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• Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster' and says it would be a 'bomb' if he fired him

  19-10-2020 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The infectious disease expert told "60 Minutes" that the president "sometimes equates wearing a mask with weakness."
  
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• Kansas Averages 700 New Cases a Day; County Sees Top US Jump

  19-10-2020 23:55
  Kansas is seeing an average of more than 700 new coronavirus cases a day, and a county in the northwestern part of the state had proportionally the nation’s largest increase over two weeks.
  
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• Phoenix Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Man After a Fatal Shooting

  19-10-2020 23:53
  Police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in northwest Phoenix.
  
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• Community rallies for Latina leader hit by Covid, needing lung transplant

  19-10-2020 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  “If you think that this virus is a simple flu or that it’s not as bad as it’s seems to be ... listen to my story carefully ... "
  
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• President Trump Attacked for Giving Offering While at Church in Las Vegas

  19-10-2020 23:50
  
  The act of giving to God or the church isn’t just uncontroversial, it’s expected of Christians. Tithing — the act of donating one-tenth of one’s earnings — appears rather early in the Bible, in Genesis 14. (For the benefit of our liberal readership, that’s the first book of the Bible, the one with Adam, Eve,…
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• Ireland aiming to return to Level 3 restrictions by December 1, PM says

  19-10-2020 23:49
  
  The Irish government is aiming to return to Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions at the end of the six week period on the highest stage, Level 5, that will kick in this week, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Monday.In order to do so, the government will seek to consistently get the so-called "reproduction rate" that measures the number of people infected by someone who has tested positive below 1, Martin said.
  
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• Jake Tapper Berates Lara Trump, Abruptly Cuts Off Interview After She Mentions Biden’s ‘Cognitive Decline’

  19-10-2020 23:47
  
  CNN’s Jake Tapper abruptly ended an interview with Trump campaign surrogate Lara Trump on Sunday after he brought up the issue of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s apparent cognitive decline. If there were any doubts that the establishment media is in a full-fledged panic with the election only two weeks away, those doubts have been…
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• Trump attacks Biden, Fauci over coronavirus

  19-10-2020 23:46
  On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci and attacked his Democratic rival Joe Biden for wanting to follow the advice of the top infectious disease expert in the United States. (Oct. 19)       
  
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• After Mandate Repeal, Masks Required Again in Nine Counties

  19-10-2020 23:46
  
  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced he is imposing a mask mandate for public indoor spaces and other restrictions in nine counties.
  
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• U.S. CDC Issues 'Strong Recommendation' for Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Trains

  19-10-2020 23:44
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a "strong recommendation" that all...
  
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• U.S. CDC issues 'strong recommendation' for mask mandate on airplanes, trains

  19-10-2020 23:44
  
  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a "strong recommendation" that all passengers and employees on airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-share vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19."Broad and routine utilization of masks on our transportation systems will protect Americans and provide confidence that we can once again travel more safely even during this pandemic," the CDC said.Airlines, Amtrak and most public transit systems and
  
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• San Francisco Police Arrest Man in Assault on Trump Backer

  19-10-2020 23:43
  San Francisco police say they made an arrest in the weekend assault of a Trump supporter and free speech rally organizer who lost two front teeth.
  
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• Montana federal prosecutor warns of dangers of pot legalization ahead of vote

  19-10-2020 23:43
  
  Montana's top federal prosecutor is urging voters to tread carefully before voting to legalize recreational marijuana, taking the unusual step of jumping into a political debate about a ballot initiative in the weeks before the election.In an op-ed published in several newspapers in recent days and posted on the Justice Department's website on Monday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme told voters they should "review in detail" a pair of ballot initiatives that would legalize cannabis for adults ages 21 an
  
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• Q&A: Adam McKay on the Lessons of the 2000 Recount

  19-10-2020 23:42
  
  Two decades after writing sketches about the 2000 election on “Saturday Night Live,” Adam McKay has produced the HBO documentary “537 Votes,” a rollicking account of the voter recount in Florida directed by Billy Corben and his producing partner Alfred Spellman.
  
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• Helena Man Struck and Killed While Helping Son at Crash Site

  19-10-2020 23:42
  A Helena man who responded to his son's call for help after he lost control of his pickup truck on icy roads was struck and killed when another vehicle spun out on the bridge near East Helena.
  
