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• ‘Major step forward’ as Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions for first time as pontiff

  21-10-2020 23:57
  
  Pope Francis’s move to back same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff has been described as a “major step forward” for the LGBT community."Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God," he said during an interview for a feature-length documentary.
  
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• Should you trust the polls in 2020? Here’s what the pollsters are saying

  21-10-2020 23:55
  
  Trump caused a massive upset in 2016. Could he do it again?
  
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• Boise State begins shortened season as favorite in MWC

  21-10-2020 23:54
  
  When Bryan Harsin was trying to figure out how to keep his team engaged throughout the uncertainty surrounding whether Boise State would play this season or not, there was one voice he turned to for advice.“I only need to talk to Mack Brown because he talks to everybody else,” Harsin said.Whether the advice Harsin gained from chatting with Brown was useful will become clearer Saturday when the Broncos open the Mountain West season hosting Utah State.
  
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• End SARS: 'At least 12 killed by government forces' as anti-police brutality protests continue in Nigeria

  21-10-2020 23:53
  
  At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.Shots were fired at protesters by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night, causing injuries and an unknown number of deaths.Human rights group Amnesty has said an investigation has uncovered evidence of 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries, and accused the police and military of using excessive force.
  
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• US Election - LIVE: Latest updates and polling as Trump and Biden go head-to-head to be US president

  21-10-2020 23:51
  
  In what is set to be remarkable election, follow our live coverage
  
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• Snow Squall Blows Through Central Montana

  21-10-2020 23:51
  
  A snow squall and frigid temperatures swept across central Montana on October 21.According to the National Weather Service, a squall warning was in effect for the Great Falls area until 3 pm Wednesday, and drivers were warned of “rapidly changing road conditions.”A cold front was forecast to hit the region on Wednesday night, with temperatures expected to drop as low as 6 F (-14 C) on Thursday night.This video shows snowflakes falling in Fairfield, Montana, on Wednesday just as the s
  
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• Covid: Dutch king expresses regret over Greek holiday scandal

  21-10-2020 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The royal family have come under fire for travelling to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• US approves $1 billion in new arms sales to Taiwan

  21-10-2020 23:45
  
  The Trump administration has approved the sale of more than a billion dollars worth of advanced weaponry for Taiwan in a move that will enrage China and further exacerbate tensions between Washington and Beijing that have are already heated over issues such as trade, Tibet, Hong Kong and the South China Sea.The State Department announced Wednesday it had greenlighted the sale of 135 precision land attack missiles, associated equipment and training to Taiwan to improve its defense capabilities.&l
  
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• The Noughties review – Victoria Beckham rescues thinly stretched nostalgia fest

  21-10-2020 23:45
  
  The Noughties review – Victoria Beckham rescues thinly stretched nostalgia fest. Angela Scanlon hosts a sometimes painful look back at the year when Labour was in power, the millennium bug threatened and Nasty Nick got thrown off Big Brother
  
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• Democrats to boycott Barrett vote at Senate Judiciary

  21-10-2020 23:44
  
  Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from rushing to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before Election Day.The Judiciary Committee, which is controlled by Republicans, is expected to push ahead, changing the rules if necessary to recommend Barrett's nomination to the full Senate.
  
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• Gutfeld on the media dismissing the Hunter Biden story as 'Russian disinformation'

  21-10-2020 23:41
  
  'The Five' reacts to attempts by Democrats, media to dismiss the Hunter Biden story.
  
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• Cat burglar comes face-to-face with homeowner’s cat during raid

  21-10-2020 23:41
  
  CCTV footage shows Mark Lawson on all fours outside the property in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
  
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• Joe Biden's presidential platform : Where he stands on the big 2020 election issues

  21-10-2020 23:40
  
  Resisting some of the progressive left’s more hardline ideas, the Democratic candidate is still striking out boldly
  
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• Electoral college explained: How do US elections work and what are the pros and cons of the system?

