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• Judge May Void Thousands More Iowa Absentee Ballot Requests

  09-09-2020 23:58
  An Iowa judge who nullified 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa’s second-largest county seems poised to void thousands more in a neighboring county at the urging of President Trump’s reelection campaign.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Biden on Autos, Virus; Trump on Drug Prices

  09-09-2020 23:54
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is claiming too much credit for reviving the U.S. auto industry.
  
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• A new COVID-19 forecast predicts more than 400,000 deaths by the end of 2020. Will the fall wave really be that big?

  09-09-2020 23:54
  
  Experts have long feared that colder weather and other factors could create a fall wave of the coronavirus with the potential to dwarf previous peaks — and America’s most prominent COVID-19 modelers are projecting just that. So is it time to freak out about the fall? Maybe not just yet.
  
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• Emergency Fire Shelters Can Save Lives, in Some Conditions

  09-09-2020 23:52
  Fourteen firefighters in California had to use emergency fire shelters to survive a destructive blaze, raising questions about how well the shelters work.
  
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• Brazil to Keep Car Wash Anti-Corruption Squad Active Through at Least January

  09-09-2020 23:52
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The office of Brazil's top prosecutor has decided to keep the Car Wash anti-corruption task force in the southern city...
  
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• Trump supporters are keeping silent about casting their vote. Again. — Poll

  09-09-2020 23:51 via rt.com
  
  A Rasmussen poll has found that many Donald Trump supporters are remaining silent about how they are going to vote, similar to 2016 when the president shocked the mainstream media on election night.Polling surrounding November’s presidential race may be slightly inaccurate, considering Rasmussen has found 17 percent of those who “strongly approve” of Trump’s performance as president are less likely to share their feelings with others. 
  Only eight percent of those pol
  
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• W.Va. to Send $400 in Jobless Benefits Next Week

  09-09-2020 23:50
  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says the state will start processing additional unemployment benefits to residents next week.
  
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• Trump Announces Prospective Supreme Court Picks as Campaign Heats Up

  09-09-2020 23:47
  
  Trump revealed a new list of potential Supreme Court nominees, but reporters focused on revelations from an upcoming book about his coronavirus response.
  
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• U.N. Peacekeepers Resume Protection of Congo's Nobel Laureate

  09-09-2020 23:45
  
  KINSHASA (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeepers on Wednesday resumed protection of Congo's Nobel Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege, who received death...
  
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• Hype House members are facing backlash for collaborating with controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on TikTok

  09-09-2020 23:45
  
  Hype House fans are criticizing the young TikTok stars for collaborating with Tekashi 6ix9ine, who pleaded guilty to a sex crime in 2015.
  
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• Police: Man Broke Into Eminem's Home, Wanted to 'Kill Him'

  09-09-2020 23:41
  A man who broke into Eminem’s suburban Detroit home in April told the rapper that “he was there to kill him.”.
  
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• $491,280 Hidden in Furniture Seized at Miami Airport

  09-09-2020 23:41
  Official says customs officers at a Florida airport found nearly a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the United States hidden inside furniture.
  
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• Missouri Adds More Than 1,300 Coronavirus Cases on Wednesday

  09-09-2020 23:40
  
  Missouri health officials added 1,362 COVID-19 cases to the state’s confirmed total on Wednesday as the number of people known to have contracted the virus reached 96,475.
  
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• Brazil Registers 1,075 New Coronavirus Deaths: Health Ministry

  09-09-2020 23:40
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 35,816 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 1,075 deaths...
  
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• Maine Unveils Plan to Fix Budget Gap Caused by Coronavirus

  09-09-2020 23:39
  Maine’s finance commissioner has announced a plan to bridge a half-billion dollar revenue shortfall by using a combination of federal funding, liquor sales tax receipts and cost reductions.
  
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• The Latest: 2019 Runner-Up Medvedev Into US Open Semifinals

  09-09-2020 23:38
  
  2019 U.S. Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev is back in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row.
  
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• Joe Biden Hammers Trump, Makes Appeal to Michigan Voters

  09-09-2020 23:38
  
  The Democratic presidential nominee said President Trump is guilty of a ‘dereliction of duty.’
  
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• Iowa Woman Charged After Dead Dog Found in Apartment

  09-09-2020 23:38
  An Iowa woman has been charged in the death of a dog that was locked inside a bathroom with no food or water.
  