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• 'The Family Chantel' stars say counseling helped their marriage

  19-10-2020 23:37
  Pedro Jimeno and Chantel Everett, stars of 'The Family Chantel,' say counseling helped their marriage and relationship with their extended families. Fighting between the two sides was first documented on TLC's '90 Day Fiancé.' (Oct. 19)       
  
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• California Says It Will Independently Review Coronavirus Vaccine

  19-10-2020 23:37
  By Mimi DwyerLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California panel of experts will independently review the safety of new coronavirus vaccines and initial...
  
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• Trump Crisscrosses the Country While Surrogates Step in for Biden Down the Stretch

  19-10-2020 23:36
  
  The Democrat has something Trump does not – a team of high-profile surrogates who can campaign on his behalf and light a fire under voters the candidate himself does not excite.
  
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• RI Supreme Court Upholds Judges Decision Not to Step Aside

  19-10-2020 23:35
  A Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s refusal to step down from presiding over a case involving two purported members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.
  
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• Mexico City warns of tighter COVID-19 restrictions

  19-10-2020 23:33
  
  Mexico City's mayor on Monday warned tighter coronavirus curbs could come into effect later in the week as COVID-19 hospitalizations in the sprawling capital rose."We still have time to take preventative measures to keep (hospitalizations) from increasing in the coming weeks," Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters, noting that hospital beds for coronavirus patients are just under half-full.Hospitalizations have ticked up for nearly 10 days, and officials are monitoring the trend this week to de
  
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• Mexico City warns of possible tighter COVID-19 restrictions

  19-10-2020 23:33
  
  Mexico City's mayor on Monday warned tighter coronavirus curbs could be imposed later in the week as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in the sprawling capital.Hospitalizations in Mexico largest urban area have ticked up for nearly 10 days, and officials are monitoring the trend to determine if it indicates a rise of infections in the metropolis of some 9 million people, which is ringed by dense suburban sprawl."We still have time to take preventative measures to keep (hospitalizations) from increa
  
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• What we do and don't know about early voting

  19-10-2020 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The facts are overwhelming. More than 28 million Americans have already voted for president, as an election system tweaked for the pandemic meets an electorate that doesn't want to wait for November 3 to be heard.
  
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• Early voting numbers are breaking records. Here's what we don't know yet

  19-10-2020 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The facts are overwhelming. More than 28 million Americans have already voted for president, as an election system tweaked for the pandemic meets an electorate that doesn't want to wait for November 3 to be heard.
  
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• Magnitude 7.5 Quake Strikes off Alaska's Aleutians: USGS

  19-10-2020 23:30
  (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning for the area,...
  
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• The Latest: Candidates Agree Biden Wants to Listen to Fauci

  19-10-2020 23:29
  
  President Donald Trump is deploying a new attack line against Joe Biden, saying his Democratic presidential opponent “wants to listen to Dr_ Fauci.”.
  
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• Maryland School System Bans Hate Symbols From Properties

  19-10-2020 23:26
  A Maryland school system has banned the Confederate flag, swastikas and other symbols it deems as “promoting hatred” from school property.
  
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• 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska coast, triggering tsunami warning

  19-10-2020 23:25 via rt.com
  
  A strong 7.5 magnitude quake has struck south of Alaska, according to the US Geological Survey, prompting a tsunami alert in the area.The quake was registered some 55 miles (90km) south of Sand Point, Alaska on Monday, at a depth of nearly 25 miles (40km). The National Weather Service announced a tsunami warning for residents in South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula soon after the jolt, but said the risk level is still being evaluated for “other US and Canadian Pacific coast
  
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• Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt Supports State's Food Banks

  19-10-2020 23:24
  Officials say donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state.
  
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• US charges six Russian ‘intelligence agents’ with hacking Ukraine, Georgia, France and 2018 Olympics

  19-10-2020 23:24 via rt.com
  
  The US Justice Department has announced charges against six alleged officers of Russian military intelligence, accusing them of cyber attacks against Georgia, France, the UK, the OPCW, Ukraine and the 2018 Winter Olympics.A grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted the six men for “conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false registration of a domain name,” the DOJ announced on Monday, describing them as officers in Unit 74455 of the Russian Main Intellige
  
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• The Latest: Okla. Doctor Group Renews Call for Mask Mandate

  19-10-2020 23:23
  
  The president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association is renewing the group’s call for a statewide mask mandate as the number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus has reached record levels.
  