  21-10-2020 23:38
  
  Democrats are calling to abolish the system, which has recently delivered the presidency to two Republicans who did not win the popular vote
  
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• Four students fined £10,000 each for house party on eve of tier 3 lockdown

  21-10-2020 23:36
  
  Revellers told officers they were ‘spoiling their fun’, police say
  
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• Rudy Giuliani responds to Borat video of him ‘with hands down his trousers’

  21-10-2020 23:34
  
  Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has described a video clip from the upcoming Borat film appearing to show him with his hand down his trousers as a "complete fabrication".Mr Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and the president's personal lawyer, said he was tucking his shirt in after taking off recording equipment following an interview.
  
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• 2020 election: How many days until the US presidential election? Key dates, debate times and results timeline

  21-10-2020 23:33
  
  A guide to primary states, conventions and debates
  
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• UK unveils new rules to bar entry to EU criminals

  21-10-2020 23:32
  
  Britain said it would introduce new rules from January to bar entry to people from the European Union with a criminal record, meaning those from the bloc would be treated the same as the rest of the world.The powers will come into force from Jan. 1 when Britain's informal membership of the EU ends and it no longer has to abide by the bloc's rules on free movement."For too long, EU rules have forced us to allow dangerous foreign criminals, who abuse our values and threaten our way of life, onto o
  
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• Mel Brooks endorses Joe Biden citing coronavirus pandemic: ‘Donald Trump’s not doing a damn thing about it'

  21-10-2020 23:30
  
  ‘Joe will keep us going,’ says director and comedy icon
  
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• GOP's Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump

  21-10-2020 23:30
  
  Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he's voted in the Nov. 3 election — but not for the leader of his party."I did not vote for President Trump,” the Utah senator told CNN.It was the latest chapter in the bitter history between the two men, who represent two wings of the modern Republican Party.
  
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• COVID-19 tightens grip on U.S. Midwest; four states report record daily deaths

  21-10-2020 23:29
  
  Four U.S. states reported a record one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday including Wisconsin, a hotly contested state in the Nov. 3 election, according to a Reuters analysis, as infections kept rising across the Midwest and beyond.Coronavirus deaths hit daily records in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin, according to a Reuters analysis.Wisconsin also reported a record daily increase in new cases together with Illinois and Ohio, the analysis showed.
  
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• Army purring again under coach Jeff Monken

  21-10-2020 23:26
  
  Say this about Army coach Jeff Monken — he's a master of improvisation.Faced with the loss of his top three quarterbacks to injuries as he prepared the Black Knights to face UTSA on the road last Saturday, he decided to rotate two quarterbacks who had just one snap under center combined.Monken said he had no doubt beforehand that his team would win — even though the road hasn't been kind, even though the Roadrunners had the nation's leading rusher in Sincere McCormick and had given N
  
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• Maro Itoje’s hopes for Lions captaincy in South Africa hang in balance

  21-10-2020 23:25
  
  Maro Itoje’s hopes for Lions captaincy in South Africa hang in balance* England players unavailable for pre-tour Japan game* Match set for same day as 2021 Premiership final
  
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• Democrats to boycott Senate panel vote on Trump Supreme Court pick

  21-10-2020 23:23
  
  Democrats said on Wednesday they will boycott a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee vote scheduled for Thursday on President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, calling the confirmation process "a sham."The committee has 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats.Its Republican chairman, Lindsey Graham, has signaled that even with Democrats boycotting he will be able to move the nomination forward, according to a panel spokeswoman.
  
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• Streaming service Quibi to wind down operations six months after launch

  21-10-2020 23:20
  
  "The world has changed dramatically since Quibi launched and our standalone business model is no longer viable," founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said in a statement.The company said it would begin winding down its operations and plans to work with its legal and financial advisers over the coming months to dissolve the company and identify a suitable buyer for its assets.The Wall Street Journal reported the news earlier in the day.
  
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• Mexico Senate kills 109 government disaster, science funds

  21-10-2020 23:20
  
  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party pushed legislation through the Senate on Wednesday to eliminate 109 semi-independent government trust funds that finance everything from science to movie productions to disaster relief.In a party-line vote, the Senate voted to end the trusts and have the government directly administer the money.The vote and debates were held at an alternative site after protesters blockaded the Senate building.
  
