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• Removal of Georgia shipwreck delayed again over anchor issue

  07-10-2020 23:55
  
  An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship that's been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said Wednesday.The multi-agency command overseeing the salvage of the South Korean ship Golden Ray had hoped to start cutting the giant vessel apart in early October.One of the five anchors failed a strength test to prove it could hold against the required tonnage, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd C
  
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• England v Wales: Match preview

  07-10-2020 23:50
  
  England will return to Wembley for the first time in 2020 with an international friendly against Wales on October 8. Take a look at the stats here.
  
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• Facebook will remove posts with 'militarized' calls for U.S. election poll watchers

  07-10-2020 23:49
  
  Facebook also said that it would respond to candidates or parties making premature claims of victory or contesting declared outcomes by adding labels and notifications with authoritative information about the state of the race.It said it would temporarily stop running political ads in the United States after polls close on Nov. 3.Alphabet Inc's Google last month also said it would block election-related ads after the polls closed for an indefinite period.
  
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• Big Apple rotten with Jets, Giants off to 0-4 starts

  07-10-2020 23:48
  
  The Big Apple is pretty rotten when it comes to its professional football teams, and it's tough to imagine things getting better any time soon.Both the Jets and Giants are 0-4 for the first time since 1976 — the only other time they've gotten off to similar dismal starts.The New York teams are both underdogs in Week 5: the Jets at home against Arizona and the Giants at NFC East rival Dallas.
  
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• 2020 polls: Trump campaign in free fall with one of the worst debate swings in history and collapse in baby boomer support

  07-10-2020 23:47
  
  Seniors are walking away from the president, writes Michael Salfino
  
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• UK's easyJet signals it may need more government support - Sky News

  07-10-2020 23:44
  
  In recent talks with the UK government, the company said its balance sheet could require a state loan or other form of financing from the government, the report added.In April, the airline took a 600 million pound ($775 million) loan under a UK government scheme."easyJet continues to review its liquidity position on a regular basis and will continue to assess further funding opportunities, should the need arise," the airline's spokeswoman said in a statement, without giving any details on the Sk
  
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• Trump news - live: President returns to Oval Office after Covid ‘roid rage’ Twitter rampage

  07-10-2020 23:44
  
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• Facebook to suspend political ads when polls close on Election Day

  07-10-2020 23:42
  
  Facebook will temporarily block US political adverts on the social media platform when polls close on Election Day, the company announced on Wednesday."While ads are an important way to express voice, we plan to temporarily stop running all social issue, electoral, or political ads in the US after the polls close on 3 November, to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse,” the social media giant said in a statement on its company blog.
  
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• U.S. to go down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by early 2021 - Trump adviser

  07-10-2020 23:40
  
  The United States will reduce its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 early next year, national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Wednesday, offering greater detail about the pace and scope of the drawdown from America's longest war.A landmark deal between the United States and the Taliban in February said that foreign forces will leave Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for counter-terrorism guarantees from the Taliban, which agreed to negotiate a permanent ceasefire and a power-sharing formu
  
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• Johnson, Ukraine's Zelenskiy to sign partnership agreement

  07-10-2020 23:37
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday to sign a partnership agreement that includes a free trade deal covering goods, services, and tariffs and quotas.Since leaving the European Union earlier this year, Britain is seeking bilateral agreements with other countries, underlining Johnson's resolve to go it alone once a transition arrangement with the bloc concludes at the end of this year.Britain threw its support behind Ukraine after Russia s
  
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• Will Trump change his approach to COVID after contracting virus?

  07-10-2020 23:35
  
  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Karl Rove and Robert Wolf join 'The Story' with reaction
  
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• Elvis Presley's late grandson laid to rest at Graceland

  07-10-2020 23:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  The grandson of late rock n’ roll singer Elvis Presley has been buried alongside his relatives at Graceland in Tennessee
  
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• Gutfeld on a preview of tonight's debate

  07-10-2020 23:27
  
  Greg Gutfeld predicts Kamala Harris will try to 'socialist distance' in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Anderson sharp, Markakis alert, Braves blank Miami, lead 2-0

  07-10-2020 23:21
  
  Rookie Ian Anderson pitched like a poised veteran, right fielder Nick Markakis made a nifty defensive play late and the Atlanta Braves threw another playoff shutout, beating the Miami Marlins 2-0 Wednesday for a 2-0 lead in the NL Division Series.The Braves have pitched three shutouts in four games this postseason.Travis d'Arnaud and Dansby Swanson each homered for the second straight day, putting Atlanta one win away from a sweep in the best-of-five matchup.
  