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• Arkansas Virus Hospitalizations Hit New High, 10 New Deaths

  19-10-2020 23:20
  Arkansas has again hit a new record for number of people hospitalized because of the illness caused by the coronavirus.
  
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• Chicago Officials, Pritzker Warn of 2nd COVID-19 Wave

  19-10-2020 23:19
  Public health officials in Chicago are warning of a second wave of COVID-19 cases, with a more than 50% increase of positive cases to over 500 per day.
  
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• Parts of Southern Alaska Are Under a Tsunami Warning After a Reported Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake off Sand Point, Alaska

  19-10-2020 23:17
  Parts of southern Alaska are under a tsunami warning after a reported magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Sand Point, Alaska.
  
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• New Yorker suspends Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself on Zoom call

  19-10-2020 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  The writer and CNN analyst said in a statement to Vice Media that he believed he had muted his video feed and was not visible in the meeting.
  
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• Biden calls anti-trans violence an 'epidemic that needs national leadership'

  19-10-2020 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Democratic presidential candidate criticized the Trump administration’s transgender policies, saying this violence doesn’t “exist within a vacuum.”
  
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• AP Top Stories October 19 p

  19-10-2020 23:16
  Here's the latest for Monday October 19th: Trump says people tired of hearing about COVID; Kamala Harris back on campaign trailin Florida; 6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign; and hottest halloween decoration for 2020.       
  
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• Janesville Winter Beer Bash Out $20,000 From Ticket Vendor

  19-10-2020 23:14
  Organizers of a Wisconsin winter beer festival known as FlannelFest have filed complaints in two states against an online ticket vendor for failing to turn over money from ticket sales.
  
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• Man Accused of Setting Fire to Ex’s Home While Mother Inside

  19-10-2020 23:11
  A man accused of setting his ex’s Frederickson-area home on fire while someone was inside is being held on a $500,000 bail.
  
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• Colorado Wildlife Agency Fines Woman After Deer Attack

  19-10-2020 23:11
  Wildlife officials in Colorado have announced that a woman was fined more than $1,000 after they believe she fed and raised a young deer that later gored a Black Forest woman.
  
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• No Arrests So Far in Shooting That Left 2 Dead After Party

  19-10-2020 23:10
  A security guard who was working at a party where gunfire killed two people in Louisiana last week says the group was already breaking up when the gunfight erupted.
  
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• Toobin Suspended by the New Yorker, Steps Away From CNN

  19-10-2020 23:09
  
  Author-commentator Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by the New Yorker and is stepping away from his job as CNN’s senior legal analyst pending what the cable network is calling a “personal matter.”.
  
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• Police: Suspect Charged in Man's Fatal Shooting in Virginia

  19-10-2020 23:07
  Police say a Virginia man has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of another man in Prince George County.
  
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• Rents in San Francisco have fallen by as much as 31%

  19-10-2020 23:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Rents continue to drop in some of America's most expensive cities.
  
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• Kyle Larson Reinstated to Compete in NASCAR in 2021

  19-10-2020 23:04
  NASCAR has cleared Kyle Larson to return in 2021, ending his long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video racing game.
  
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• Morales Party Claims Win as Bolivia Seems to Shift Back Left

  19-10-2020 23:02
  
  Bolivia appears to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power last year after leftist President Evo Morales resigned and fled the country.
  
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• GM Expected to Announce Electric Vehicle for Tennessee Plant

  19-10-2020 22:53
  General Motors is expected to reveal that it will build the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when it makes a major manufacturing announcement Tuesday.
  
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• U.S. Blacklists Chinese Entities, Individuals for Dealing With Iran

  19-10-2020 22:51
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian...
  
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• Biden’s Former Ukraine Adviser Now Works on ‘Content Regulation,’ ‘Election Integrity’ for Facebook

  19-10-2020 22:49
  
  A former policy adviser to former Vice President Joe Biden now works as a legal and public policy adviser specializing in election information at Facebook. The woman in question, Anna Makanju, is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, an international affairs think tank. “She is a public policy and legal expert working…
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• Murphy Vetoes Expanded Stadium Raffle Bill, Eyes Changes

  19-10-2020 22:48
  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill Monday that would have expanded charitable groups’ ability to sell raffle tickets online based around sporting events, determining it was too close to internet gambling.
  
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• Is Spike in Some Areas' Drunk Driving Arrests Virus Related?

  19-10-2020 22:48
  A spike in drunk driving cases in an Alabama county has led to speculation that the stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the increase.
  
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