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• Piracy, Other High Seas Crimes Rise in Asia: Report

  09-09-2020 23:37
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite the coronavirus pandemic, piracy and other crimes have surged in Asian waters in the first seven months of the year,...
  
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• No Virus Aid Before Election? Pessimism Before Senate Vote

  09-09-2020 23:37
  
  Top Republicans senators are making pessimistic predictions about securing a bipartisan coronavirus relief package before the November election.
  
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• DHS whistleblower: Intelligence on Russian election interference withheld because it made Trump 'look bad'

  09-09-2020 23:37
  A whistleblower has alleged that President Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary ordered him to hold back intelligence on Russian election interference because it “made the President look bad.”
  
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• New Trump Rule Ties College Funding to Speech, Faith Rights

  09-09-2020 23:34
  The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy that expands protections for religious groups on college campuses and threatens to cut federal education funding to colleges that violate free speech rules.
  
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• New Trump Rule Protects Free Speech, Religious Freedom on College Campuses

  09-09-2020 23:34
  
  The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy that expands protections for religious groups on college campuses and threatens to cut federal education funding to colleges that violate free speech rules. The rule was issued by the Education Department on Wednesday and cements much of what President Donald Trump outlined in a March 2019…
  The post New Trump Rule Protects Free Speech, Religious Freedom on College Campuses appeared first on The Western Journal.
  
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• ‘Embarrassing’: Florida man tried to evade cops, but he had an issue with his pants

  09-09-2020 23:34
  
  If only he’d worn a belt.
  
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• Review: A Breakthrough in 'Broken Hearts Gallery'

  09-09-2020 23:33
  
  The 25-year-old Australian actress Geraldine Viswanathan, having already stolen movies left and right, more straightforwardly owns “Broken Hearts Gallery," a glossy but spirited Gen-Y romantic comedy imbued with the wit and spunk of its young star.
  
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• A scan of 10.3 million stars turns up no sign of aliens - yet

  09-09-2020 23:31
  
  Scientists have completed the broadest search to date for extraterrestrial civilizations by scanning roughly 10.3 million stars using a radio telescope in Australia, but have found nothing - not yet, at least.Seeking evidence of possible life beyond our solar system, the researchers are hunting for "technosignatures" such as communications signals that may originate from intelligent alien beings.Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope in the outback of Western Australia, they searche
  
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• Woodward Defends Decision to Withhold Trump's Virus Comments

  09-09-2020 23:30
  
  Bob Woodward, facing widespread criticism for only now revealing President Donald Trump’s early concerns about the severity of the coronavirus, says he needed time to be sure that Trump’s private comments from February were accurate.
  
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• Wildfires turn Northern California skies orange, Oregon governor issues emergency declaration

  09-09-2020 23:28
  
  Wildfires on the West Coast turned the skies over Northern California orange as emergency personnel continued to battle multiple blazes Wednesday.More than 14,000 firefighters are currently battling the blazes across millions of acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.The destructive Creek Fire near Fresno, California, is burning at least 163,138 acres and was 0% contained as of 4 a.m. ET.
  
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• Kentucky AG on President Trump's Supreme Court List

  09-09-2020 23:28
  Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is on a list of U.S. Supreme Court candidates announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
  
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• US blocks visas for some Chinese students & researchers to prevent them from ‘stealing’ sensitive research

  09-09-2020 23:26 via rt.com
  
  Washington has banned certain Chinese graduate students and researchers from entering the US to supposedly protect “sensitive” research from being “appropriated” by Beijing, as relations between the two nations continue to sour.Adding to mounting tensions, the US has once again accused China of attempts to get its hands on America’s state-of-the-art technologies and innovations, including coronavirus research, as it continued its crackdown on students and academics
  
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• Election Official: More Mail Ballots Could Delay Results

  09-09-2020 23:25
  A Louisiana election official says she's worried that increased absentee mail ballots will delay tabulation of election results in November.
  
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• Snow Leopard Cub Debuts at Brookfield Zoo Outside Chicago

  09-09-2020 23:23
  
  A three-month-old snow leopard cub made her debut on an unusually cool day at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago.
  
