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• Homeland Security official: U.S. travel restrictions to Europe are 'under discussion'

  11-03-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said that due to the coronavirus, government officials are mulling enacting travel restrictions for Europe.Italy has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, with 12,000 confirmed cases and more than 800 deaths. "You've seen Department of State and CDC warnings go up," Cuccinelli said. "That is not to the level of using legal authorities to block travel yet, but it is under discussion." More t
  
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• Joe Biden should pick African American woman as running mate, House majority whip says

  11-03-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House majority whip Jim Clyburn has urged Joe Biden to pick an African American woman as his running mate if he is chosen to be the Democratic candidate for president.Mr Clyburn endorsed Mr Biden prior to his win in the South Carolina primary last month, helping turn his campaign around after he had fallen behind Bernie Sanders.
  
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• US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds

  11-03-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An American soldier, a British soldier and one US contractor were killed Wednesday, a US official said, in the deadliest rocket attack in years on an Iraqi military base hosting foreign troops.On Wednesday evening, a volley of 18 rockets hit the Taji air base north of Baghdad which hosts troops from the US-led coalition helping local forces battle jihadists.The Iraqi military said the rockets were fired from the back of a truck, but it did not comment on any casualties.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather's ex-girlfriend found dead in car outside her home

  11-03-2020 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Josie Harris, the former girlfriend of Floyd Mayweather and the mother of three of his children, was found dead outside her home in Valencia, California.
  
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• How Bernie Sanders Lost the White Working Class

  11-03-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bernie Sanders’s 16-point loss to Joe Biden in the Michigan primary came almost four years to the day after Sanders’s stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in Michigan on March 8, 2016, which became the most important moment of Sanders’s 2016 campaign. Michigan was the first really large state to Feel the Bern. Hillary’s weakness with white working-class voters in Michigan, which took pollsters by complete surprise, would take them by complete surprise again on Election Day i
  
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• Deep into crisis, Trump demands 'something big' on coronavirus

  11-03-2020 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  • Trump will make statement Wednesday night
  • Analysis: Conservative publication nails Trump's poor performance
  
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• Mexico City underground trains collide killing one

  11-03-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two trains crash into each other at Tacubaya metro station in Mexico City injuring dozens.
  
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• At least 18 Americans who've come down with the coronavirus are linked to an Egyptian cruise ship quarantined in the Nile River

  11-03-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It's still unclear how many people came in contact with the group in the infected ship," a local police officer told the Associated Press.
  
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• Fans won't be allowed to attend March Madness games

  11-03-2020 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  The NCAA announced Wednesday that March Madness will go on as planned, but fans won't be allowed to attend because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Pranksters say they duped Prince Harry into thinking he was speaking to Greta Thunberg

  11-03-2020 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  Russian pranksters said they had duped the UK's Prince Harry into thinking he was speaking to teenage environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, in a hoax call in which he revealed details on his decision to quit royal life, according to a British report published Wednesday.
  
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• Think it doesn't matter if you catch coronavirus? This chart will change your mind.

  11-03-2020 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The phrase refers to a so-called epidemic curve that is commonly used to visualize why public and individual efforts to contain the spread of the virus are crucial.
  
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• Think it doesn't matter if you catch coronavirus? This chart will change your mind.

  11-03-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The phrase refers to a so-called epidemic curve that is commonly used to visualize why public and individual efforts to contain the spread of the virus are crucial.
  
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• Despite Harvard's $49 billion endowment, displaced first-generation and low-income students have been forced to turn to GoFundMe and alumni networks for support amid the school's coronavirus shutdown

  11-03-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The sort of blanket policy that came from the university disproportionally impacted students differently," the organizer of the fundraiser said.
  
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• US considering travel restrictions to Europe

  11-03-2020 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Wednesday that coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe are under discussion.
  
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• U.S. House backs extension of FISA surveillance law

  11-03-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools, a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday.The vote was not along party lines, as 152 Democrats and 126 Republicans voted yes in a rare show of bipartisan support.A group of senior Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, issued a statement saying they "strongly s
  
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• Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran

  11-03-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.The House gave final legislative approval to the measure Wednesday, 227-186, sending it to Trump.The president has promised to veto the war powers resolution, warning that if his “hands were tied, Iran would have a field day.”
  
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• US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack: US official

  11-03-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An American soldier and a British soldier, as well as one US contractor, were killed Wednesday when rockets hit an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad, a US military official said.It was the deadliest attack on an installation hosting foreign troops in several years and comes after a spate of rocket attacks targeting US troops across Iraq as well as the US embassy in Baghdad.The Iraqi army had earlier said the attack against the Taji base did not wound anyone or cause any damage, in what was th
  
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• GOP senator drops subpoena of ex-Ukrainian official in Biden probe

  11-03-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Senate Homeland Security chairman told committee members that “out of an abundance of caution” he would seek more briefings before moving ahead.
  
