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• Whistleblower Edward Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia, reports say

  22-10-2020 23:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>The former CIA and NSA contractor's residency was set to expire this year</p>
  
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• Lebanese Artist Creates Sculpture Out of Rubble From Beirut Blast

  22-10-2020 23:53
  
  A sculpture of a woman made out of rubble from the Beirut Port explosion, created by Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer, now sits near the site in Lebanon’s capital, reports said.The statue is made from broken glass, building debris, and household items that were destroyed during the explosion that killed at least 200 people and injured thousands in Beirut on August 4. A broken clock near the base of the sculpture reads 6.08 pm, marking the time the blast rocked the city.In a video posted to her
  
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• 2020 election polls – live: Half of Americans want Trump criminally investigated when he leaves office

  22-10-2020 23:53
  
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• Cincinnati-SMU a Top 25 game like no other on Dallas campus

  22-10-2020 23:51
  
  There has never been a game quite like this on the SMU campus.A meeting of undefeated Group of Five teams when No. 9 Cincinnati plays the No. 16 Mustangs on Saturday night.The American Athletic Conference’s top defense trying to stop one of the league's best offenses, and the first game there matching two Top 25 teams since SMU (5-0, 3-0 AAC) resumed playing on campus three decades ago.
  
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• 2020 debate: Why Trump can’t win tonight against Biden, according to experts

  22-10-2020 23:51
  
  The topics Mr Trump and Mr Biden should embrace, and what they should avoid, according the the experts
  
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• Ex-Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinksi to attend second debate

  22-10-2020 23:50
  
  'The Five' discuss how President Trump should approach new Hunter Biden email allegations on stage
  
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• Lawsuit of Michael Jackson sexual abuse accuser dismissed

  22-10-2020 23:46
  
  A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland."Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young on Tuesday found that James Safechuck, 42, could not sue the two corporations Jackson owned that are named as defendants in the lawsuit, MJJ Productions Inc., and MJJ Ventures Inc.“We are pleased that the court dismissed Mr. Safechuck’s case by ruling that he had no grounds to pu
  
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• Derek Carr leads Raiders into showdown vs Tom Brady's Bucs

  22-10-2020 23:46
  
  Fresh off winning the first NFL game ever played in Las Vegas, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr talked about how seeing Tom Brady’s picture on the front page of the newspaper this offseason as his possible replacement added fuel to his fire.Carr now gets a chance to see Brady in person when the Raiders (3-2) host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) on Sunday.Carr has already outplayed Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes in wins this season and now can do the same against the six-time Super Bowl champi
  
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• Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane can play together at Tottenham, insists Jose Mourinho

  22-10-2020 23:46
  
  Jose Mourinho insists strikers Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane can play together at Tottenham.Benfica loanee Vinicius made his first appearance for Spurs on Thursday night, laying on two assists in a 3-0 win over LASK of Austria in the club's 2020/21 Europa League group-stage opener.
  
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• Nottingham nears tier 3 as hospitals postpone surgeries amid Covid surge

  22-10-2020 23:45
  
  Nottingham nears tier 3 as hospitals postpone surgeries amid Covid surgeNon-urgent operations delayed following ‘dramatic’ rise in coronavirus patients* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• No. 18 Michigan faces difficult opener at No. 21 Minnesota

  22-10-2020 23:45
  
  Michigan hasn't left Minnesota with a loss since 1977.This is a much different Gophers team than most of those that wilted in the past against the Wolverines, though.This pivotal sixth season with coach Jim Harbaugh for the storied program will finally begin in difficult fashion at No. 21 Minnesota on Saturday night.
  
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• Jaguars' Minshew, Chargers' Herbert look to snap team skids

  22-10-2020 23:45
  
  Gardner Minshew and Justin Herbert don't remember much about the previous time they faced each other.Minshew's Jacksonville Jaguars and Herbert's Los Angeles Chargers are looking for their first wins since Week 1.The Jaguars (1-5) have dropped five straight while the Chargers (1-4) have lost their past four.
  
