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• Michigan governor says Trump's words inspire extremists

  08-10-2020 23:59
  
  Hours after police foiled an apparent plot to kidnap her, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer argued in a speech Thursday that President Donald Trump's words had been a “rallying cry” for extremists.Whitmer, a Democrat, said the Republican president has spent the last seven months of the coronavirus pandemic “denying science, ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division."“Hate groups hear
  
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• Michigan governor links Trump to foiled kidnapping plot

  08-10-2020 23:59
  
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer linked a plot to kidnap her to President Donald Trump, arguing Thursday in a speech hours after arrests were announced that Trump's words had been a “rallying cry” for extremists.Whitmer, a Democrat, said the Republican president has spent the last seven months of the coronavirus pandemic “denying science, ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division."“
  
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• Uighurs to tell Australian inquiry of 'intimidation and harassment' from Chinese government

  08-10-2020 23:54
  
  Uighurs to tell Australian inquiry of 'intimidation and harassment' from Chinese government. Chinese Community Party accused of ‘increasing its oppressions and control of Uighurs at an alarming rate’
  
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• Baylor pauses football over virus; Oklahoma St game still on

  08-10-2020 23:54
  
  Baylor is pausing football activities to evaluate recent positive tests for COVID-19 but still hopes to play its next game at home against Oklahoma State next week, the school said Thursday.Baylor reported 10 new cases among athletes across all sports in its most recent update Monday.Baylor said contact tracing was another reason for the latest shutdown of football.
  
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• Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation

  08-10-2020 23:49
  
  President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with Attorney General William Barr over the status of the Justice Department's investigation into the origin of the Russia probe, with the president increasingly critical about a lack of arrests and Barr frustrated by Trump's public pronouncements about the case, according to people familiar with the matter.Trump and his allies had high hopes for the investigation led by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, betting it would expose what they see as
  
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• Late-stage study of COVID-19 convalescent-plasma treatment with remdesivir starts

  08-10-2020 23:49
  
  Emergent BioSolutions, Grifols S.A., CSL Behring and Takeda Pharmaceutical are collaborating to supply the antibody solution, NIH said.The study, which is testing the antibody solution made up with convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, is being conducted with hospitalized adults in the United States, Mexico and sixteen other countries.
  
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• Two arrested after 'cannabis sweets' make 17 school pupils fall ill

  08-10-2020 23:48
  
  The man, aged 41, was held on Wednesday on suspicion of possessing cannabis and child neglect (exposure to harm) before being released on bail until a date next month.The sweets, which students at La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate ate on Monday, were believed to have contained tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC.Police were called by London Ambulance Service at about 11.45am and 17 pupils were taken to hospital as a precaution.
  
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• Seahawks seek 1st 5-0 start in team history hosting Vikings

  08-10-2020 23:47
  
  Throughout its franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks have never started a season 5-0.Not in the years Seattle was a contender in the old AFC West.Not even the year the Seahawks won their only Super Bowl.
  
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• Trump still contagious? Experts say it's impossible to know

  08-10-2020 23:46
  
  President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.Most people with COVID-19 can stop isolating and be around others about 10 days after they first showed symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“At this point, there’s no diagnostic test that tells you whether a person that’s infected remains infectious,” said Dr. Benjamin Pi
  
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• Debate chaos: Trump, Biden square off over second faceoff

  08-10-2020 23:41
  
  Trump pulls out of Oct. 15 debate after commission announces it will be virtual; 'The Five' react
  
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• Madrid must impose travel restrictions or face state of emergency, Spanish government says

  08-10-2020 23:39
  
  Madrid must enforce travel restrictions ordered by the health ministry to limit novel coronavirus outbreaks or the national government will impose a state of emergency that would force it to comply, the government said late on Thursday.The government will hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Friday morning to decree the state of emergency if Madrid does not impose the restrictions or request intervention, the government said.
  
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• Lock down or face state of emergency, Spanish government tells Madrid

  08-10-2020 23:39
  
  Madrid must enforce travel restrictions ordered by the health ministry to limit novel coronavirus outbreaks or the national government will impose a state of emergency that would force it to comply, the government said late on Thursday.In the latest escalation of tensions between the two administrations, the government said it would hold an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Friday morning to decree the state of emergency if Madrid does not impose the restrictions or request intervention.Following
  
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• Did Mike Pence expose Kamala Harris' far-left agenda at VP debate?

