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• Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launch

  28-10-2020 23:58
  
  SpaceX’s second astronaut flight is off until mid-November because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now must be replaced.SpaceX and NASA officials announced the discovery of the potentially damaging contamination Wednesday.The clogged holes were found after the aborted launch of a GPS satellite on Oct. 2.
  
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• US election polls tracker: who is leading in swing states, Trump or Biden?

  28-10-2020 23:57
  
  US election polls tracker: who is leading in swing states, Trump or Biden?. As the presidential campaign heats up, the Guardian is tracking the latest polling in eight battleground states that could decide the election
  
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• Marcus Rashford 'can't stop smiling' as first Man Utd hat-trick coincides with food poverty petition landmark

  28-10-2020 23:54
  
  Marcus Rashford scored his first Manchester United hat-trick on the same day as his petition calling for an end to child food poverty reached one million signatures and admitted: “I can’t stop smiling!”The petition, which the England forward only launched two weeks ago, calls on the government to expand its provision of free school meals and reached the landmark milestone on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Tony Bobulinski reveals Joe Biden's alleged involvement in China deals

  28-10-2020 23:53
  
  Fox News senior political correspondent Mike Emanuel gives an update on 'Special Report'
  
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• Philadelphia under curfew after two nights of rioting, looting

  28-10-2020 23:52
  
  Fox News correspondent Leland Vittert joins 'Special Report' with the latest on aftermath of deadly police shooting
  
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• Fox News Host Ponders ‘Preemptive Impeachment’ for Biden ‘in Case He Wins’

  28-10-2020 23:48
  
  Fox News host Greg Gutfeld floated the idea on Wednesday afternoon of Republicans starting a “preemptive impeachment” against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, claiming they could get it going “tomorrow” just “in case he wins” the election.During a discussion on Fox News panel show The Five about assertions made by Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski that Joe Biden was involved in his son’s Chinese business dealings—a claim several news
  
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• Cowboys release DT Poe amid shakeup of disappointing defense

  28-10-2020 23:46
  
  The Dallas Cowboys released defensive tackle Dontari Poe on Wednesday, cutting ties with a veteran expected to play a key role for a disappointing defense now going through a midseason shakeup.Poe was also the first Dallas player to kneel during the national anthem in protest of issues of racial injustice and police brutality.Owner Jerry Jones has been outspoken against such protests, at one time threatening to bench any Dallas players who did.
  
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• Increased COVID restrictions across Europe met with protests, pushback

  28-10-2020 23:45
  
  Italy, Germany among countries cracking down to control the spread of the virus; Amy Kellogg reports from Milan.
  
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• 'They didn't give a damn': Mother of slain Walter Wallace says police knew her son was in a mental crisis

  28-10-2020 23:42
  
  The mother of the 27-year-old Philadelphia man who was gunned down by officers Monday in front of his family's home said police knew he was having a mental crisis because she told them and begged them not to shoot him.The killing of Walter Wallace Jr. has sparked protests as well as rioting and looting in Philadelphia and beyond, and mirrors what experts say is an ongoing problem nationwide of law enforcement officers using deadly force on mentally ill people.Wallace's mother, Cathy Wallace, sai
  
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• Trump news – live: President says unveiled ‘Anonymous’ whistleblower should be prosecuted as he mocks Kamala Harris’s ‘angry’ laugh

  28-10-2020 23:41
  
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• 2020 US election: What time do the polls close on election night?

  28-10-2020 23:41
  
  Closing times vary from state to state
  
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• Donald Trump sexual assault allegations: How many women have accused the president and who are the accusers?

  28-10-2020 23:39
  
  The president has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct. Mr Trump has denied those allegations
  
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• Trump calls ex-official who revealed he was 'Anonymous' whistleblower a 'sleazebag' who should be preosecuted

  28-10-2020 23:37
  
  The president back then vowed to find the author, who described themself as a then-current official who was part of a “two-track” government, with Mr Trump doing is own thing while rank-and-file employees did another.
  