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• Trump news– live: Biden vows to fight back if his family is attacked at presidential debate

  22-10-2020 23:44
  
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• Record-breaking dolphin Fungie leaves Irish town heartbroken as he disappears after 37 years

  22-10-2020 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Sightings of Fungie offer hope he will return to place where he created a tourist industry</p>
  
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• Presidential debate winner: How to tell who is winning out of Trump and Biden

  22-10-2020 23:37
  
  Debate experts weigh in on how to tell who is winning
  
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• Dubai sets record for world's biggest fountain

  22-10-2020 23:27
  
  With multicoloured lights and jets of water blasting into the night sky, the United Arab Emirate's newest attraction set a world record on Thursday as the largest fountain ever.Located at The Pointe in Dubai's waterfront Palm Jumeirah area, the glitzy Palm Fountain was unveiled in a launch that was live-streamed around the world.The Palm Fountain was crowned the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest fountain, stealing the title from the Banpo Moonlight Rainbow Fountain in South Ko
  
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• Tesla 'full self-driving' vehicles can't drive themselves

  22-10-2020 23:25
  
  Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its “full self-driving” software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads.The conflicting messages have experts in the field accusing Tesla of deceptive, irresponsible marketing that could make the roads more dangerous as the system is rolled out to as many as 1 million electric vehicle drivers by the end of the year.“This is actively misleading people about the capabilities of the system, based on the information I've seen a
  
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• Senate Democrats boycott Judiciary panel vote on Barret nomination

  22-10-2020 23:25
  
  Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., defends the move, discusses potential court-packing on 'Your World'
  
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• Opposing sides of landmark gay marriage case unite to oppose Trump's court pick

  22-10-2020 23:24
  
  Amy Coney Barrett served on board of private school with anti-gay policies
  
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• Jets' Darnold tunes out Lawrence talk, focuses on return

  22-10-2020 23:21
  
  Sam Darnold knows what people are talking about these days.The struggling New York Jets are 0-6 and currently hold the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft next April.“I have social media and I've seen some of the things," Darnold said Thursday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Nottingham hospitals postpone some non-urgent surgeries amid 'dramatic rise' in COVID admissions

  22-10-2020 23:21
  
  Hospitals in Nottingham have postponed some of their non-urgent surgeries due to a "dramatic rise" in coronavirus admissions in the city, the local NHS trust has said.It comes as the city and wider Nottinghamshire region enter talks with the government about going into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions.Tracy Taylor, the CEO of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said it had been a "difficult decision" to postpone some appointments, but added there are more than 200 patients with coronavirus
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell says Bill Clinton was not on Epstein's island but did fly on private jet

  22-10-2020 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>'Absolutely 1,000 per cent that is a flat out total fabrication and lie'</p>
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell says Bill Clinton was not on Epstein's island but did fly on private jet

  22-10-2020 23:19
  
  'Absolutely 1,000 per cent that is a flat out total fabrication and lie'
  
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• Democrats refuse to participate as Amy Coney Barrett nomination advanced – video

  22-10-2020 23:17
  
  Amy Coney Barrett’s supreme court nomination was advanced by a unilateral Republican vote to the full Senate despite Democrats’ refusal to participate in the Senate judiciary committee hearing for what they called a 'naked power grab'.Democratic senators stood outside the Capital and boycotted the vote to install Donald Trump’s third supreme court nominee less than two weeks before the election.No supreme court nominee has ever been installed so close to a presidentia
  
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• Charity rescues baby hedgehog with plastic ring from bottle embedded in its neck

  22-10-2020 23:16
  
  A six-week-old hedgehog was found by a charity with a plastic ring from a bottle embedded in its neck.Blyth Wildlife Rescue said the hedgehog's wound was infested with maggots and that it was becoming deeper as the hedgehog was growing.
  
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• Amazon workers set to strike on Halloween if they aren’t given election day off to vote

  22-10-2020 23:16
  
  Organisers want people to block trucks and vans leaving warehouses
  
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• Falcons, Lions both eyeing rare feat: a winning streak

  22-10-2020 23:15
  
  The Atlanta Falcons actually have a shot at a winning streak.Ditto for the Detroit Lions, who haven’t won back-to-back games in more than a year.“I stopped looking at the standings about three weeks ago,” Falcons running back Todd Gurley said with a chuckle.
  
