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• I don’t feel sorry for my Trump-voting neighbors

  11-11-2020 23:56
  
  Forgive me if I don’t jump to embrace the people who wanted to ‘make liberals cry again’ and ended up disappointed
  
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• Filming underway for new ‘action-packed’ Doctor Who series

  11-11-2020 23:54
  
  There will be eight episodes in the series rather than the usual 11.
  
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• US election results: Is Nancy Pelosi still House of Representatives speaker?

  11-11-2020 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US ELECTION results confirmed Joe Biden as President-Elect this weekend, marking a seismic shift in American politics with a progressive President, but, Democrats now have a shaky majority in the House of Representatives. Is Nancy Pelosi still Speaker of the House of Representatives?
  
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• From hero to zero and back again: Nathan Cleary shows up sport's fickle nature

  11-11-2020 23:53
  
  From hero to zero and back again: Nathan Cleary shows up sport's fickle natureOne bad game does not a bad player make as the NSW Blues half proved with a standout performance in State of Origin II
  
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• Masters and partners coming to aid of Augusta neighborhood

  11-11-2020 23:51
  
  The map showed an outlined area not far from Augusta National, only this isn’t another neighborhood the club plans to purchase.It’s the historic Harrisburg and Laney Walker area that the Masters and its partners are trying to save.Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley announced Wednesday a $10 million donation to help with the redevelopment of what he said were once-thriving communities that have gone through decades of poverty, crime and unemployment.
  
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• Trump White House election party becomes super-spreader

  11-11-2020 23:49
  
  At least five people, including chief of staff Mark Meadows, have since tested positive
  
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• US election 2020: Which Republicans have recognised Joe Biden as President-Elect?

  11-11-2020 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US ELECTION 2020 concluded this weekend when decision desks called the election for Joe Biden, who has since sped into the lead with more than 77 million votes and a majority in the Electoral College. Have any Republicans accepted Mr Biden's status?
  
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• US voters have spoken: What's next to make it official?

  11-11-2020 23:42
  
  This year's election was not the last step in selecting Joe Biden as the next American president.Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weeks-long timeline during which the 538-member Electoral College picks the president.— When American citizens voted for a presidential candidate, they really were voting for electors in their state.
  
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• Will Supreme Court get involved in Pennsylvania election dispute?

  11-11-2020 23:38
  
  Terry Holt and Michael Meehan join 'Bill Hemmer Reports' to discuss if Trump will get the legal victory he needs
  
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• Washington's Smith set for 1st NFL start since November 2018

  11-11-2020 23:38
  
  The last time Alex Smith practiced as a starting quarterback, Washington wasn't just known as “Football Team,” Jay Gruden was the coach, and the world had not been plunged into a pandemic.Smith endured 17 surgeries, survived a life-threatening infection and progressed far enough to get back on the field in two relief appearances earlier this season.Smith is poised to start an NFL game for the first time in two years when Washington visits Detroit on Sunday, another step in his remark
  
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• Lawsuit: Former Louisville officer sexually assaulted woman

  11-11-2020 23:36
  
  A former Louisville police officer who faces criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor raid is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her.The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Louisville alleged former officer Brett Hankison was working as a security officer in 2018 at a Louisville bar when he gave a woman a ride home and later sexually assaulted her.Hankison was the only officer chargedby a grand jury in September for firing shots that went into an apartment adjacent to Taylor's unit.
  
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• No 10 communications chief quits in Downing Street power struggle

  11-11-2020 23:33
  
  Boris Johnson’s communications director Lee Cain has dramatically resigned amid signs of a bitter Downing Street power struggle.
  
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• Michigan's Juwan Howard lands top-rated recruiting class

  11-11-2020 23:33
  
  Juwan Howard's coaching acumen was never in doubt when he took over as Michigan's coach in 2019.The biggest question in Howard's return to his alma mater was whether he would be able to recruit at a high level to keep up in the Big Ten and nationally.Howard's 2021 class, rated No. 1 in the 247Sports composite, leaves no doubt.
  
