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• Two dead and others feared injured in Tennessee school bus crash

  27-10-2020 23:58
  
  Officials have not confirmed if fatality is an adult or child
  
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• Specieswatch: theme park offers no joy ride for jumping spider

  27-10-2020 23:57
  
  Specieswatch: theme park offers no joy ride for jumping spiderPlanned development in Kent risks destroying the only two British habitats of 1cm arachnid
  
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• Could it be you? UK ticketholder scoops £79 million EuroMillions jackpot

  27-10-2020 23:55
  
  A UK ticket-holder has scooped a £79 million EuroMillions jackpot, with players being urged to check their numbers.The winning numbers in the draw were 13, 15, 28, 32, 44 and the lucky stars were 03 and 12.
  
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• Carson Wentz playing more like Ol' Gunslinger Brett Favre

  27-10-2020 23:55
  
  Carson Wentz is playing more like his favorite player this season.Wentz, who grew up rooting for Brett Favre, has turned into a younger version of the Ol’ Gunslinger in his fifth year with the Philadelphia Eagles.Just like Favre was in his two decades with the Packers, Jets and Vikings, Wentz is supremely confident in his ability to make any throw from anywhere on the field.
  
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• Trump distorts education record of Boston University grad AOC during rally in must-win Wisconsin

  27-10-2020 23:54
  
  GOP strategist say 2020 race shaping up ‘eerily similar’ to one in 2016 the president won in a surprise
  
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• Biden urges Georgians to deliver him the presidency — and the Senate

  27-10-2020 23:54
  
  'I can't tell you how important it is that we flip the United States Senate,' former vice president says a week out from Election Day
  
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• Polls show Biden ahead in traditional GOP stronghold Arizona

  27-10-2020 23:48
  
  Grand Canyon State has voted for Republican in every presidential election but one since 1952; Alicia Acuna reports.
  
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• Melania lashes out at ex-best friend and the media in fiery campaign speech

  27-10-2020 23:44
  
  First lady angry at coverage of White House ‘palace intrigue’
  
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• Junior MasterChef weekly recap: children routinely combust with joy and everything is cake

  27-10-2020 23:40
  
  Junior MasterChef weekly recap: children routinely combust with joy and everything is cakeThe only place where everything is good continued this week, featuring Emelia Jackson, a noodle magician and the quiet, joyous rise of Dev
  
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• GOP suit challenges Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot deadline extension

  27-10-2020 23:40
  
  State law allows ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to three days later to be counted; Bryan Llenas reports.
  
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• One dead and others feared injured in Tennessee school bus crash

  27-10-2020 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  One person is dead and others feared injured in a Tennessee school bus crash, according to reports.
  
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• US election 2020: The five Senate races to watch

  27-10-2020 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The battle for control of the Senate is as consequential as the race for the White House.
  
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• Trump claims Democrats want to drag out election long beyond Nov. 3

  27-10-2020 23:26
  
  President reiterates his concern over mail-in balloting; Bryan Llenas reports from Pennsylvania
  
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• Trump, Biden campaigns flood battleground Florida with surrogates

  27-10-2020 23:25
  
  Barack Obama, Ivanka Trump stump in Sunshine State; Phil Keating has the latest on 'Special Report.'
  
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• Trump slams Biden at Michigan rally over pledge to raise taxes

  27-10-2020 23:22
  
  Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts has the latest on 'Special Report'
  
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• Biden campaign heads south in the hope of turning Georgia blue

  27-10-2020 23:17
  
  Former VP holds events in Atlanta, Warm Springs; Correspondent Peter Doocy joins 'Special Report' with more
  
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• Resurfaced clip from 1990 shows Trump storm out of interview when asked about his finances

  27-10-2020 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You know what, do this interview with somebody else’
  
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• Trump, Biden campaign in key states during race's final stretch

  27-10-2020 23:06
  
  Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports from Pennsylvania on 'The Daily Briefing.'
  