  08-10-2020 23:35
  
  'The Five' break down the biggest moments from showdown in Salt Lake City
  
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• Lakers will look to close Heat out in Game 5 of NBA Finals

  08-10-2020 23:34
  
  Boxes are being shipped out of the NBA bubble in advance of the looming shutdown.For LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, the stage is set.The NBA Finals — and the longest season in league history, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and 4-1/2 month shutdown that followed — could end on Friday night, with James and the Lakers going into Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat.
  
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• First look at Doctor Who Christmas special shows Jodie Whittaker in space prison

  08-10-2020 23:34
  
  Revolution Of The Daleks will air over the festive period.
  
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• Evacuations Recommended for Lafourche Parish as Storm Delta Nears Louisiana

  08-10-2020 23:31
  
  Winds were starting to pick up in Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish on Thursday, October 8, as the state braced for the impact of Hurricane Delta, which on Thursday was a Category 2 storm.According to the Lafourche Parish government: “Parish President Archie Chaisson has issued a Mandatory Evacuation for residents and businesses south of the Leon Theriot Floodgate in Golden Meadow and other low-lying areas of Lafourche Parish, effective 6pm today.”The sheriff’s office also rec
  
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• Injured Drake replaced by Richards on Rays' ALDS roster

  08-10-2020 23:30
  
  Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Oliver Drake was replaced on the AL Division Series roster by right-hander Trevor Richards just hours before Game 4 against the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Petco Park.Drake would be ineligible to return if the Rays advance to the ALCS but would be eligible to return if they reach the World Series.Manager Kevin Cash said it appears to be a flexor strain.
  
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• Family of woman mistakenly declared dead sues Michigan city

  08-10-2020 23:30
  
  Timesha Beauchamp, 20, was placed in a body bagand “left without oxygen for 4 hours, suffering hypoxic brain damage,” attorney Geoffrey Fieger said in a release announcing the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.Fieger said she remains in critical condition.Beauchamp has cerebral palsy and her family called 911 on Aug. 23 because of what appeared to be serious breathing problems.
  
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• 'That woman from Michigan': Who is Gretchen Whitmer and what is her history with Trump?

  08-10-2020 23:30
  
  FBI broke up violent militia plot to kidnap governor this week
  
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• Colts' winning ways keep Hilton happy despite slow start

  08-10-2020 23:26
  
  T.Y. Hilton insists he's a happy man these days.Sure, he’s off to his slowest four-game start since his rookie season, but Hilton doesn’t seem to mind.The Indianapolis Colts have won three consecutive games and it's the only number that really matters to the four-time Pro Bowl receiver.
  
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• Trump - news live: Campaign doubles down on Gretchen Whitmer attacks despite kidnap plot

  08-10-2020 23:24
  
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• Man Stands Up From Wheelchair For First Time After Breaking Neck Playing Rugby

  08-10-2020 23:23
  
  More than three years after breaking his neck in a college rugby game and becoming paralyzed below the chest, Robert Paylor independently stood up from his wheelchair in El Dorado, California, on September 7.Footage of the incident shows Paylor straining to lift himself up before eventually arriving upright.Paylor wrote, “I stood up out of my wheelchair on my own for the first time today! It took me 1,220 days to achieve this goal, and it was worth every second. No better way to celebrate
  
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• How many electors to win a US election under the electoral college?

  08-10-2020 23:23
  
  Most Americans support replacing electoral college with popular vote
  
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• Raiders' struggling D has tough test with Mahomes, Chiefs

  08-10-2020 23:21
  
  Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther believed he finally had the pieces in place this season to have a successful unit after two years of ranking near the bottom of the NFL.The Raiders have allowed 30 points per game so far and went more than five quarters without recording a single defensive stop in losses the past two weeks to New England and Buffalo.“I just think we’ve been off on some plays,” Guenther said.
  