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• 2020 US election: Where your polling station is and how to vote in your state

  28-10-2020 23:32
  
  Changes to polling places may occur due to coronavirus pandemic
  
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• William Saliba 'in a much better place' as he adapts to life at Arsenal, says Mikel Arteta

  28-10-2020 23:29
  
  Mikel Arteta has revealed William Saliba is “in a much better place” as Arsenal look to cope with a mounting injury crisis at centre-back.The Gunners have just two centre-backs available for Thursday’s Europa League game against Dundalk as Calum Chambers, David Luiz, Pablo Mari and Rob Holding are all not fit to feature.
  
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• Rivers shares football intel to help Colts' defense improve

  28-10-2020 23:29
  
  Philip Rivers is a fiery competitor on game day — and on the practice field.Anyone who's heard ever Rivers' brash (if profanity-free) trash-talking understands how feisty the 38-year-old quarterback can be and understands it's a big reason he's still playing in the NFL.“It matters how you affect and put mental and physical pressure on a player," Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said.
  
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• Lawyer for China exec accuses RCMP of lying about her arrest

  28-10-2020 23:28
  
  A lawyer for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday accused a Canadian police officer of lying about why he didn’t arrest her immediately at Vancouver’s airport two years ago.Richard Peck told Constable Winston Yep during cross-examination that he did not believe Yep was honest when he told the British Columbia Supreme Court this week why the arrest happened only after Canada Border Services Agency officers questioned Meng for three hours.Yep is the first in a s
  
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• Do-everything LB Fred Warner helps stead banged-up 49ers D

  28-10-2020 23:28
  
  San Francisco’s secondary has been decimated by injuries.Top edge rushers Nick Bosa and Dee Ford haven’t been on the field for weeks.Warner has been the main reason why his unit hasn’t faltered despite starting 22 players on defense while dealing with injuries to the entire starting secondary, as well as several front seven players.
  
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• Beau Biden: The life story of Joe Biden’s late son

  28-10-2020 23:28
  
  2020 candidate's son — Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran — died in 2015
  
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• US election 2020: How to vote by mail or absentee ballot in your state

  28-10-2020 23:27
  
  Everything you need to know to make your voice heard
  
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• Joe Biden calls for police reform amid unrest in Philadelphia

  28-10-2020 23:25
  
  The Democratic nominee reacts to looting in Philadelphia; Peter Doocy has an update on 'Special Report'
  
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• Philippine police chief killed by a cockerel in a freak accident as he breaks up illegal cockfight

  28-10-2020 23:23
  
  A Philippine police chief has been killed by a cockerel after a freak accident that happened while he was trying to break up an illegal cockfight.San Jose Police Chief Lt Christian Bolok bled to death on Monday after a sharp metal blade attached to a rooster sliced an artery in his leg.According to provincial Governor Edwin Ongchuan, the victim, who was in his 30s, had tried to grab the rooster when one of its gaffs - the name for the steel blade attached to the animal's foot - cut into his femo
  
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• Electoral College map: These are the swing states Trump and Biden need to win the 2020 election

  28-10-2020 23:22
  
  Donald Trump and Joe Biden are competing for crucial handful of states that could determine the presidency
  
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• FOX Bet Super 6 offers viewers a chance at $50,000 on Election Day

  28-10-2020 23:12
  
  Jesse Watters has the latest FOX Bet Super 6 contest on 'The Five'.
  
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• Joe Biden political platform 2020: Where does Biden stand on the big election issues?

  28-10-2020 23:11
  
  Resisting some of the progressive left’s more hardline ideas, the Democratic candidate is still striking out boldly
  
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• Boy, 12, and tour guide have ‘limbs torn off’ in shark attack near popular Egypt resort of Sharm El Sheikh

  28-10-2020 23:07
  
  A young boy and a tour guide have had their limbs bitten off in a shark attack near a popular Egyptian resort, it is reported.The 12-year-old and his mother, from Ukraine, were snorkelling with the guide around the Ras Mohammed reef, near Sharm El Sheikh, when the incident took place on Sunday, according to local media.
  