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• Garoppolo returns to practice for 49ers on limited basis

  07-10-2020 23:20
  
  Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo returned to practice on a limited basis for the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday after missing two games with a sprained ankle.Coach Kyle Shanahan said the fact Garoppolo is able to practice for the first time since injuring his ankle in a Week 2 win against the New York Jets is an encouraging sign that he will be able to play Sunday against Miami.“The fact he’s coming out today and going a little more reps, it has,” Shanahan said when asked whether
  
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• Pence-Harris debate: Here’s what body language experts will be watching at the VP showdown

  07-10-2020 23:16
  
  Looming threat from Covid-19 break colours unprecedented debate
  
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• ‘Where is Trump’: Lincoln Project gets question trending after 44 hours without on-camera appearance by president

  07-10-2020 23:14
  
  Speculation about the president’s health continues
  
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• Streets Flooded in Cozumel After Hurricane Delta Hits Yucatan Peninsula

  07-10-2020 23:11
  
  Hurricane Delta hit the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on October 7, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of a life-threatening storm surge and winds of up to 110 mph.This footage shows street flooding Wednesday morning in Cozumel, on the southeastern coast of Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo.Residents in Cancún reported downed trees and damaged property caused by the Category 2 storm on Wednesday morning.The NHC said that southern US states, particularly
  
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• Ravens, Jackson and Brown dig deep to connect on long passes

  07-10-2020 23:10
  
  Lamar Jackson's longest run this season covered more yardage than his deepest completed pass, which goes a long way toward explaining the most notable flaw in Baltimore's offense over the first four games.The Ravens rank 31st in passing yardage and have only one completion of at least 40 yards.Jackson has yet to have a 300-yard game, twice failed to reach the 200-yard mark and speedy wide receiver Marquise Brown is still without a touchdown.
  
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• Putin sends a mixed message on US election, hedging his bets

  07-10-2020 23:10
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday decried what he called Joe Biden’s “sharp anti-Russian rhetoric” but praised the Democratic presidential nominee’s comments on arms control.In his first detailed statements on the U.S. presidential campaign, Putin also lamented President Donald Trump's failure to improve relations between Moscow and Washington, but blamed this on a “bipartisan consensus on the need to contain Russia, to curb our country’s developme
  
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• U.S. women organize watch parties for historic VP debate

  07-10-2020 23:07
  
  The U.S. vice presidential debate on Wednesday night will pitch Kamala Harris, the first woman of color on a major ticket, against a conservative, white male vice president - and some Americans, especially women, are gearing up to watch the fight.Activist groups, college associations and individuals around the country have organized mostly online "watch parties" as Harris debates U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who is running with President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election."I really can tell
  
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• VP debate - live: Trump-Pence campaign ‘invites Tupac’ in jab at Harris as Taylor Swift shows support for Democrat

  07-10-2020 23:06
  
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• Novak Djokovic enters French Open semi-finals but faces fitness battle

  07-10-2020 23:05
  
  Novak Djokovic enters French Open semi-finals but faces fitness battle* World No 1 ignores nagging pain to beat Pablo Carreño Busta* Four-set win sets up semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas
  
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• Massachusetts Police Search for Drivers Suspected of Defacing Black Lives Matter Mural

  07-10-2020 23:05
  
  Police have asked the public for help identifying multiple drivers suspected of intentionally defacing a Black Lives Matter street mural in Springfield, Massachusetts, in September.The Springfield Police Department shared several videos of drivers doing burnouts and leaving tire tracks on the words, which are painted near the Springfield City Hall.Police said they have been investigating one incident from September 14 and two from September 20.The Springfield Police Department said it requested
  
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• Clubs call for Premiership rule change after Sale-Worcester is scrapped

  07-10-2020 23:03
  
  Clubs call for Premiership rule change after Sale-Worcester is scrapped* Seven fresh cases come as a devastating blow for Sale* Rugby Football Union unhappy at covid outbreak was handled
  
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• Duchess of Cornwall visits Maggie’s Barts cancer charity

  07-10-2020 23:01
  
  The Duchess of Cornwall visited East London’s Maggie’s Barts cancer charity this afternoon. .
  