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• Trump campaign takes Biden speech out of context and mocks him for quoting the Pope

  27-10-2020 23:05
  
  'Why do they keep attacking Joe Biden's faith?' asks Democratic nominee’s rapid response director
  
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• Borat 2: Babysitter Jeanise Jones says she feels ‘betrayed’ by film’s pranks

  27-10-2020 23:05
  
  Real-life babysitter was told film was documentary about women’s rights, and did not know who Sacha Baron Cohen was
  
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• Comic Relief stops sending celebrities to African countries

  27-10-2020 23:01
  
  Comic Relief stops sending celebrities to African countriesMove follows criticism that its promotional films reinforced ‘white saviour’ stereotypes
  
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• The Sister review – a nail-biting whodunnit that is truly haunting

  27-10-2020 23:00
  
  The Sister review – a nail-biting whodunnit that is truly hauntingRussell Tovey and Bertie Carvel star in the latest thriller from Luther writer Neil Cross, complete with dark forests, ghostly apparitions, and mountains of dread
  
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• Biden insists he'll tackle virus as Trump pushes 'super-recovery'

  27-10-2020 22:56
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden stumpedin Georgia -- traditionally Republican political territory -- as the November 3, 2020 US election campaign entered its final week
  
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• Donald Trump owes real estate debts of $1.1bn with $900m due in next four years, report says

  27-10-2020 22:55
  
  President’s assets give him reported net worth of $2.5bn
  
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• Brazil Navy chief says personnel ready despite COVID-19, submarines face technical setback

  27-10-2020 22:54
  
  The readiness of the Brazilian Navy has not been affected by the coronavirus outbreak, despite 8% of personnel catching the virus and 549 people dying of COVID-19, its commander said on Tuesday.Admiral Ilques Barbosa played down the impact of the virus on the Navy's 80,000 men and women, adding that those who caught it were never all out at the same time.Barbosa himself had COVID-19 without symptoms and worked from home.
  
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• Democrats urge voters to hand deliver ballots to beat court deadline

  27-10-2020 22:53
  
  Democrats urge voters to hand deliver ballots to beat court deadlineScramble after supreme court sides with Wisconsin Republicans to bar late ballots despite postal delay
  
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• Home Office decision to evict asylum seekers in tier 3 areas ‘unreasonable', says judge

  27-10-2020 22:48
  
  Local council leaders call on the Home Office to halt evictions as judge deems decision ‘unreasonable’
  
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• Trump campaigns at rain-soaked Michigan rally

  27-10-2020 22:45
  
  President Donald Trump has started a busy day of campaigning with a cold, rain-soaked rally in Lansing, Michigan.Most polls show Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden in a state that Trump won narrowly in his 2016 victory. The president told the thousands that gathered on Tuesday that “seven days from now we’re going to win the great state of Michigan.”
  
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• Jags' Marrone planning bye week shakeup amid losing streak

  27-10-2020 22:41
  
  Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said Tuesday he plans to shake things up during the team’s bye week, which comes amid a six-game losing streak.Marrone offered no details Tuesday, but he insisted repeatedly he was “fired up” to make sweeping changes.Marrone sure made it sound as if anything and everything is possible.
  
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• More Italy protests as virus gloom engulfs global economy

  27-10-2020 22:40
  
  Angry youths threw petrol bombs and stones at police cars and smashed up shop fronts
  
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• Gutfeld on Trump's rallies and Biden's seclusion

  27-10-2020 22:38
  
  President slams Democratic nominee's 'play it safe' strategy as Election Day nears
  
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• Champions League results and scores LIVE! Marseille 0-3 Man City, Liverpool win and Real Madrid draw

  27-10-2020 22:38
  
  Champions League football is back again this week for matchday two drama.With the first three matchdays being squeezed across three weeks due to a shortened 2020/21 season, there is little respite as clubs aim to make an immediate impact in Europe.
  
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• U.N. in New York cancels in-person meetings over coronavirus infections

  27-10-2020 22:37
  
  The United Nations on Tuesday canceled all in-person meetings at its New York headquarters for the rest of the week after five people in Niger's U.N. mission were infected with the novel coronavirus.After largely operating virtually since New York became a global COVID-19 hotspot in March, the 193-member world body had been holding some in-person gatherings again, with precautions such as requiring diplomats to wear masks, social distancing and restricting the number of people at meetings.In a l
  
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• Contestant eliminated from Bake Off during show’s first Japanese week

  27-10-2020 22:36
  
  The programme also celebrated its 100th episode.
  