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• Rays reach Series, but face familiar question over new park

  28-10-2020 23:06
  
  Blake Snell spent nearly 10 minutes discussing a disappointing end to the World Series before concluding with a message to the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays.What’s not clear moving forward is how much a deep playoff run during a shortened season played in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic will help the franchise’s efforts to get a new home to replace Tropicana Field.
  
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• Electoral college explained: A simple guide to how the US elections work

  28-10-2020 23:04
  
  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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• 'Marcus Rashford was electric!' - Manchester United legends Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes rave over hat-trick

  28-10-2020 23:01
  
  Marcus Rashford left Manchester United legends Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes almost speechless with his Champions League hat-trick in a 5-0 win against RB Leipzig.United, who started with Paul Pogba in the side and Rashford and Bruno Fernandes on the bench, took the lead in the 21st minute through Mason Greenwood, who delivered a clinical finish after being slipped through by Pogba.
  
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• England will remember lessons of 2015 in Six Nations finale, says John Mitchell

  28-10-2020 23:00
  
  England will remember lessons of 2015 in Six Nations finale, says John Mitchell* Ireland pipped England five years ago in dramatic denouement* ‘It is dangerous to get too focused on the score,’ says Mitchell
  
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• Damilola: The Boy Next Door review – the powerful truth behind the headlines

  28-10-2020 23:00
  
  Damilola: The Boy Next Door review – the powerful truth behind the headlinesBroadcaster Yinka Bokinni brings old friends together to remember their childhood friend Damilola Taylor, killed 20 years ago, and the community that he touched* ‘I wanted to show that he was loved’: Yinka Bokinni on her neighbour, Damilola Taylor
  
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• Man United 5-0 RB Leipzig: Super sub Marcus Rashford scores brilliant hat-trick in thrashing

  28-10-2020 22:59
  
  Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score a terrific quick-fire hat-trick as Manchester United hammered RB Leipzig 5-0 in the Champions League at Old Trafford.Rashford only replaced Donny van de Beek as a 68th minute substitute, but scored three times in 18 minutes on a terrific night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
  
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• The world is watching the US election. What are they thinking?

  28-10-2020 22:57
  
  The U.S. elections are just one week away and the eyes of the world are watching.Mexico is very pleased to be somehow absent from the 2020 campaign after serving as what many called an electoral piñata for Donald Trump in 2016.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, has a good relationship with President Trump, but could have a better one with former Vice President Joe Biden as his potential presidency will mean less pressure with issues including a border wa
  
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• Dominic Raab condemns Iran’s ‘unacceptable and unjustified’ treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  28-10-2020 22:57
  
  Dominic Raab has condemned Iran's treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been condemned as "unacceptable and unjustified”.The Foreign Secretary comments come after the family of the British-Iranian mother said she was summoned to court in Iran on Monday and told to prepare to return to prison following the hearing.
  
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• Peruvians pen post-pandemic dreams on 'walls of hope'

  28-10-2020 22:56
  
  'When this is over...' begins the message on two walls in Lima, where residents of the Peruvian capital have written their dreams of what they hope to do in a post-pandemic world.
  
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• Manchester United 5-0 RB Leipzig, Juventus 0-2 FC Barcelona: Champions League results – LIVE!

  28-10-2020 22:56
  
  Welcome to Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Manchester United vs RB Leipzig, Juventus vs Barcelona and the rest of tonight's Champions League action.United were handed a 'group of death' featuring Paris Saint-Germain (last season's finalists) and Leipzig (last season's semi-finalists), but kicked off in perfect fashion with a 2-1 win in Paris last week.
  
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• NDIS website promotes 'Uber-style' apps linking participants to support workers

  28-10-2020 22:55
  
  NDIS website promotes 'Uber-style' apps linking participants to support workersUnion says unregistered providers offering staff undercut pay and conditions
  
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• Pac-12 embarks on short season with lots of new faces at QB

  28-10-2020 22:53
  
  Gone are some of the Pac-12's big names: Oregon's Justin Herbert, Washington State's Anthony Gordon, Arizona's Khalil Tate and Utah's Tyler Huntley.Arguably the top returnee is USC's Kedon Slovis, who took over last season when starter JT Daniels was injured in the opener.
  
