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• Two further suspects arrested over death of 'big softie' shot as he walked home

  12-10-2020 23:54
  
  Scotland Yard arrested the suspects - aged both 30 and 22 - on suspicion of murdering Dean Edwards on 12 July.Mr Edwards, a 43-year-old from Penge in south London, was walking down an alley way close to his home when he was shot with a 9mm pistol.The older suspect was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a CS canister, while the younger one was also held on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs, the Met Police have said.
  
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• Five takeaways from Day One of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings

  12-10-2020 23:54
  
  Democrats use Barrett hearings as campaign infomercial on how they’ve protected Obamacare
  
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• Remembering the attack on the USS Cole 20 years later

  12-10-2020 23:45
  
  Former USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold joins 'Your World' to discuss the tragedy and honor the legacy of those lost.
  
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• Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious: White House physician

  12-10-2020 23:42
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, 10 days after Trump announced he had contracted the coronavirus.In a memo released by the White House just hours before Trump was due to resume holding campaign rallies, Dr. Sean Conley said the president had tested negative on consecutive days using an Abbott LaboratoriesBinaxNOW antigen card.Conley said the negative tests and other clinical and laboratory d
  
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• Man jailed for rally riots, torch march attends university

  12-10-2020 23:41
  
  Cole Evan White joined torch-carrying white supremacists on a march through the University of Virginia’s campus and attacked anti-racism protesters the next day.Within a matter of days, he enrolled at a university in California.White, 26, continued his studies at San Francisco State University after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to riot on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Rams roll toward division play after sweeping NFC East

  12-10-2020 23:38
  
  The Los Angeles Rams' four-game sweep of the NFC East sometimes seemed like the preseason that NFL teams never got this year.The Rams can only beat the teams in front of them, and they've done it emphatically so far against what looks like the NFL's worst division.After completing the demolition with a 30-10 win over Washington on Sunday, the Rams (4-1) are moving on to tougher matchups on their schedule with a strong record and a firm knowledge of what's working for them.
  
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• Liverpool bar owner says financial support for closed venues 'not enough'

  12-10-2020 23:36
  
  Venya Kruitkov, owner of Kazamier bar in Liverpool, says that more financial support needs to be provided as employers in the hospitality industry will be unable to subside wages, even with Government support.
  
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• Coronavirus: Most Britons think government does not have a clear plan, poll finds

  12-10-2020 23:36
  
  Only 20 per cent of adults back Boris Johnson’s strategy, according to a snap Yougov survey
  
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• YouTube CEO won't commit to banning QAnon content

  12-10-2020 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>QAnon adherents have already hijacked social causes with their ideology.</p>
  
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• YouTube CEO won't commit to banning QAnon content

  12-10-2020 23:34
  
  QAnon adherents have already hijacked social causes with their ideology.
  
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• Takeda group begins manufacturing COVID-19 plasma treatment ahead of approval

  12-10-2020 23:34
  
  The Takeda Pharmaceutical Co-led group that is developing a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 has started manufacturing while the late-stage trial to determine whether it works is ongoing, Takeda Chief Executive Christophe Weber said on Monday.The group, known as the CoVIg Plasma Alliance, enrolled its first patient in the Phase III trial on Friday after months of delays."And that's why we have launched a campaign in order to accelerate the donation of convalescent plasma to manufacture and pr
  
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• 'The Five' react to partisan fight over Supreme Court nomination

  12-10-2020 23:34
  
  Democrats rail against process on first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings
  
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• Armed pro-Trump vigilantes plan to show up at election day polling sites amid fears of voter intimidation

  12-10-2020 23:32
  
  The Oath Keepers, a far-right group who recently counter-protested at a Breonna Taylor demonstration, said that they would be out on 3 November
  
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• Ravens run up against defenses designed to stop ground game

  12-10-2020 23:30
  
  The Baltimore Ravens are finding that film study and charting the opposing defense's tendencies has little bearing on what they end up seeing on game day.Quarterback Lamar Jackson missed two practices last week because of a sore knee and a stomach issue, but when he took the field Sunday against Cincinnati he was ready to execute a game plan based on what the Bengals showed in the first month of the season.
  