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• Donald Trump campaign escalates voter fraud claims as Georgia agrees to recount

  11-11-2020 23:33
  
  The Trump campaign alleged four dead people voted in Georgia's elections in arguing their claims of widespread electoral fraud as Donald Trump was seen doing his first public event since Joe Biden was named the election winner. In another escalation of the campaign's fight against the election result, Republicans in Georgia released obituaries of deceased residents whose names they claimed were used to cast ballots in the state. The campaign claims that voter records show the names of four decea
  
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• Tensions grow between moderates and far-left Democrats after losses

  11-11-2020 23:29
  
  Party plans White House transition while licking wounds from down-ballot losses; Reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Boris Johnson urged to consider ‘pandemic profits levy’ for firms boosted during Covid crisis

  11-11-2020 23:29
  
  Three-per cent hike in corporation tax could also raise £10 billion, Resolution Foundation says
  
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• Texas politician offers $1m for proof of voter fraud and pushes baseless claims

  11-11-2020 23:27
  
  Texas politician offers $1m for proof of voter fraud and pushes baseless claimsDan Patrick, who once said seniors would rather die from Covid than hurt economy, offers reward with money from campaign
  
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• Honoring America's veterans amid a polarized political climate

  11-11-2020 23:27
  
  Former USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold discusses the sacrifices our veterans have made and the dangers our nation faces.
  
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• At 17, Gio Reyna prepares for US debut with dad's help

  11-11-2020 23:27
  
  Claudio Reyna was 20 years, 5 months, 26 days when he made the first of 112 national team appearances as a 61st-minute substitute in an exhibition against Norway at Tempe, Arizona, on Jan. 15, 1994.You can see Gio also has that competitive fire in these games that we’ve been watching from Dortmund.
  
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• Blowout loss puts Tucker's culture to the test for Spartans

  11-11-2020 23:26
  
  Mel Tucker was nothing if not thorough when discussing last weekend's blowout loss to Iowa.The Michigan State coach's weekly video conference with reporters went on for about 45 minutes, and he set the tone right from the start.“Last week's game was unacceptable,” said Tucker, whose team lost 49-7.
  
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• Lennie James: There will be a theatre ‘boom’ after the pandemic

  11-11-2020 23:24
  
  The Line of Duty star added that the industry must make a "concerted effort" to ensure diversity does not drop after the pandemic.
  
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• A Montana County Is So Swamped by COVID They’ve Run Out of Teachers, Hospital Beds

  11-11-2020 23:16
  
  For seven emergency response physicians associated with the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, Montana, the rapid spike of coronavirus cases in the state has them at their breaking point.The 80-year-old hospital system, named after one of the three “Copper Kings” of Butte, has seen the number of total infections double in the last few weeks—and the pandemic is slated to only get worse as winter looms.In the last week alone, three residents in Ravalli County—where
  
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• Can Donald Trump pardon himself?

  11-11-2020 23:14
  
  There is no legal or historical precedent for a president pardoning themselves.
  
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• Coronavirus warning as fears new mink mutation may be resistant to vaccines

  11-11-2020 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DOCTORS in the UK have received an alert amid fears that the mink-variant of coronavirus that originated in Denmark could be resistant to potential new vaccines.
  
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• New Yorker reporter Jeffrey Toobin fired after exposing himself on Zoom call

  11-11-2020 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Writer confirmed his firing after 27 years on Twitter
  
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• Pac-12's morning starts have some fans, some critics

  11-11-2020 23:11
  
  Before the start of the abbreviated Pac-12 season, there was a lot of talk about early morning starts, some positive, some negative.Turns out, just one game through the conference's first three weeks has been scheduled for a morning start — USC's come-from-behind 28-27 win over Arizona State last weekend.As it stands, those Pac-12 After Dark games are more prevalent, with three set to start at 7:30 p.m. or later this weekend.
  