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• Giants receiver Golden Tate says little on fight with Ramsey

  08-10-2020 23:20
  
  New York Giants receiver Golden Tate bobbed and weaved in discussing his post-game fight with Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey last weekend, saying he wants to focus on helping the team finally get a win.In a virtual news conference after the Giants (0-4) practiced for Sunday's game in Dallas (1-3), Tate said little when asked what happened after the final whistle in the Rams' 17-9 victory over New York in Inglewood, California..The two Nashville-area natives have a feud regarding Ramsey’s for
  
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• Photo agency settles with Harry and Meghan over photos of their son at home

  08-10-2020 23:19
  
  Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have reached a settlement with a celebrity photo agency that took unauthorized pictures of their young son at home, according to court documents filed on Thursday.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex filed a lawsuit in July alleging that unnamed paparazzi photographers used drones and helicopters to take "illegal" photos of their son, Archie, at the family's private residence in California when he was 14 months old.Court documents filed with Los Angeles Cou
  
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• K-State 2-0 in Big 12 for 1st time since 2014 going to TCU

  08-10-2020 23:19
  
  Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said he didn't even know what the Big 12 standings looked like when he was asked about his Wildcats being among the leaders.The Wildcats (2-1, 2-0 Big 12), who already had a role in shaking things up with an early win over five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma, go to TCU on Saturday as one of the three teams (idle No. 10 Oklahoma State and No. 24 Iowa State) that made it through the first two weeks of league play without a loss.After opening the season
  
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• Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired

  08-10-2020 23:18
  
  A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday.A statement from the City of Wolfe said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fired for “his egregious violation” of city and police department policy.Lucas remained jailed Thursday on $1 million bond.
  
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• Chiefs ride suddenly stingy defense as Raiders visit Sunday

  08-10-2020 23:17
  
  After he was asked the standard questions about the brilliance of Patrick Mahomes and the scourge of COVID-19, Raiders coach Jon Gruden finally lit up when someone questioned him about the vast improvement of the Kansas City defense.Here is the most important number, though: The Chiefs are 4-0 for the fourth consecutive year, and thanks largely to that suddenly dominant defense, they have a chance to take a stranglehold five games into the season on the AFC West when they face Las Vegas on Sunda
  
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• Coronavirus: Why are infections rising again in US?

  08-10-2020 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the White House grapples with its own outbreak, what's the state of the virus throughout the US?
  
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• No. 5 Notre Dame returns after hiatus to host Florida State

  08-10-2020 23:14
  
  Notre Dame players have shaken off the COVID-19 cases that hit their program as they prepared for Saturday night's home game against Florida State."No one opted out,” wide receiver Braden Lenzy said.The No. 5-ranked Fighting Irish (2-0, 1-0 ACC) will play the Seminoles (1-2, 0-2) after two weekends off — one due to the outbreak, the other an already-scheduled bye.
  
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• Covid drug given to Trump developed using cells derived from aborted fetus

  08-10-2020 23:12
  
  Covid drug given to Trump developed using cells derived from aborted fetus. Trump touts Regeneron antibody cocktail as a potential ‘cure’ while he has consistently sought to restrict abortion access
  
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• Biden: 'You will know my opinion on court packing when the election is over'

  08-10-2020 23:12
  
  Joe Biden answers question from reporter on court packing while visiting Arizona.
  
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• Pelosi hatches plan to oust Trump — but it requires McConnell and Pence to play ball

  08-10-2020 23:07
  
  ‘The president is, shall we say, in an altered state right now,’ speaker says
  
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• Chess: Carlsen extends record unbeaten streak after beating world No 2 Caruana

  08-10-2020 23:06
  
  Chess: Carlsen extends record unbeaten streak after beating world No 2 CaruanaNorway’s world champion outplays his US rival in a 51-move rook ending in Stavanger amid multiple anti-coronavirus precautions
  
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• Jordan Mailata goes from Aussie rugby star to NFL starter

  08-10-2020 23:02
  
  Jordan Mailata said he knew “peanuts” about the NFL when he decided to stop playing rugby in Australia and pursue a career in football only three years ago.The 6-foot-8, 346-pound Mailata has come a long way in a short time and fared well in his first career start protecting Carson Wentz’s blind side before a national audience on "Sunday Night Football" in Philadelphia’s 25-20 win at San Francisco.Mailata found out the day before the game he would have to replace injured
  
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• Bristol may use Covid-secure bubble if they make Premiership final

  08-10-2020 23:00
  
  Bristol may use Covid-secure bubble if they make Premiership final* Director Pat Lam says Bristol are on high alert after Sale events* ‘No one wants to cost the team a trophy’
  
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• Dr. Amesh Adalja: Trump isn't out of the woods yet in COVID-19 battle

  08-10-2020 22:56
  
  Infectious disease expert discusses president's condition and coronavirus treatments on 'Your World.'
  
