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• Americans ‘spooked’ by black man in White House led to Donald Trump’s presidency, Barack Obama says

  12-11-2020 23:58
  
  The former US President said Americans who voted for Trump in 2016 were prey to “the dark spirits that had long been lurking on the edges of the modern Republican party – xenophobia, anti-intellectualism, paranoid conspiracy theories, an antipathy toward black and brown folks.”The 768-page work is the first of two books covering Mr Obama’s rise to the US Senate and then to his election as the 44th president, from 2009 to 2017.Ahead of its release, the New York Times has r
  
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• Raiders RB Booker prepares to face former Broncos teammates

  12-11-2020 23:54
  
  Devontae Booker is beginning to show what he can do when given a chance to run the ball after being relegated almost exclusively to a special teams role at the end of his tenure in Denver.Booker has emerged as a productive complement to Las Vegas Raiders bell-cow back Josh Jacobs and gets the chance to show the Broncos what they missed out on when they didn’t use him much the past few years.Booker and the Raiders (5-3) will host the Broncos (3-5) on Sunday with Booker coming off his most p
  
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• Fast start: Tiger bucks his Masters history with opening 68

  12-11-2020 23:52
  
  Tiger Woods usually takes a day or two to get going at Augusta National.Defying his lackluster form not to mention a history of slow starts at these hallowed grounds, Woods shot a bogey-free 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Masters, a tantalizing display by the defending champion in his quest for a record-tying sixth green jacket.“I did everything well,” Woods said.
  
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• Roy Keane tips Jack Grealish for ‘great things’ after starring role in England win

  12-11-2020 23:50
  
  Roy Keane tipped Jack Grealish to go onto “great things” after his starring role in England’s 3-0 win over Ireland.Grealish shone on his third England appearance and another fine display from the Aston Villa midfielder was one of the highlights of a routine victory at Wembley.Keane last month questioned England fans for treating Grealish as if he is “the Messiah” of English football.
  
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• Former Alabama WRs highlight Broncos-Raiders matchup

  12-11-2020 23:47
  
  When it was time for the Las Vegas Raiders to make their first pick of the NFL draft this year, they had their choice of all the receivers with the 12th selection.The decision they made to take the speedy Henry Ruggs III over the more polished Jerry Jeudy will resonate in the AFC West for years to come because the rival Denver Broncos scooped up Jeudy three picks later.The two former Alabama stars will face off for the first time as pros on Sunday when Ruggs and the Raiders (5-3) host Jeudy and
  
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• Washington finally gets started hosting Oregon State

  12-11-2020 23:46
  
  When Jimmy Lake finally checked his phone, he noticed the missed calls and who they were from.“It’s never good when you have a number of missed phone calls from (Washington athletic director) Jen Cohen,” Lake said.The news she wanted to convey: what was supposed to be Lake’s debut at Washington was delayed when the Huskies' season opener at California was canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Golden Bears program.
  
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• Eddie Jones picks 'flipping tough' Jack Willis for England debut against Georgia

  12-11-2020 23:46
  
  Eddie Jones picks 'flipping tough' Jack Willis for England debut against Georgia
  
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• Caught off guard, France says ready to play role in Nagorno-Karabakh solution

  12-11-2020 23:46
  
  France on Thursday said it was ready to help build a lasting and balanced solution for all sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal appeared to catch Paris by surprise.The arrival on Tuesday of the peacekeepers to oversee the ceasefire between Azeri troops and ethnic Armenian forces in the enclave extends Russia's military footprint among the former Soviet republics it views as its strategic back yard.Moscow co-chairs an international group overseeing the Nag
  
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• Casey rides the buzz of Masters history to 65 and early lead

  12-11-2020 23:44
  
  Paul Casey still had no problem finding enough energy from the sheer mystique of the Masters on Thursday in an opening round that was delayed seven months by a pandemic and then nearly three hours by thunderstorms.It carried him to a 7-under 65, matching his lowest score at Augusta National and giving him a two-shot lead among those fortunate enough to get in 18 holes before it was too dark to continue.“So many people like myself are just excited to play this,” Casey said.
  
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• California poised to become second state in US with 1m Covid cases

  12-11-2020 23:43
  
  California poised to become second state in US with 1m Covid casesState, which has seen 7,000 cases in the past 24 hours, is seeing a surge that was predicted to come with the flu season
  
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• Brazil defender Menino out of WCup qualifiers with COVID-19

  12-11-2020 23:43
  
  Brazil defender Gabriel Menino tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay, the Brazilian soccer confederation said on Thursday.Brazil's team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said at a news conference that Menino is asymptomatic and that all other members of the squad tested negative.
  