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• GOP in ruby red Kansas stresses over costly Senate race

  22-10-2020 23:13
  
  Republicans who were desperate to have Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall as their candidate for an open Senate seat are finding the race to be anything but the sure thing they once thought it would be.GOP groups are pouring in millions of dollars to help the two-term congressman win what was supposed to be a safe Republican seat and to keep it from going to a party-switching state senator who was little known outside her suburban Kansas City-area district before the race began.Like other Democra
  
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• Christian singer to host evangelical ‘worship protest’ on Washington DC’s National Mall with 15,000 expected to attend

  22-10-2020 23:06
  
  The event scheduled this weekend will not require attendees to wear masks or social distance
  
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• Jose Mourinho happy with Vinicius' two-assist Tottenham debut but insists: 'Carlos can be much more than this'

  22-10-2020 23:05
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Carlos Vinicius is still learning and adapting at Tottenham and can play better than he did against LASK on Thursday night.The Brazilian striker - signed from Benfica on a season-long loan earlier this month that includes the option for a £38.2million permanent deal next summer - generally impressed on his first Spurs outing in the Europa League, not allowing a glaring early miss to affect his confidence as he laid on a pair of assists for compatriot Lucas
  
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• Analysis: Window narrows for Canada's Trudeau to win 'smash and grab' majority in snap vote

  22-10-2020 23:01
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a window for a snap election that could give him a majority government and free him of his dependence on opposition parties to govern - if only they would cooperate and withdraw their support.On Wednesday Trudeau's Liberals, doing well in polls due to their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, sought to capitalize on that boost before an emerging second wave worsens and expensive financial aid programs begin to wind down.The government called a surpris
  
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• Ireland’s second nationwide lockdown comes into force

  22-10-2020 23:00
  
  Ireland is facing the toughest set of restrictions for six weeks as it enters a second lockdown. The entire country moved to the highest level of restrictions under the Government’s five-tiered framework. In doing so it has become the first country in Europe to re-impose a nationwide lockdown in an effort to tackle the record number of cases over recent weeks. The strict measures will remain in place until December 1.
  
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• Raiders place 5 more players on COVID-19 list

  22-10-2020 22:54
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders placed four starting offensive linemen and safety Johnathan Abram on the reserve/COVID-19 list after they were determined to be close contacts with a teammate who had tested positive for the coronavirus.Abram, Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson were all placed on the list Thursday because of high-risk contact with right tackle Trent Brown, who was placed on the COVID-19 list Wednesday following a positive test for the virus.
  
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• Cuba says US sanctions have caused nearly $5.6B in losses

  22-10-2020 22:54
  
  Cuba said Thursday that the island has lost nearly $5.6 billion in one year as a result of economic sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez decried what he said was a growing number of sanctions suffocating the island, a topic that is on the agenda for next year’s U.N. General Assembly session.
  
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• AP sources: Raiders place 5 more players on COVID-19 list

  22-10-2020 22:54
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders placed four starting offensive linemen and safety Johnathan Abram on the reserve/COVID-19 list after they were determined to be close contacts with a teammate who had tested positive for the coronavirus.Two people familiar with the moves Thursday confirmed that Abram, Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson were all placed on the list because of high-risk contact with right tackle Trent Brown.
  
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• Nottingham hospitals postpone some non-urgent surgeries over ‘dramatic rise’ in Covid admissions

  22-10-2020 22:53
  
  Hospitals in Nottingham have postponed some non-urgent surgeries due to a "dramatic rise" in Covid-19 admissions, the local NHS trust has said.It comes as it was confirmed that the city and the wider Nottinghamshire region were in discussions with the government about entering Tier 3 restrictions.
  