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• Touching tribute: BYU's Masen Wake honors late mom after TD

  21-10-2020 23:16
  
  For two weeks, BYU sophomore Masen Wake kept his tribute to his mother covered up, waiting for just the right moment to unveil it.The moment spread on social media, with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes dazzled by the underhanded shovel pass to Wake and Cougars fans moved by Wake's devotion to his mom, who died of cancer when he was 8 years old.“Everything I do is to make her more proud,” said Wake, whose 12th-ranked Cougars (5-0) host Texas State (1-5) on Saturday.
  
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• Scotland's hospitality businesses face another fight to survive, but many have already been lost

  21-10-2020 23:16
  
  Scotland’s hospitality sector warned of an impending disaster for hundreds of pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, but the pandemic and lockdown rules have already forced the closure of some of the country’s best-known venues. Joanna Blythman, the food writer and one of the country’s best known restaurant critics, has described the ongoing shutdown as “more of a ball breaker than a circuit breaker” and branded the extension of restrictions “monstrously unj
  
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• NFL broadcaster forced to apologise after mocking military flyover in hot mic moment

  21-10-2020 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Former Dallas Cowboys star caught making sarcastic joke</p>
  
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• U.S. likely to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for all vulnerable Americans by year end - official

  21-10-2020 23:12
  
  The U.S. government is "cautiously optimistic" that one or two vaccines, likely from Pfizer Inc or Moderna Inc, will be available by the end of the year and can begin to be distributed to Americans, officials said during a news conference.Azar said he expects all seniors, healthcare workers, and first responders will be able to receive a vaccine as soon as January, with the rest of the American public able to get a vaccine by April.
  
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• Raiders send starting O-line home after Brown's COVID test

  21-10-2020 23:10
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders sent all five starting offensive linemen home as part of coronavirus contact tracing after right tackle Trent Brown was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list with a positive test.The Raiders held practice on Wednesday without their starting five as they prepare for Sunday’s home game against Tampa Bay.Safety Johnathan Abram also was held out because of contract tracing.
  
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• Marseille lose in Greece as Bayern Munich thump Atletico Madrid

  21-10-2020 23:10
  
  Marseille marked their return to the Uefa Champions League after seven years with a 1-0 loss at Olympiakos André Villas-Boas’ men wore black armbands during the Group C game at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium to honour Samuel Paty, the teacher who was murdered in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine last Friday after showing pictures of the Prophet Mohammed to his pupils.Marseille succumbed in second-half stoppage time on Wednesday night to Ahmed Hassan's strike after he was set
  
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• A return to Sherwood for Tiger, Mickelson but few others

  21-10-2020 23:10
  
  Sherwood Country Club again is hosting some of the world's best players, some of whom return to memories of clutch shots, free money and a happy time of the year with the holidays right around the corner.In another sign of a younger generation on the PGA Tour, defending champion Tiger Woods is among just 11 players in the 78-man field for the Zozo Championship at Sherwood who have competed on the Jack Nicklaus design.Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele were not even on the PGA Tour whe
  
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• 2020 election polls – live: Trump and Biden in Texas ‘dead heat’ as Independent finds President's mail-in ballots attacks are working

  21-10-2020 23:06
  
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• Democrats seize on U.S. Supreme Court election deadlock in Barrett fight

  21-10-2020 23:03
  
  The Supreme Court's deadlock this week in a key election case illustrates the power President Donald Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett could wield and reveals why Republicans are hurrying to install her as a justice, Democrats said on Wednesday in their latest pitch to block her U.S. Senate confirmation.Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the four other conservative justices and joined with the court's three liberals on Monday in denying a request by Republicans seeking to block a state court'
  
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• Presidential debate: When is the next Trump-Biden showdown and how can you watch it?