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• Interesting season for Big 12 QBs, and not necessarily last

  12-11-2020 23:42
  
  Kansas State and Texas Tech changed starting quarterbacks midseason for much different reasons.While true freshman quarterbacks are now starting for both Big 12 teams in the Kansas, and No. 18 Oklahoma is led by redshirt freshman Spencer Rattler, the senior seasons for Sam Ehlinger at No. 21 Texas and Charlie Brewer at Baylor don't necessarily have to be the end of their college careers.
  
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• Charlton not concerned by letter ordering owner Thomas Sandgaard to ‘leave the club’

  12-11-2020 23:42
  
  Charlton believe there is little substance to the letter issued to their legal department by former owner Paul Elliott “giving notice” to owner Thomas Sandgaard to “leave the club”.Elliott’s company Lex Dominus has claimed Sandgaard’s September takeover at the Valley contravened a court injunction that prevented East Street Investments [ESI], which had been the holding company for Charlton, from selling the club to Sandgaard.Manchester-based businessman Elliot
  
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• Two 'Critically Endangered' Cotton-Top Tamarin Monkeys Born at Michigan Zoo

  12-11-2020 23:40
  
  Two cotton-top tamarin monkeys were born at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, on October 2, with the zoo recently releasing footage of the critically endangered infants.Footage of the babies shows them among the zoo’s group of cotton-top tamarins, latching onto the backs of two adults.“There are only about 6,000 cotton-top tamarins left in the wild due to the destruction of an estimated 95 percent of their forest habitat in Colombia,” wrote the zoo in a press release. &
  
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• Browns' Landry playing rest of season for injured friend OBJ

  12-11-2020 23:40
  
  Every day at practice, Jarvis Landry looks around the field hoping to see Odell Beckham Jr. dancing, running pass routes or snagging passes with one hand.Landry's best buddy and teammate won't be back until sometime next year.Beckham's second season with the Cleveland Browns stopped suddenly after seven games because of a torn knee ligament that required surgery.
  
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• Biden presidency likely to feature a divided federal government

  12-11-2020 23:36
  
  Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., tells 'Your World' her party should get to understand Trump voters
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes

  12-11-2020 23:35
  
  President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Twitter that an election technology firm “deleted” large numbers of his votes or “switched” them to count for Joe Biden — the latest in a series of baseless theories suggesting vote counting problems that the president has been promoting.Trump and his supporters have launched groundless attacks on one of the most widely used technology firms in the U.S., Dominion Voting Systems, seeking to sow doubt in the results of the 202
  
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• McConnell accuses Cuomo, Newsom of politicizing COVID vaccine efforts

  12-11-2020 23:32
  
  Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on 'Your World'
  
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• Trump forces out senior cybersecurity official in charge of stamping out election misinformation

  12-11-2020 23:30
  
  String of national security officials asked to leave following president’s defeat
  
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• COVID-19 pushes Pitt's visit to Georgia Tech to Dec. 12

  12-11-2020 23:30
  
  Pittsburgh’s game at Georgia Tech was postponed Thursday after the Panthers were forced to pause team activities due to COVID-19 protocols.The game is the 56th between schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision to be canceled or postponed because of the pandemic since late August — and the ninth this week.“Our protocols have prepared us to anticipate and manage these circumstances,” Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said.
  
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• Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse self-isolating after ‘urgent’ trip to Germany

  12-11-2020 23:26
  
  She is the latest famous face from the BBC One series to be affected.
  
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• England vs Ireland: Jack Grealish, Harry Winks and what we learned in comfortable win

  12-11-2020 23:26
  
  Gareth Southgate will surely not have minded the processional nature of this friendly given the unforgiving schedule and increased scrutiny from club managers but a 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland offered few real lessons for the England boss.England cruised to victory at Wembley thanks to goals from Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Southgate was able to make a raft of second-half changes, including a debut for 17-year-old Jude Bellingham.Despite a hesitant start,
  
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• Virus upheaval strains integrity of college football season

  12-11-2020 23:22
  
  No. 3 Ohio State and No. 13 Wisconsin, the teams favored to play for the Big Ten championship, have already had a combined three games canceled because of COVID-19.A spate of postponements in the Southeastern Conference has created the distinct possibility that neither No. 1 Alabama nor No. 6 Florida will play all its games.As virus disruptions mount and the end of college football's regular season draws closer, the possibility grows that conference championships, major awards and even College F
  
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• UCLA looks to bounce back against inexperienced Utah

  12-11-2020 23:22
  
  Utah expects to finally open its season Saturday against UCLA at the Rose Bowl.The defending Pac-12 South Division champions had theiroriginal opener against Arizona canceled last week when positive COVID-19 tests depleted Utah’s roster and left them under the conference’s 53-scholarship player minimum needed to play.Coach Kyle Whittingham said earlier this week that scout-team players and walk-ons could start and that two of his position groups were still heavily impacted.
  