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• Tommy review – liberating police procedural undone by white saviour routine

  07-10-2020 23:00
  
  Tommy review – liberating police procedural undone by white saviour routineA sparkling script and Edie Falco as a lesbian police chief can’t save a cop drama with the kind of narrative arc shows have been rolling out since Hill Street Blues
  
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• Texas governor gives OK for bars to begin reopening

  07-10-2020 22:58
  
  Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that bars can begin reopening in Texas for the first time since June, ending one of the last full coronavirus lockdown measures put in place following a deadly summer outbreak.Texas this week surpassed 16,000 virus deaths and is closing in on 800,000 confirmed cases.
  
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• Backup plan: Hunt set to carry load for Browns without Chubb

  07-10-2020 22:57
  
  Losing a star running back of Nick Chubb's caliber for several games would devastate most teams — maybe not the Cleveland Browns.Kareem Hunt is next in line.With Chubb expected to miss at least three weeks — and probably more — with a sprained right knee ligament sustained in Sunday's win over the Dallas Cowboys, Hunt, a former NFL rushing champion with Kansas City whose career veered way out of bounds after some serious off-field trouble, will be Cleveland's primary back going
  
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• Djokovic downs Carreno Busta to reach French Open semi-final

  07-10-2020 22:53
  
  Top seed Novak Djokovic dropped his first set of the 2020 French Open on Wednesday but recovered to brush aside Pablo Carreno Busta and move into the last four. Carreno Busta won the opener 6-4 but could not build on the advantage and Djokovic came back to take the next three sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-4."It took all my strength and lots of patience, he's a very good player," said Djokovic."He doesn't make a lot of errors so all the points were long. I started this match a bit badly wi
  
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• Republicans see 'grim' Senate map and edge away from Trump

  07-10-2020 22:51
  
  Vulnerable Republicans are increasingly taking careful, but clear, steps to distance themselves from President Donald Trump, one sign of a new wave of GOP anxiety that the president's crisis-to-crisis reelection bid could bring down Senate candidates across the country.In key races from Arizona to Texas, Kansas and Maine, Republican senators long afraid of the president’s power to strike back at his critics are starting to break with the president — particularly over his handling of
  
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• Plan for largest mine in PNG history 'appears to disregard human rights', UN says

  07-10-2020 22:49
  
  Plan for largest mine in PNG history 'appears to disregard human rights', UN saysThe Chinese-backed gold, silver and copper mine at Frieda river risks catastrophic environmental destruction, special rapporteurs argue
  
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• Plan for largest mine in Papua New Guinea history 'appears to disregard human rights', UN says

  07-10-2020 22:49
  
  Plan for largest mine in Papua New Guinea history 'appears to disregard human rights', UN saysThe Chinese-backed gold, silver and copper mine at Frieda river risks catastrophic environmental destruction, special rapporteurs argue
  
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• Why improving economy isn't boosting Trump in election polling

  07-10-2020 22:48
  
  Pollster Frank Luntz analyzes which issues matter most to voters on 'Your World'
  
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• Here's what body language experts will be watching at the Harris-Pence debate

  07-10-2020 22:48
  
  Looming threat from Covid-19 break colours unprecedented debate
  
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• Eddie Van Halen’s wife Janie Liszewski shares moving tribute after musician’s death: ‘ Saying goodbye is the hardest thing I had to do’

  07-10-2020 22:47
  
  ‘My heart and soul have been shattered into a million pieces’
  
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• Coronavirus news - live: Pubs reportedly face closure in new regional England lockdown

  07-10-2020 22:47 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Trump not yet up for a national address about his coronavirus experience, aide says

  07-10-2020 22:46
  
  President returned to Oval Office on Wednesday
  
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• IRS chief: agency reaching out on pandemic relief payments

  07-10-2020 22:44
  
  People who don’t normally file tax returns are among those being targeted, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig told a hearing by a House oversight panel.A congressional watchdog found that millions could miss the payments of up to $1,200 per individual because of incomplete government records.Nearly 9 million individuals who are eligible for the so-called economic impact payments hadn’t yet received them, the Government Accountability Office recently estimated.
  