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• Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEX

  11-03-2020 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  O’Shaughnessy said the Russian aircraft loitered about 2,500 feet above a camp that was established for the submarine exercise. He said the Russian aircraft “loitered” with an F-22 and and F-18 on their wing.
  
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• Trump, GOP allies move quickly to discredit, attack Biden

  11-03-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump and his allies are planning sustained personal and reputational attacks against Joe Biden, casting him as ill-equipped for the presidency and pushing unsubstantiated claims of corruption as he emerges as the favorite for the Democratic nomination.The president and his top campaign aides are stoking division among Democrats, arguing that Biden is only taking the lead in the Democratic contest because the party's establishment is aligned against progressive rival Bernie Sand
  
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• You Touch Public Surfaces All Day. Here's How to Stay Safe From Coronavirus.

  11-03-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With COVID-19 now spreading in the U.S., you’ve probably heard recommendations to wash your hands after contact with what are called high-touch surfaces: elevator buttons, public faucets, handrai...
  
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• Hannity: Might ‘Be True’ That ‘Deep State’ Is Using Coronavirus to Hurt Economy

  11-03-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fox News host Sean Hannity took to his radio show on Wednesday to once again downplay concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this time citing a Twitter crank to credulously claim that it might “be true” that the so-called “deep state” is using the pandemic to hurt the economy and push “mandated medicines.”Hannity, who also serves as an informal adviser to President Donald Trump and is sometimes referred to as the White House chief of staff, first pointed to a
  
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• Italy to close all stores except for grocery stores, pharmacies, and those selling 'essentials' in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

  11-03-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italy has been the hardest-hit country outside China, with nearly 12,500 cases of COVID-19 and more than 800 deaths.
  
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• Coronavirus patient visited conference at Mirage on Las Vegas Strip, had symptoms prior

  11-03-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MGM Resorts International informed guests and employees that a confirmed COVID-19 patient attended a conference at the Mirage.
  
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• Trump says he will make statement on Wednesday night

  11-03-2020 22:24 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump said he will address the nation Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. ET in the Oval Office to talk about the US response to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Trump accused of coronavirus 'cover up' as president faces criticism for giving money to companies he has stake in

  11-03-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration has ordered that all top-level coronavirus meetings be treated as classified by federal health officials.
  
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• EU's Hogan cancels trip to U.S., Canada over coronavirus concerns: EU officials

  11-03-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The European Union's top trade official has canceled plans to visit the United States and Canada next week as concerns escalate about the fast-spreading coronavirus, two EU officials said on Wednesday.EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan had been scheduled to give two speeches in Washington and meet in Ottawa with 12 other members of the World Trade Organization trying to work out plans to reform the Geneva-based trade body."The trip is canceled," said one of the EU officials.
  
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• Seattle lab only uncovered extent of Washington coronavirus outbreak after breaking government rules

  11-03-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the comparatively small number of coronavirus tests being conducted in the US hampering efforts to track the spread of the virus, The New York Times reports that “local officials across the country were left to work blindly as the crisis grew undetected and exponentially” — partially due to existing red tape and regulations.In Washington state, believed to be the location of the start of the US outbreak, the first patient identified had, predictably, visited Wuhan in China
  
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• Trump's top science adviser seeks help from public health experts on coronavirus response

  11-03-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump’s top science adviser asked a group of national security and public health experts on Wednesday to stand at the ready to respond to urgent inquiries from the government and to contribute to the “scientific bulwark” that will protect Americans from the dangers of the coronavirus.
  
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• These are the places where you can still buy toilet paper

  11-03-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Don't stress about where to buy toilet paper—you can still get it at these places online.
  
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• College closings: More than 100 colleges cancel in-person classes and move online

  11-03-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In-person classes were canceled at almost 100 universities by midafternoon Wednesday. Dorms emptied, and graduation plans were up in the air.
  
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• A teacher who showed coronavirus symptoms was charged $10,000 for her ER visit — and was never even tested for the disease

  11-03-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A teacher who traveled to Italy and showed coronavirus symptoms went to the ER. The hospital didn't test her and charged her $10,000 anyway.
  