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• Latest Arsenal training pictures as Mikel Arteta searches for defensive solution vs Dundalk

  28-10-2020 22:51
  
  Mikel Arteta put his Arsenal squad through their paces at London Colney as the manager seeks a defensive solution for their Europa League tie against Dundalk.Arteta has just two fit recognised central defenders available for Thursday's Europa League Group B tie at the Emirates.
  
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• Gutfeld on media coverage of latest Hunter Biden news

  28-10-2020 22:47
  
  Greg Gutfeld weighs in on latest developments involving Hunter Biden's business affairs on 'The Five.'
  
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• Philadelphia Police Retreat as Demonstrators Hurl Objects at Them

  28-10-2020 22:46
  
  Demonstrators threw objects at police as they marched on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 27, video shows.Jordan Chariton livestreamed unrest in the city on October 27 on his YouTube Channel, Status Coup, as protesters and looters took to the streets one day after the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. In this clip, a group of police officers retreat as demonstrators march forward while throwing objects at the police.A few minutes later, the police turn back and cla
  
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• Column: Turner's selfish celebration mars Dodger triumph

  28-10-2020 22:43
  
  The Dodger postseason roster would be a good place to start.You know, the one with Justin Turner sitting front and center among all his teammates, unmasked in his full red-bearded glory.Turner’s quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 during the clinching win over Tampa Bay ended up lasting just two innings.
  
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• Former Donald Trump administration official Miles Taylor reveals he wrote ‘Anonymous’ op-ed

  28-10-2020 22:42
  
  A former Donald Trump administration official who penned a scathing op-ed and book on the president under the pen name “Anonymous" has made his identify public.Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, has been an outspoken critic of Mr Trump's in recent months and has a contributor contract on CNN.
  
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• U.S. accuses eight in alleged plot to harass and intimidate citizens to return to China

  28-10-2020 22:40
  
  Eight people have been charged with conspiring to work on China's behalf in a plot involving threatening letters and the use of night vision goggles to surveil and coerce a Chinese family to return to their home country to face charges, according to a U.S. criminal complaint unsealed on Wednesday.Five of the individuals charged, including an American private investigator hired to help spy on the family, were arrested on Wednesday in New Jersey, New York and California, while the rest are believe
  
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• MLB To Investigate Justin Turner For Intentionally Exposing Team To Coronavirus

  28-10-2020 22:40
  
  The Dodgers third baseman returned to the field and removed his mask to celebrate the team's World Series win — after testing positive during the game.
  
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• Coronavirus: Death toll could treble in ‘worst-case scenario’ of second wave lasting five months, leaked document reveals

  28-10-2020 22:40
  
  Report drawn up by Sage experts in summer to inform government response to outbreak
  
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• Justice Department ramps up inquiry into NY care home deaths

  28-10-2020 22:36
  
  The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded its inquiry Wednesday into whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities.The demand ratchets up pressure on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo after months of bipartisan criticism that the state’s official tally of 6,722 dead at long-term care facilities is probably off by thousands.Cuomo's administration has repeatedly refused to release such nursing home
  
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• Ministers warned more deaths in Channel inevitable after family dies trying to reach UK

  28-10-2020 22:35
  
  Charities say ‘hostile’ response to rise in crossings is pushing people to take more perilous journeys, while migrants vow to continue trying to cross because they have ‘no other option’
  
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• Frank Lampard to discuss Chelsea’s penalty options after Jorginho miss

  28-10-2020 22:34
  
  Frank Lampard will talk to his players before deciding whether Jorginho continues as Chelsea’s penalty taker.Jorginho missed his second spot-kick of the season as the Blues thumped Krasnodar 4-0 in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash in Russia.
  
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• 2020 election odds: Here’s the latest predictions for Trump v Biden

  28-10-2020 22:32
  
  US election takes place on 3 November
  
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