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• Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

  12-11-2020 23:21
  
  President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace.Trump, fresh off his reelection loss to President-elect Joe Biden, remains angry that an announcement about progress in developing a vaccine for the disease came after Election Day.Public health experts worry that Trump’s refusal to take aggressive action on the pandemic or to coordinate with the Biden team during the fi
  
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• Chicago mayor orders a stay-at-home order from Monday

  12-11-2020 23:21
  
  The 2.7 million residents of Chicago are being told to not leave the house unless absolutely necessary, as Covid numbers nationwide continue to break records
  
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• Man charged with arson after Edmonton police station smash

  12-11-2020 23:20
  
  A man has been charged after a car crashed into a north London police station and part of the road outside was set on fire.Officers were evacuated from Edmonton Police Station and nearby residents were told to leave their homes following the incident on Wednesday night.Adam Pawlowski, 45, was charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life and criminal damage on Thursday evening.
  
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• COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds

  12-11-2020 23:18
  
  In the United States, COVID-19 now kills about 0.6% of people infected with the virus, compared with around 0.9% early in the pandemic, IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray told Reuters.Experts have struggled to accurately measure a crucial metric in the pandemic: the fatality rate, or percentage of people infected with the pathogen who are likely to die.IHME said it had been using an infection-fatality rate (IFR) derived from surveys after accounting for age.
  
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• Washington, Lions have much at stake despite losing records

  12-11-2020 23:16
  
  At first glance, it may not appear that Washington or the Detroit Lions have much at stake in their matchup because their combined record is 5-11.Washington (2-6) still has a shot to win the NFC East and host a playoff game because Philadelphia (3-4-1) is in first place despite having a losing record.“We’re still in it," Washington coach Ron Rivera said.
  
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• Beto O’Rourke says Democrats lost the social media war in election analysis endorsed by AOC

  12-11-2020 23:15
  
  Former lawmaker lists GOP’s ‘ferocious’ digital campaign and Dems’ centralised message as takeaways from election
  
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• Want to see a concert? Ticketmaster explores COVID status verification

  12-11-2020 23:13
  
  SiriusXM entertainment reporter Mike Gunzelman joins 'Your World' with all the details
  
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• Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts

  12-11-2020 23:13
  
  Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled.Now, experts are warning the state could be headed for a bleak winter as its cases climb once again and confirmed deaths surpass 10,000.Amid growing calls for action, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker recently tightened restrictions but has resisted taking more drastic measures such as halting indoor dining.
  
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• Advisory group worried about rural census, crunched timeline

  12-11-2020 23:13
  
  Members of an advisory committee to the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday that they're concerned rural areas will be undercounted in the 2020 census and the statistical agency has shortened its timeline for crunching the numbers used for allocating federal funds and congressional seats by state.Given that they have low internet access, residents of rural areas are particularly at risk of being undercounted because field operations for the 2020 census ended two weeks earlier than planned, members
  
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• Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian protests urge 'traitor' PM to quit

  12-11-2020 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators are calling for Nikol Pashinyan to quit after he signed a peace deal with Azerbaijan.
  
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• Undaunted by pandemic, Bavarian innkeeper opens drive-through Christmas market

  12-11-2020 23:10
  
  Refusing to allow coronavirus to steal his Christmas, one Bavarian innkeeper has opened a drive-through Christmas market, complete with artificial snow that falls as you come in.Five months after Patrick Schmidt condensed the Bavarian "Dult" folk festival experience into a drive-through delight during the first wave of the pandemic, he is now trying to recreate the Christmas market feeling while sticking to guidelines for social distancing."I heard Christmas carols for the first time and I'm slo
  
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• ICE Twitter account deactivated for several hours and replaced by a message saying it ‘doesn’t exist’

  12-11-2020 23:10
  
  Twitter and ICE have said the hours-long issue was due to ‘technical glitches’
  
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• Joe Biden unlikely to cancel Trump’s Space Force but could use NASA to help in climate crisis fight

  12-11-2020 23:05
  
  President-elect has strong track record of supporting space exploration
  
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• England cruise past Ireland as Jadon Sancho leads stars staking their claim in Wembley win

  12-11-2020 23:01
  
  No matter what they say in Germany, the England winger and Manchester United target showed no issues in terms of form or confidence on a night when he tormented Irish legs and minds.Ireland were given a torrid time trying to withstand almost relentless pressure from England’s rich array of wide talent.
  