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• Coronavirus: Pubs face struggle after new restrictions as they say 'there's nothing left in the coffers'

  12-10-2020 23:24
  
  It was a joke but one that tells you what people are dreading under these new restrictions.The people of the Liverpool City region, some 1.5 million of them, are being asked to sacrifice some of the things that many of them live for - the workout in the gym after a stressful day or a pint down the local.The landlord of the Jawbone Tavern, Harry Sandle, has been in the pub game for 35 years and says the decision is "devastating".
  
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• Peru opens Machu Picchu ruins for one tourist

  12-10-2020 23:22
  
  Japanese tourist waited almost seven months to enter Inca citadel while trapped in country during coronavirus pandemicPeru has opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request he submitted while stranded since mid-March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes of the mount
  
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• After months without fans, Atlanta arena springs to life with early voters

  12-10-2020 23:20
  
  Atlanta teacher Kim Franklin arrived at State Farm Arena at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, securing a spot near the front of the long line of people that snaked outside the home of the Hawks NBA team on the first day of early voting in Georgia.State Farm Arena, with a seating capacity of 21,000 for National Basketball Association games and 680,000 square feet (63,174 square meters) of open space, is one of three dozen sports arenas and stadiums across the United States doubling as early voting sites befor
  
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• Disney reorg to further bolster company's focus on streaming

  12-10-2020 23:19
  
  Disney said Monday that it is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming. The company said in August that its Disney Plus service has more than 60 million subscribers, and subscribers to its main combination of streaming services — Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu — top 100 million. Disney has released several major titles on streaming services that would traditionally have been big draws at the theater, like a live-action remake of "Mulan" and the upcoming Pixar
  
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• Two Dueling Realities Collide on Day One of Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

  12-10-2020 23:17
  
  At first, the opening confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court not only sounded like the senators were in different hearing rooms—some were, in fact, due to COVID-19 concerns—but like they occupied different political universes altogether.In their opening remarks on Monday, each Democratic senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee cast the stakes of Barrett’s confirmation as nothing less than the fate of millions of Americans who could lose acc
  
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• Tuberville dealings include failed hedge fund, charity

  12-10-2020 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  Tommy Tuberville’s quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate is powered by the reputation he gained as Auburn University’s football coach
  
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• The lasting damage caused by packing the Supreme Court

  12-10-2020 23:12
  
  George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley shares his thoughts on 'Your World'
  
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• Injuries to Leonard, Castonzo keep Colts out of sync in loss

  12-10-2020 23:09
  
  The Indianapolis Colts defense missed linebacker Darius Leonard on Sunday.“I thought we were competitive, but they were highly efficient in the first half on offense," coach Frank Reich said Sunday.Losing Leonard certainly hurt.
  
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• How ugly will Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process get?

  12-10-2020 23:06
  
  Former Whitewater Independent Counsel Ken Starr gives his analysis on 'Your World'
  
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• Grassley: Democrats know Barrett's qualifications are not an issue

  12-10-2020 23:06
  
  Senate Judiciary Committee member joins 'Your World' with insight into day one of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
  
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• Doug Pederson takes a page from Bill Belichick's replies

  12-10-2020 23:05
  
  A 1-3-1 start has Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson channeling Bill Belichick.Pederson beat Belichick and the Patriots to win Philadelphia’s only Super Bowl title three years ago.The Eagles host the Ravens (4-1) after losing 38-29 at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
  
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• McCarthy: 'No one' thinks Supreme Court will fully overturn ObamaCare

  12-10-2020 23:04
  
  Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings begin; Andy McCarthy and Carrie Severino react on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• Alabama's Najee Harris braces for Georgia's stingy defense

  12-10-2020 23:04
  
  Najee Harris was front and center for Alabama leading up to the season.The second-ranked Crimson Tide's standout tailback participated in college players' “We Want to Play” movement, spoke at a team march for social justice and was the subject of a YouTube series entitled “The Campaign.”Harris took center stage again with a big game in a 63-48 win over Mississippi, running for 206 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns.
  