  21-10-2020 23:02
  
  The two candidates held competing town hall events
  
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• Debate commission to cut candidate's mic if they speak out of turn

  21-10-2020 22:59
  
  Wall Street Journal associate editor John Bussey gives his thoughts on 'Your World'
  
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• Penguin Chicks' Names Announced by Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

  21-10-2020 22:57
  
  The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, revealed the names and sexes of four Magellanic penguin chicks who were hatched at the aquarium in May.Video of the four chicks shows them trotting around a pool and chirping.“The Shedd Aquarium is announcing the names and sexes of four Magellanic penguin chicks (Spheniscus magellanicus) the aquarium joyfully welcomed following a successful nesting and breeding season in May,” wrote the aquarium in a press release.“Porter, male – n
  
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• Covid: No safety concerns found with Oxford vaccine trial after Brazil death

  21-10-2020 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian volunteer did not receive the vaccine being tested by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
  
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• 'Young people, give this a shot': Barack Obama urges high turnout as he hits the campaign trail for Joe Biden

  21-10-2020 22:56
  
  Barack Obama urged young people to give voting “a shot” as he hit the campaign trail for Joe Biden.The former president was asked at a round table with African American community leaders what he would tell young people ahead of election day.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Claims Borat ‘Hit Job’ Is Retaliation for Hunter Biden Attack

  21-10-2020 22:53
  
  Rudy Giuliani issued his first public defense after details emerged from his big cameo appearance in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. While it may look like he was touching himself inappropriately with his hands down his pants in a hotel room alongside an actress posing as a reporter, he swore that he was actually just tucking in his shirt.“I had to take off the electronic equipment,” Giuliani said in a radio interview on Wednesday. “And when the electronic equipment came off, some
  
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• Could a COVID-19 vaccine be America's 'big Christmas gift'?

  21-10-2020 22:53
  
  St. Joseph University Hospital Chairman of Medicine Dr. Bob Lahita lays out possible timeline on 'Your World'
  
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• Fans at Dodger Stadium Watch Party Cheer Team's World Series Game One Win

  21-10-2020 22:47
  
  Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers cheered and honked their horns to celebrate the baseball team’s Game 1 victory in the World Series on October 20, from a watch party in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium.The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays eight to three at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night.Video filmed by LA Times Audience Engagement Director Samantha Melbourneweaver shows fans celebrating at a drive-in-style watch party at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.Th
  
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• Trump loses his edge in the rural state of Iowa

  21-10-2020 22:44
  
  US President Donald Trump comfortably won by 9.4 points in Iowa in 2016, but it now joins the list of states where he is losing his lead. Several polls now show Trump neck and neck with opponent and former vice president Joe Biden since September.
  
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• Coronavirus: Spain passes one million Covid-19 cases

  21-10-2020 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain is the first western European country and the sixth in the world to pass the landmark figure.
  
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• Deer raised in woman's home gores neighbour

  21-10-2020 22:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>‘We can’t say it enough: Wild animals are not pets,’ says Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Frank McGee</p>
  
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• Deer raised in woman's home gores neighbour

  21-10-2020 22:42
  
  ‘We can’t say it enough: Wild animals are not pets,’ says Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Frank McGee
  
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• Twitter locks out NY Post while Iran's ayatollah tweets nuke threats

  21-10-2020 22:40
  
  FCC Chief of Staff Matthew Berry responds to social media censorship, bias on 'Bill Hemmer Reports'
  
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• Patriots focus on offensive adjustments with 49ers up next

  21-10-2020 22:38
  
  Following a promising start, the Patriots offense is trudging through its first rough patch of 2020 under quarterback Cam Newton.The Patriots had their worst offensive performance of the season during last week’s 18-12 loss to Denver, producing a season-low 288 yards.Improvements will be needed heading into a matchup this week against a 49ers defense that ranks fifth in the NFL.
  
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• Scottish pubs and restaurants 'sacrificed' by Sturgeon after u-turn over 'temporary' closures

  21-10-2020 22:35
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of sacrificing Scotland’s pubs, restaurants and thousands of jobs, after she tore up plans for a “temporary” shutdown of hospitality venues and instead left some businesses facing indefinite closure. The First Minister sparked fury from the hospitality sector after she admitted on Wednesday that a blanket closure of pubs and restaurants in the Central Belt, which she initially said would last for just 16 days, had been extended by a week because
  
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