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• In France, 'mistrust of a Covid-19 vaccine is to be expected'

  22-10-2020 22:53
  
  More than four out of 10 French people would be reluctant to get a vaccine for Covid-19 should one become available, a new study has found. FRANCE 24 spoke to a public health expert who says the government should commit to transparency and listening to medical professionals to help ease the roll-out of any future inoculation plans. In a survey of global public acceptance of a Covid-19 vaccine published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine this week, researchers foun
  
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• Russian 'Fancy Bear' unit hit with sanctions by UK over cyber attack on German parliament

  22-10-2020 22:52
  
  Britain has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on a Russian unit over a cyber attack on Germany's parliament.The sanctions, part of European Union action, will be enforced on two Russian GRU officers and a hacking unit - judged to be part of the GRU - known as APT28 or Fancy Bear.Germany has found Russia responsible for the 2015 hack of its parliament, the Bundestag, which was said to have caused the theft of more than 16 gigabytes of data, including MPs' confidential emails.
  
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• FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir

  22-10-2020 22:52
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery by five days — from 15 days to 10 on average — in a large study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.Gilead says Veklury is approved for people at least 12 years old and weighing at least 88 pounds (40 ki
  
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• FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

  22-10-2020 22:52
  
  U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery by five days — from 15 days to 10 on average — in a large study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.It had been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring, and now becomes the first drug to win full Food an
  
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• Don Jr ripped to shreds for claiming he worked his way to top

  22-10-2020 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>'The most hilarious tweet I've ever read on this site'</p>
  
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• Langone: Media is 'neutered' if Trump manages to win reelection

  22-10-2020 22:48
  
  Home Depot co-founder joins 'Your World' to discuss the mainstream media's silence on Hunter Biden story
  
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• White House violated agreement with CBS by posting Trump and Pence interviews, network says

  22-10-2020 22:47
  
  Lesley Stahl tells vice president: ‘There is this anticipation that people in power are held accountable and they answer questions for the public, not for me, and I feel that we didn’t do that’
  
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• Who will be first in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

  22-10-2020 22:46
  
  Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down the timeline on 'Bill Hemmer Reports'
  
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• Arizona-Seattle meet in another tough NFC West matchup

  22-10-2020 22:46
  
  The Arizona Cardinals are rolling and have shown they're serious about making a move up the standings in the NFC West.The Cardinals (4-2) begin a three-game homestand on Sunday night when they host the undefeated Seattle Seahawks.Seattle (5-0) has the benefit of extra rest after coming off a bye week.
  
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• Lincoln Project targets Ivanka and Jared for Covid-19 death count with massive Times Square billboards

  22-10-2020 22:42
  
  ‘There must be accountability for the lying and deaths — this is just the start,’ says anti-Trump conservative group
  
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• Russian hackers attack U.S. state and local government networks, U.S. government says

  22-10-2020 22:41
  
  The joint alert was posted on the website of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security.The alert comes amid heightened concern less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3.
  
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• Poland's top court strikes down provision permitting abortion over fetal defects

  22-10-2020 22:38
  
  Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country’s abortion laws that are among the strictest in Europe. Two judges in the 13-member Constitutional Court did not back the majority ruling. Activists deplored the decision, and the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner wrote on Twitter that it was a “sad day for women’s rights.&r
  
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• Poland's top court rules that abortion for congenital defects is unconstitutional

  22-10-2020 22:38
  
  Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country’s abortion laws that are among the strictest in Europe. Two judges in the 13-member Constitutional Court did not back the majority ruling. Activists deplored the decision, and the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner wrote on Twitter that it was a “sad day for women’s rights.&r
  
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• Fox Anchor Pushes Back When Trump Aide Attacks Kristen Welker: ‘She Is Not an Activist’

  22-10-2020 22:38
  
  Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer on Thursday briefly defended NBC News reporter Kristen Welker from Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp’s attacks, pushing back against the smear that she is a Democratic “activist.”In recent days, following a hit piece by the New York Post, Welker—who is moderating Thursday night’s presidential debate—has come under fire from Trumpworld over her so-called ties to the Democratic Party. The article cited Welker’s parents&rsq
  
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