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• Endangered White's Seahorses Thrive After Being Released Into the Wild in Sydney

  12-10-2020 23:01
  
  An aquarium in Sydney reported on Monday, October 12, that a number of White’s seahorses bred in a conservation program were found to be thriving after their release into the wild four months ago.SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium released footage of the White’s seahorses, a species also known as the Sydney seahorse, and said the conservation program began after the species was listed as endangered.“This pilot project aims to determine if populations can be recovered by restoring their h
  
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• Trump ready for 1st rally since contracting coronavirus

  12-10-2020 23:00
  
  Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus as he tries to stage a late comeback in the election's final stretch.Trump, facing a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polling, will be headlining a rally in Sanford, Florida — the first stop in a busy week that will include events in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin.The robust schedule under
  
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• Coronavirus expert Fauci says Trump campaign ad should be removed

  12-10-2020 23:00
  
  Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday that President Donald Trump's campaign team should withdraw an advertisement that draws on a statement Fauci made that he says is being used out of context.Asked in an interview on CNN if the ad should be removed, Fauci said, "I think so."The ad, released last week, discusses Trump's effort to recover from COVID-19, as well as his administration's work to address the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Mexico's marks Columbus Day without statue of Columbus

  12-10-2020 22:56
  
  Mexicans have never had much affection for Cristopher Columbus, and officials were being coy about why his statue was removed from the capital's main boulevard over the weekend before Monday's observances of Columbus Day, which saw protests in several Latin American nations.Unlike in other cities where monuments to the 15th century explorer have been toppled by protesters, in Mexico City the 19th century bronze statue was gently lifted off its pedestal with a crane and taken away for restoration
  
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• Mexico City marks Columbus Day without statue of Columbus

  12-10-2020 22:56
  
  Mexicans have never had much affection for Cristopher Columbus, and officials were being coy about why his statue was removed from the capital's main boulevard over the weekend before Monday's observances of Columbus Day, which saw protests in several Latin American nations.Unlike in other cities where monuments to the 15th century explorer have been toppled by protesters, in Mexico City the 19th century bronze statue was gently lifted off its pedestal with a crane and taken away for restoration
  
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• Dr. Fauci: The Trump Campaign Is ‘In Effect Harassing Me’

  12-10-2020 22:55
  
  The nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci demanded that the Trump campaign refrain from using him in future campaign ads, saying Monday that it would be “outrageous” and “terrible” if he was featured in another commercial and it could “come back to backfire” on Team Trump.Asked by The Daily Beast if his comments were a thinly-veiled thread to leave his post if he ended up in a new campaign spot, Fauci: “Not a chance.” "Not
  
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• Dr. Fauci: It Would Be ‘Terrible’ and ‘Outrageous’ if Trump Campaign Uses Me in Another Ad

  12-10-2020 22:55
  
  Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci demanded that the Trump campaign refrain from using him in future campaign ads, saying Monday that it would be “outrageous” and “terrible” if he was featured in another commercial and it could “come back to backfire” on Team Trump.Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force who prides himself on being apolitical, pushed back over the weekend when the president’s campaign featured him in a vide
  
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• New U.S. COVID-19 cases rise 11% last week, Midwest hard hit

  12-10-2020 22:52
  
  In Idaho, 23.5% of more than 17,000 tests came back positive for COVID-19 last week, the highest positive test rate in the country, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project, a volunteer-run effort to track the outbreak.For a third week in a row, testing set a record high in the country, with on average 976,000 tests conducted each day last week.
  
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• New York weather: Snow expected as soon as this week, experts say

  12-10-2020 22:51
  
  It comes exactly 14 years since Buffalo hit with historic surprise mid-October blizzard
  
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• Texans looking for improvement after getting first win

  12-10-2020 22:50
  
  The Houston Texans finally picked up a win this weekend in their first game since coach Bill O’Brien was fired.Now the Texans are looking to build on what they did in the victory over the Jaguars with interim coach Romeo Crennel and improve this week when they are scheduled to visit the Titans.“We’re not looking four to six weeks down the road or anything,” quarterback Deshaun Watson said.
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett: US supreme court nominee delivers opening statement – video