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• New Yorker parts ways with Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom snafu

  11-11-2020 23:09
  
  The New Yorker has parted ways with longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. The magazine had earlier announced that “as a result of our investigation, Jeffrey Toobin is no longer affiliated with the company." Toobin, 60, had been with the New Yorker for more than 20 years, writing about everything from the O.J. Simpson murder trial to the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump.
  
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• New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident

  11-11-2020 23:09
  
  The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month.In a company memo, Conde Nast Chief People Officer Stan Duncan wrote that its “investigation regarding Jeffrey Toobin is complete, and as a result, he is no longer affiliated with our company.”
  
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• Steelers trying to get a grip on their 'virtual' reality

  11-11-2020 23:07
  
  In that way, the daily meetings for the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line haven’t changed a bit even with the group being forced to get together over Zoom instead of in the same room, a move necessitated by the NFL's COVID-19 protocols.“When I am explaining something, I can’t look at the guy in the eyes,” Sarrett said Wednesday.In many ways, the NFL's first “virtual” offseason last spring prepared the Steelers for what amounts to a lockdown of sorts.
  
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• North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP

  11-11-2020 23:07
  
  North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Senate control from the GOP.Tillis earned a second term in the U.S. Senate by defeating Democrat Cal Cunningham, whose campaign outraised Tillis during 2020.As of Wednesday afternoon, Tillis led Cunningham by about 94,500 votes, from among more than 5.4 million votes counted so far.
  
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• ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 2 Episode Plots Revealed

  11-11-2020 23:07
  
  Looks like Paris’s most annoying tourist will not be bidding the city “au revoir” just yet. On Wednesday Netflix announced that it had renewed Emily in Paris for a second season—just over a month after its surprisingly controversial premiere. (What can we say? The algorithms don’t differentiate between those who watch and those who hate-watch.)But what will Emily do for 10 more episodes in good ol’ Paree? After all she already became an overnight social media
  
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• Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases

  11-11-2020 23:05
  
  Temperature and COVID-19 symptom checks like the ones used at schools and doctor's offices have again proved inadequate for spotting coronavirus infections and preventing outbreaks.A study of Marine recruits found that despite these measures and strict quarantines before they started training, the recruits spread the virus to others even though hardly any of them had symptoms.None of the infections were caught through symptom screening.
  
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• Biden moves forward without help from Trump's intel team

  11-11-2020 23:02
  
  The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence.Clinton was a Democrat and his vice president, Al Gore, was running against Republican Bush.Gore had been reading the so-called President's Daily Brief for eight years; Clinton decided to bring Bush into the fold in case he won and he did.
  
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• England centurion Ben Youngs in no mood to stop after reaching landmark

  11-11-2020 23:01
  
  Ben Youngs became just the second Englishman to reach 100 caps when they beat Italy to win the Six Nations 11 days ago.Now, in the spirit of the batsman raising his bat upon reaching his century, Youngs is getting his head down and looking ahead to the next challenge.“I remember distinctly when I played my 50th I made it into something that it wasn’t in going out there, playing really well and justifying why I got 50,” Youngs said.
  
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• Donations under $8K to Trump ‘election defense’ instead go to president, RNC

  11-11-2020 23:01
  
  A large portion of the money goes to "Save America," a Trump leadership PAC, or political action committee, set up on Monday, and the Republican National Committee (RNC).Under Federal Election Commission rules, both groups have broad leeway in how they can use the funds.The Trump campaign, the RNC and Trump's new Save America PAC did not respond to requests for comment.
  