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• World sees record one-day surge in coronavirus cases as second wave sweeps Europe

  08-10-2020 22:54
  
  The world has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.On Thursday, global infections rose by 338,779 in just 24 hours, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The previous WHO record for new cases was 330,340 on October 2.
  
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• Pats prepare to host Broncos in shadow of positive tests

  08-10-2020 22:52
  
  For the second straight week, the New England Patriots are heading into a game after having their preparations disrupted by a teammate contracting coronavirus.Last week it was Cam Newton, who tested positive two days before their matchup with Kansas City and was forced to sit out.This week the Patriots' facility was closed for most of the week after reigning Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore joined Newton on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with practice-squad player Bill Murray.
  
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• Lebanon's Sunni leader Hariri says he fears civil strife as financial crisis hardens

  08-10-2020 22:52
  
  Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician, former premier Saad al-Hariri, said on Thursday he feared civil strife as the country sinks into its worst financial crisis since a 1975-1990 civil war."I fear a civil war and what is happening in terms of carrying arms and what we are seeing in terms of military displays in the street ... means the collapse of the state," Hariri said in a TV interview.
  
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• Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer slams Trump in response to kidnapping plot – video

  08-10-2020 22:51
  
  Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer called for unity and condemned Donald Trump for stoking division during the coronavirus outbreak during a press conference in which she addressed a plot to kidnap her.
  Members of two domestic terrorist groups have been charged with Whitmer's attempted kidnap, which she said she 'never could have imagined' when she took office.Referencing the first presidential debate, when Trump told far-right group the Proud Boys to 'stand back and standby'
  
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• Unexpected arrival for plane passengers as baby born in middle of flight

  08-10-2020 22:50
  
  Flight attendants helped deliver the infant who "cried mid-air" on Wednesday night's IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru. "Was on @IndiGo6E 6E 122 flight to BLR, woman gives birth mid-indiair, amazing team work of indigo flight attendants," tweeted fellow passenger Prabhu Stavarmath. Dr Shailaja Vallabhani was fortunately on this flight!
  
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• Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise

  08-10-2020 22:45
  
  Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surpriseTweet calling for troops’ return by Christmas puts peace negotiations in jeopardy and was greeted enthusiastically by the Taliban
  
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• Gretchen Whitmer: 'Hate groups heard Trump's words as rallying cry'

  08-10-2020 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer calls out the president as she reacts to the alleged plot to kidnap her.
  
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• Pence, Harris divided at vice presidential debate over COVID-19 vaccine

  08-10-2020 22:40
  
  Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• Euro 2020 playoff draw: Semi-final results tonight - Scotland, Northern Ireland win; Republic of Ireland out

  08-10-2020 22:37
  
  With Euro 2020 postponed until next summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still places in the tournament at stake as teams face each other in the playoffs.Northern Ireland and Scotland both progressed to the European Championship playoff finals after nervy penalty shootout wins, while the Republic of Ireland crashed out.
  
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• Syracuse hosts winless Duke but remains an underdog again

  08-10-2020 22:31
  
  The Syracuse Orange have one streak going for them — they're picked as the underdog for the fourth straight time, even at home against a winless team and after a bye week to heal.Duke (0-4, 0-4) has committed 15 turnovers, the most in the nation.Syracuse is coming off a 37-20 home victory over Georgia Techand is second nationally in turnovers gained with 10.
  
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• Labour claims Government is 'clawing back' £1bn in funding allocated to support businesses in Covid pandemic

  08-10-2020 22:30
  
  Labour has claimed that the Government is "clawing back" more than £1 billion of funding that had been allocated to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.Local authorities are being told to hand back £1.3 billion of unspent emergency grants to the Government, the Opposition said.
  
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• Covid-19 lockdowns have improved global air quality, data shows

  08-10-2020 22:30
  
  Covid-19 lockdowns have improved global air quality, data showsHuge drops in pollution recorded around world * Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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