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• Geoff Metcalfe’s plan to disrupt son’s wedding scuppered on Coronation Street

  07-10-2020 22:43
  
  A two-part episode of the ITV soap aired on Wednesday.
  
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• Lieberman: Pressure on Pence to 'rebuild' ticket in Salt Lake City

  07-10-2020 22:40
  
  Former Democratic VP nominee breaks down tonight's vice presidential debate on 'Your World'
  
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• 'Election is choice between ballot and bullets': New Lincoln Project ad says armed militia will try to keep Trump in office at all costs

  07-10-2020 22:39
  
  The Lincoln Project, a group of “Never Trump” Republicans, have warned in their latest ad that he will do anything to stay in power
  
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• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Won’t Stop Dolphins From Packing 65,000 Seat Stadium

  07-10-2020 22:38
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing nothing to prevent the Miami Dolphins from filling their 65,000-person stadium despite Florida’s continued struggle to contain the coronavirus, which has already killed over 15,000 people in the Sunshine State alone.In a stunning decision last month, the Republican governor moved Florida into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan, dropping all restrictions on businesses and allowing stadiums to operate at full capacity. That means the NFL team can admit 65,
  
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• Donald Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama with doctored video showing cities burning

  07-10-2020 22:38
  
  President takes aim at former first lady as she urges supporters to vote for Joe Biden
  
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• Debate prep expert on tonight's Pence-Harris showdown

  07-10-2020 22:37
  
  Debate preparation expert Robert Barnett joins 'Bill Hemmer Reports' with insight into the first 2020 vice presidential debate.
  
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• 8,800 part-time workers in Florida part of Disney layoffs

  07-10-2020 22:34
  
  About 8,800 part-time union workers at Walt Disney World in Florida will be part of the 28,000 layoffs in Disney's parks division in California and Florida, union officials said Wednesday.The addition of the union workers to the almost 6,500 nonunion layoff already announced brings the Disney-related job losses in Florida to more than 15,000 workers.Disney officials announced last week that it was laying off 28,000 workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, even though he is still recovering from COVID-19

  07-10-2020 22:32
  
  The president was receiving briefings on economic stimulus proposals and on Hurricane Delta, a White House spokesman said.Mr Trump has had no COVID-19 symptoms for the past 24 hours, his doctor has said.Since he returned to the White House on Monday after a brief hospitalisation, Mr Trump has not been seen in public or on video, although his Twitter account has been busy sending tweets - either to attack opponents or downplaying the coronavirus.
  
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• Pubs and restaurants could close again in parts of England from Monday

  07-10-2020 22:31
  
  Three-tier system could be introduced next week to simplify lockdowns
  
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• New coronavirus restrictions 'set to hit England on Monday' as Covid cases surge

  07-10-2020 22:31
  
  Pubs and restaurants could shut across parts of England within days as the Government prepares a tightening up of coronavirus restrictions, it is reported.Millions of people in northern England could face tough new measures from next week, amid fears that hospitals could be overwhelmed if action is not taken to curb the spike in Covid-19 infections.
  
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• Trump returns to Oval Office despite isolation rules, infection risks

  07-10-2020 22:30
  
  White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had said earlier in the day that the president was eager to return to his official presidential office -- and that he had been wanting to do so since Tuesday -- telling reporters that safety precautions would be taken to accommodate the president’s request and said that those who have direct contact with the president at this time are wearing “full PPE, masks, goggles, and the like."“If he decides to go to the Oval, we've got safety proto
  
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