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• The Millennium Dome Heist with Ross Kemp review – turgid true crime with TV's top hardman

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  The Millennium Dome Heist with Ross Kemp review – turgid true crime with TV's top hardman. Following his well-worn formula, the ex-EastEnder somehow stretched the straightforward story of a plot to steal £350m of jewels into an hour-long programme
  
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• Ted Cruz joins right-wing chorus mocking Covid vaccine coverage following Trump’s defeat

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  Texas senator met with swift backlash over false claims surrounding the novel coronavirus and Donald Trump’s defeat
  
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• Justin Tipuric is Wales sole change for Nations Cup opener with Ireland

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  Justin Tipuric is Wales sole change for Nations Cup opener with Ireland
  
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• England make surprise call to Dylan Hartley for advice on tackling Georgia

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  England make surprise call to Dylan Hartley for advice on tackling Georgia
  
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• Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after Covid

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  Climate finance goals declared but campaigners highlight omissions over fossil fuels and poor nations’ supportThe world’s publicly financed development banks have pledged to tie together their efforts to rescue the global economy from the Covid-19 crisis and the climate emergency, using their financial muscle to assist a green recovery for poor countries.But the banks stopped short of pledging an end to fossil fuel finance, and did not set out firm targets for how much funding they w
  
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• Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after Covid

  11-11-2020 23:00
  
  Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after CovidClimate finance goals declared but campaigners highlight omissions over fossil fuels and poor nations’ support
  
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• Georgia officials order recount by hand of presidential ballots

  11-11-2020 22:58
  
  Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy joins 'Your World' to discuss tight margins in the Peach State
  
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• Tokyo Olympics organisers growing ‘more and more confident’ fans will be able to attend Games

  11-11-2020 22:57
  
  Tokyo Olympics organisers are growing “more and more confident” that spectators will be able to attend next year’s rearranged Games."Having seen now the different (event) tests in Japan I think we can become more and more confident that we will have a reasonable number of spectators then also in the Olympic venues," Bach said.Asked if the IOC could itself try to acquire vaccine doses for Olympic participants, Bach said contact is ongoing with the World Health Organization and "
  
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• 'Largest ever auctioned' purple-pink diamond sells for $26.6m (£20.1m)

  11-11-2020 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 14-carat Spirit of the Rose diamond is named after the ballet made famous by Vaslav Nijinsky.
  
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• Saudi king urges world to take 'decisive stance' against Saudi's regional foe Iran

  11-11-2020 22:54
  
  Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz urged the world on Thursday to take "a decisive stance" to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in an annual address to the top government advisory body."The kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran's regional project, its interference in other countries, its fostering of terrorism, its fanning the flames of sectarianism ... in its efforts to possess weapons of mass destruction," the king told Shura Council members via vi
  
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• Labor fights to keep safeguard on Asio's interrogation powers

  11-11-2020 22:54
  
  Labor fights to keep safeguard on Asio's interrogation powersChange would let attorney general alone approve intrusive questioning
  
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• Boris Johnson’s director of communications Lee Cain resigns after power struggle

  11-11-2020 22:51
  
  Boris Johnson's communications director Lee Cain has dramatically resigned amid signs of a bitter power struggle in Downing Street.Mr Cain was a close ally of Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson's chief adviser, having worked with him on the Brexit campaign.The appointment was seen as consolidating the former Vote Leave team's grip at the top of Downing Street.
  
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• The New Yorker Fires Jeffrey Toobin After Investigation Into Zoom Masturbation Incident

  11-11-2020 22:50
  
  The New Yorker has fired staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after a weeks-long investigation into an incident in which he exposed himself during a video call with colleagues last month.“I am writing to share with you that our investigation regarding Jeffrey Toobin is complete, and as a result, he is no longer affiliated with our company,” read a Wednesday memo obtained by The Daily Beast and addressed from Stan Duncan, Condé Nast’s chief people officer, to all staffers.“I
  
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• Trump marks Veterans Day in first official appearance since Biden win – video

  11-11-2020 22:49
  
  Donald Trump stepped out of the White House for his first official appearance in six days as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark Veterans Day.This was Trump's first outing, other than to play golf, since Joe Biden was declared president-elect over the weekend. Trump has declined to concede the election to Biden.‘It must be made to fail’: Trump's desperate bid to cling to powerPressure builds on Trump to concede as Biden pushes ahead with transition p
  
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• Man racially abuses TfL worker after she asks him to put on face covering at Morden Underground station

  11-11-2020 22:45
  
  The man returned to take photographs of the victim the next day
  
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