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• A Planned Hit? Dem Veterans Group Airs Ad Less Than 1 Day After Trump Accused of Insulting Military

  09-09-2020 23:23
  
  On the campaign trail, nothing is coincidental. As the old saying goes, “Politics is show business for ugly people.” And true to form, the ugly, shady characters involved stage every moment as if it were a big-budget Hollywood production. From “candid,” emotional conversations between candidates and struggling American everymen to the seemingly packed rooms at…
  The post A Planned Hit? Dem Veterans Group Airs Ad Less Than 1 Day After Trump Accused of Insulting Milit
  
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• Florida Highway Patrol: Trooper Kills Suspect After Chase

  09-09-2020 23:22
  The Florida Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a suspect who opened fire after crashing a stolen car during a short chase.
  
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• No Trick: Los Angeles Limiting Many Halloween Festivities

  09-09-2020 23:19
  
  Halloween traditions including trick-or-treating, haunted houses and parades have all been nixed in Los Angeles County this year under new health guidelines because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• ACC Coaches Back Idea of All D-I Teams in 2021 NCAA Tourney

  09-09-2020 23:18
  Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball coaches are supporting the idea of having next year’s NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I.
  
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• Thick Clouds of Mosquitoes Kill Livestock After Hurricane

  09-09-2020 23:17
  Experts in southwest Louisiana say clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick since Hurricane Laura that they're killing cattle and horses.
  
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• Oscars Diversity Criteria 'Not About Exclusion' Say Leaders

  09-09-2020 23:17
  
  The new Oscars best picture inclusion standards became a trending topic on social media as soon as they were announced Tuesday night.
  
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• A World War II veteran will get his final wish to have Juicy Fruit-themed casket

  09-09-2020 23:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A World War II veteran's wish to have his casket painted to resemble a pack of Juicy Fruit when he dies has been granted.
  
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• Los Angeles Bans Trick-Or-Treating, Halloween Activities in Pandemic

  09-09-2020 23:15
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County health officials said on Wednesday that trick-or-treating and Halloween gatherings would be banned in...
  
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• Touting Operation Legend, Barr says ‘crime is down’ in Chicago. But murders are up

  09-09-2020 23:14
  
  Attorney General William Barr says crime is down in Chicago and "Operation Legend" is restoring order to the city. The data, however, shows there may not be much to celebrate.
  
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• Touting Operation Legend, Barr says 'crime is down' in Chicago. But murders are up.

  09-09-2020 23:14
  
  Attorney General William Barr says crime is down in Chicago and Operation Legend is restoring order to the city. The data, however, shows there may not be much to celebrate.
  
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• Montana Mayor Resigns After Claims of Bullying Staff Members

  09-09-2020 23:14
  A Montana mayor has resigned his post following allegations he mistreated staff members and interfered with city administration.
  
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• Justice Dept. Push Into Trump Case Could Prompt Dismissal

  09-09-2020 23:12
  
  Attorney General William Barr is defending the Justice Department’s move to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
  
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• Boy's Shooting Raises Questions About Police Crisis Training

  09-09-2020 23:12
  
  An advocacy group says a police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City reveals shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health crisis.
  
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• Joe Exotic Formally Requests Pardon, Maintains Innocence

  09-09-2020 23:11
  
  A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws is formally requesting a pardon.
  
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• At Home, on the Road or at Disney, James Is Tough to Beat

  09-09-2020 23:08
  
  LeBron James now has been part of more postseason game victories than any player in NBA history, a record he’s earned over his 14 appearances in the playoffs.
  
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• Trump announces list of potential Supreme Court justices, including Ted Cruz, says next president could fill as many as 4 spots

  09-09-2020 23:07 via rt.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced a list of future potential judges for the Supreme Court, including several Republican senators, and called on Joe Biden to release his own list.Trump pointed to the need for more conservative judges in the Supreme Court in his Wednesday remarks, citing the threat of a “growing radical movement” that will “fundamentally” change the country. 
  “Radical justices will erase the Second Amendment, silence political speech, and require
  
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• Virus Keeps Chinese Couple From Baby Born to Idaho Surrogate

  09-09-2020 23:06
  A Chinese couple has been prevented by coronavirus health restrictions from traveling to the U.S. to take custody of their newborn child, who remains with her surrogate mother in Idaho.
  
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• 'Stranger Things' star David Harbour marries Lily Allen in Las Vegas: See wedding photos

  09-09-2020 23:06
  
  Lily Allen and David Harbour are married!The couple, who have been dating since mid-2019, certainly aren't keeping what happened in Las Vegas to themselves because they shared their wedding photos to social media on Wednesday.The pair tied the knot at Sin City's Graceland Chapel and were wed by an Elvis Presley impersonator.
  
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