  12-10-2020 22:49
  
  US supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in during Monday's opening confirmation hearing before the Senate judiciary committee and told senators she was humbled to be considered to fill the seat left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  President Donald Trump formally nominated Barrett on 26 September.Trump's nomination of Barrett to a vacancy created by the death last month of Ginsburg just weeks before the election enraged Democrats, still furious about Republicans' refusal
  
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• Coronavirus is as serious as it was in March - the only difference is Boris Johnson isn't taking it seriously

  12-10-2020 22:46
  
  The situation is as serious as it was in mid-March, the only difference is that Boris Johnson isn’t taking it seriously anymore
  
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• Battered Burrow, Bengals lacking in big plays, consistency

  12-10-2020 22:46
  
  Future opponents are bound to get ideas after watching tape of Joe Burrow being flummoxed and chased by the Baltimore Ravens' blitzing defenders.The Cincinnati Bengals, on the other hand, need to work harder on keeping their talented rookie quarterback from getting maimed.Burrow was sacked seven times Sunday, hit another eight times and was forced into a pair of turnovers as the Ravens (4-1) brought pursuers from all angles, highlighting Cincinnati's nagging offensive line deficiencies and never
  
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• EU travellers could avoid quarantine under plans for COVID-19 testing regime: The Telegraph

  12-10-2020 22:42
  
  The European Commission wants testing to be the "preferred" alternative to quarantine for travellers and has commissioned health experts to develop protocols, the report https://bit.ly/3doSz0O said.Plans will also require "mutual recognition" of COVID-19 tests by countries which would enable business travellers or holiday makers arriving in a country to reduce or sidestep quarantine by presenting a medical certificate showing a negative coronavirus result, according to the newspaper.
  
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• 2020 Electoral College map: The swing states key to victory

  12-10-2020 22:41
  
  Donald Trump and Joe Biden are competing for crucial handful of states that could determine the presidency
  
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• Biden ticket remains mum on court-packing questions

  12-10-2020 22:35
  
  Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume, USA Today's Susan Page and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker weigh in on 'Fox News Sunday.'
  
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• Has Trump's political approach changed since coronavirus diagnosis?

  12-10-2020 22:33
  
  Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume, USA Today's Susan Page and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker weigh in on 'Fox News Sunday.'
  
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• Trump news – live: President returns to campaign trail as SCOTUS pick makes first pitch at Senate hearing

  12-10-2020 22:30
  
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• Taylor Hall saw only positives in signing with Sabres

  12-10-2020 22:30
  
  Taylor Hall refused to buy into the negativity surrounding the Buffalo Sabres, and instead focused on the positives.The opportunity to alongside captain Jack Eichel was factor.Add in Buffalo being close to his home in Toronto, and the the Sabres willing to sign Hall to a one-year deal, allowing him to keep his options open for next year, were enough to put him over the top.
  
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• Continuing to believe is at the root of Seahawks' 5-0 start

  12-10-2020 22:29
  
  In a season when the Seattle Seahawks are off to their best start at 5-0, the head coach wished the circumstances were different.“It’s so regrettable that you haven’t been able to enjoy it because you guys would have never gone home tonight,” Carroll said.Carroll may eventually get his wish for a greater celebration.
  
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• Judge Coney Barrett's Senate confirmation hearing puts Washington's bitter political divide on display

  12-10-2020 22:28
  
  Republicans and Democrats provide conflicting characterizations of the Supreme Court nominee.
  
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• ‘The data speaks for itself’: Fauci raises alarms about Trump’s planned blitz of campaign rallies

  12-10-2020 22:26
  
  Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease official, is clashing with the White House again – this time raising concerns that Donald Trump’s supporters could catch and spread the coronavirus during almost-daily campaign rallies he is planning before Election Day.Neither are required at Trump rallies.
  
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• Sakic walking fine line in free agency as big deals loom

  12-10-2020 22:26
  
  The tricky part for the Avalanche general manager is fortifying an already talent-rich roster in this time of a flat salary cap ($81.5 million) that could be extended.Sakic is mindful of the budget given what lies ahead next season — pending deals for captain Gabriel Landeskog, rookie of the year Cale Makar and goaltender Philipp Grubauer.“You’ve got to be really careful looking into the future,” Sakic said in a video call Monday.
  
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