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• Melania Trump: 'Media created picture of my husband I don't recognise'

  27-10-2020 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Lady Melania Trump makes her first solo appearance to support her husband's election campaign.
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh reveals how the Supreme Court could trigger election chaos

  27-10-2020 22:34
  
  In striking down deadline expansion for Wisconsin’s mail-in ballots despite postal delays, Trump-appointed justice argues counting votes past deadline could ‘flip the results of an election’
  
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• UN urges Libyan rivals to implement cease-fire, pursue peace

  27-10-2020 22:32
  
  The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the permanent cease-fire agreement signed by the rival sides in Libya and called on the parties to implement it and “show the same determination in reaching a political solution.”The U.N.’s most powerful body also welcomed Monday’s virtual meeting of the U.N.-recognized government and its eastern-based rivals in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and looked forward to an in-person meeting of the body that will hold political
  
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• Republicans use Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation to taunt Hillary Clinton

  27-10-2020 22:32
  
  Confirmation will strip millions of Americans of affordable health care, says former secretary of state
  
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• 'Hard choices' as France considers new Covid-19 clampdown

  27-10-2020 22:30
  
  French officials said Tuesday that tougher restrictions are looming to counter an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases as doctors warned many hospitals are just days away from being overrun with patients. President Emmanuel Macron is to address the nation on Wednesday evening to present new measures that will be decided at back-to-back meetings of the defence council and cabinet, the presidency said."We have to prepare for difficult decisions," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told France Inter rad
  
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• Social media CEOs ‘liability shield’ under attack from Democrats and Republicans: Sen. Roger Wicker

  27-10-2020 22:29
  
  Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., gives his take on Big Tech hearings, arguing there was ‘bias on behalf of the liberal point of view’ and ‘restriction to conservative thought.’
  
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• Marseille 0-3 Man City: Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling strike to keep up perfect start

  27-10-2020 22:29
  
  Manchester City made it two wins from two in the Champions League as goals from Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling earned a comfortable 3-0 win over Marseille.With Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus out inured, Torres started in a central role and opened the scoring after Kevin de Bruyne had pounced on an error in the hosts' backline. Gundogan struck 15 minutes from time to make the points safe before Sterling's tap-in added some deserved gloss to the scoreline.
  
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• Bloomberg spending millions on last-minute Ohio ad push for Biden

  27-10-2020 22:29
  
  Rep. Tim Ryan tells 'Your World' why the Democratic nominee will win Ohio with his stay-at-home strategy
  
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• Love Island stars congratulate Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt on first child

  27-10-2020 22:27
  
  The couple welcomed a daughter.
  
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• ‘He's jealous of Covid’s media coverage’: Obama ridicules Trump at Florida rally

  27-10-2020 22:26
  
  ‘He's jealous of Covid’s media coverage’: Obama ridicules Trump at Florida rallyFormer president has lambasted successor in recent speeches for his response to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• NXIVM sex cult founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

  27-10-2020 22:25
  
  Keith Raniere, the founder of the cult-like group NXIVM where women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials, and ordered to have sex with him, was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 years in prison following his conviction for sex trafficking and other crimes.The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in Brooklyn, after a hearing where 15 former NXIVM members spoke out against Raniere, 60.The victims, most of whom were women, described what they called the devast
  
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• Justin Trudeau offers blunt assessment of global pandemic: ‘It really sucks’

  27-10-2020 22:23
  
  Justin Trudeau offers blunt assessment of global pandemic: ‘It really sucks’PM’s message a stark contrast to dismissive or overly optimistic tone set by some other world leaders, such as Donald Trump
  
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• Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution

  27-10-2020 22:20
  
  The fireworks and street celebrations are over in Chile, and now many months of hard work and uncertainty loom for a population impatient for change.One of Latin America’s most affluent nations, and also one haunted by social and economic inequality, plans to draft a new constitution to replace the charter introduced during military rule decades ago.The project’s launch comes during a global pandemic that sapped Chile’s economy and follows protests and deadly clashes with secur
  
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• UK defence worker leaked top secret details of missile system, trial hears

  27-10-2020 22:17
  
  Software engineer Simon Finch is accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act
  
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• Former Hunter Biden business associate speaks out on Burisma scandal

  27-10-2020 22:17
  
  Tony Bobulinski tells 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' why he almost walked out of last week's Trump-Biden debate
  
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• Cyclones' Mike Rose reaping rewards of hard offseason work

  27-10-2020 22:16
  
  Mike Rose, like everybody else in college football, had no idea last spring if there would be a season.Iowa State's junior linebacker wanted to be ready just in case, so day in and day out for three months he went to his high school in the Cleveland suburb of Brecksville, Ohio, to do workouts prescribed by the Cyclones' new strength staff.“I looked at it as an opportunity to get better when some people would get a little complacent being at home," Rose said.
  
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