-10-2020 22:46
  
  The ambassador's advice for Trump: 'Let Joe Biden talk because when he talks, he steps in it'
  
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• Who was Victoria Woodhull? Meet the first woman to run for president of the United States

  01-10-2020 22:45
  
  "You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hillary Clinton was the first woman ever to run for the nation’s highest office," wrote Carol Felsenthal, author of Power, Privilege & the Post: The Katharine Graham Story.Woodhull was officially nominated by the newly-formed Equal Rights Party on May 10, 1872, and her nomination was ratified at the party convention on June 6, 1872.Born Victoria Claflin in the rural frontier town of Homer, Ohio, on September 23, 1838, she was the seventh of te
  
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