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• Armenian protests urge 'traitor' prime minister to quit

  12-11-2020 23:01
  
  Protesters are calling for Armenia's prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, to quit after he signed a peace deal with Azerbaijan, to end the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.Nagorno-Karabakh is an enclave internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but which has been controlled by ethnic Armenians since a 1994 truce.Under the Russian-brokered deal, Azerbaijan keeps areas it has captured.The BBC's Jonah Fisher has been speaking to people at a demonstration in Yerevan.
  
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• Friends reunion filming is halted by pandemic, says Chandler Bing actor Matthew Perry

  12-11-2020 23:00
  
  Friends fans itching to hear how filming is going for the big reunion show will be gutted to hear that coronavirus has forced production to a halt.Actor Matthew Perry, who plays Chandler Bing, confirmed on Twitter that the highly-anticipated return of the hit show has had to be rescheduled.Filming for the one-off special was due to start in August and was expected to air with the launch of the HBO Max streaming service in May.
  
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• England boss Eddie Jones warns Georgia clash ‘will be no tea party’

  12-11-2020 23:00
  
  Eddie Jones says England’s meeting with Georgia on Saturday will be “no tea party” against an opposition “hell bent on making it a physical wrestle”.England have played Georgia just twice before, both at World Cups and never at Twickenham.The two teams did, however, meet in an infamously spicy training session in Oxford last year, which resulted in a brawl between the two forward packs with Ellis Genge, who starts for England at loosehead, at the heart of the handba
  
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• Pharrell Williams highlights need for empathy in fight against racism and social injustice

  12-11-2020 22:59
  
  Singer views empathy as an essential factor in bringing about social change
  
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• Hull crush Warrington's Grand Final hopes with elimination play-off victory

  12-11-2020 22:59
  
  Hull crush Warrington's Grand Final hopes with elimination play-off victory
  
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• Teenager fatally stabbed in north London park

  12-11-2020 22:58
  
  Police appeal to public for information as enquiries are ongoing
  
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• Reyna follows dad, mom, among 6 debuts as US ties Wales 0-0

  12-11-2020 22:57
  
  Gio Reyna followed his father and mother onto U.S. national soccer teams, showing an insightful passing ability similar to his dad’s, and the Americans tied Wales 0-0 in an exhibition at Swansea on Thursday night.Reyna, who has gotten regular playing time at Borussia Dortmund, debuted a day before his 18th birthday and his distribution keyed the U.S. attack, much the way former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna did for many of his 112 appearances from 1994 to 2006.Gio’s mother, the former D
  
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• Jets hit bye week with no wins, lots of questions for future

  12-11-2020 22:57
  
  The rest of this lost season is about next season — and beyond — for the winless New York Jets.“These guys keep coming back to work” coach Adam Gase said after the Jets' 30-27 loss Monday night to New England.Gase was an unpopular pick among fans less than two years ago when he was hired to replace the fired Todd Bowles.
  
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• Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag results

  12-11-2020 22:54
  
  Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday thanks largely to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Its earnings were dragged by costs from restructuring related to its streaming services and lost revenue from its California theme parks, which remain closed amid surging coronavirus cases in the U.S.Before the pandemic, Disney's profit soared as its wide array of media and entertainment offerings, from Marvel theatrical releases to Disney cruises, outperformed.
  
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• Philadelphia GOP city commissioner dismisses Trump fraud claims

  12-11-2020 22:48
  
  Al Schmidt talks with Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn on 'Your World'
  
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• Michael Cohen memoir about Trump reportedly being made into Hollywood movie

  12-11-2020 22:47
  
  'It's in the early stages,' says president’s former attorney
  
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• Cowboys' brass believes in McCarthy amid all-but-lost debut

  12-11-2020 22:47
  
  The open week must be feeling a lot like the offseason for first-year Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy: virtual meetings, with the players instructed to stay away from the facility for COVID-19 reasons.The pandemic disrupted McCarthy's plan for getting his program going, and injuries derailed the season once it started, most notably the broken ankle that sidelined star quarterback Dak Prescott for the year.
  
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