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• US cracks down on Mexico 'New Generation' cartel

  11-03-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested 750 people involved with the powerful Mexican methamphetamine cartel Jalisco New Generation, denting one of the world's "most dangerous" trafficking organizations.The Drug Enforcement Administration said 250 were arrested around the United States early Wednesday, taking the total to 750 during the crackdown.The Justice Department also unveiled fresh indictments of the cartel's head Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, and
  
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• Researcher: Dinosaur find 'blew my mind'

  11-03-2020 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  The skull of a previously unknown species of dinosaur has been discovered, according to researchers.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel CJNG

  11-03-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In early morning raids Wednesday, agents fanned out across the United States, culminating a six-month investigation with the primary goal of dismantling the upper echelon of the CJNG drug cartel and hoping to get closer to capturing its leader, one of the most wanted men in America. There’s a $10 million reward for the arrest of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera.
  
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• Bernie Sanders should accept it is down to a two-person race: Donald Trump and Joe Biden

  11-03-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sanders knows it is over for him, especially after defeats in ID, MI, MO and MS. He should move quickly to help Biden send Donald Trump packing.
  
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• See expert's stark warning about the future of the virus

  11-03-2020 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told lawmakers that he expects the situation with the novel coronavirus to get worse in the US in the coming days.
  
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• Lawyer defending Trump's asylum policy makes a stunning admission

  11-03-2020 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court says that the controversial Trump administration "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy can stay in effect while legal challenges play out. The court's order is a victory for the administration, which warned there would be a "rush to the border" if the policy that has been in effort for a year was blocked by the courts.
  
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• House Speaker Pelosi to unveil coronavirus aid package for workers

  11-03-2020 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving swiftly toward House passage of a coronavirus aid package possibly this week as Congress rebuffs President Trump's proposed payroll tax break and focuses instead on sick pay and other resources to more immediately help workers hit by the crisis.
  
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• US Soccer claims it won't pay women equally because male players require more skill

  11-03-2020 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  In its ongoing battle with the women's national team over equal pay, the US Soccer Federation says male players have "more responsibility" and the men's team "requires a higher level of skill" than their female counterparts.
  
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• Coronavirus: Senate Republicans block emergency sick leave bill as outbreak spreads across US

  11-03-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Republicans have blocked an emergency paid sick leave bill aimed at helping deal with complications stemming from the coronavirus outbreak, arguing that the federal government should not foot the bill for the measure that Democrats claim is a public health imperative.The Republican resistance to paid sick leave for employees in the United States comes as the deadly virus continues to spread throughout the country, which has led state governments to consider their paid leave policies and h
  
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• Weinstein defiant at sentencing: 'I wasn't about power. I was about making great movies.'

  11-03-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison and addressed the court for the first time.
  
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• Dems’ Bill Could Give AG Barr More Influence Over Investigations of Trump Rivals

  11-03-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A provision in the House Democrats’ surveillance bill is causing concern that it could give Attorney General William Barr greater influence over counterintelligence investigations of political opponents. The PATRIOT Act reauthorization, released late afternoon Tuesday, requires the attorney general to vouch to the secret surveillance panel known as the FISA Court that investigations of any “elected Federal official or a candidate in a Federal election” are aboveboard. 
  
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• Coronavirus death rates in South Korea reinforce a frightening pattern of how the disease affects older people

  11-03-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Death rates in South Korea have been lower than in other countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but elderly patients are still more at risk.
  
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• The Dow is in a bear market

  11-03-2020 21:21 via cnn.it
  
  The Bank of England has cut interest rates by half a percentage point in an emergency move to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• A 7-Eleven owner has been charged after selling bootleg hand sanitizer that chemically burned at least 4 children, police say

  11-03-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 7-Eleven owner created the bootleg sanitizer by mixing commercial sanitizer with water. It burned four children.
  
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• Cuomo says after U.S. blunders on coronavirus tests, New York will do its own

  11-03-2020 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed his frustration Wednesday with the Trump administration’s failure to provide adequate testing for the coronavirus and said his state would begin contracting with private labs.
  
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• Johnson Sidelines Subpoena Vote, Says He Will Directly Target U.S. Consulting Firm Linked with Burisma

  11-03-2020 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) decided on Wednesday to drop a subpoena of a former Ukrainian embassy official as part of an ongoing probe into Burisma and the Bidens, saying instead that he would “go straight to the source” and subpoena Blue Star Strategies, the U.S. firm which lobbied on behalf of Burisma.Citing “an abundance of caution” and “time for you to receive additional briefings,” Johnson told his colleagues in a le
  
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• Coronavirus fears are causing product shortages—Amazon still has these essentials in stock

  11-03-2020 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Essential products like hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and more are selling out across retailers. This is what you can still get on Amazon.
  
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• Coronavirus control measures aren't pointless – just slowing down the pandemic could save millions of lives

  11-03-2020 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anywhere from 20% to 60% of the adults around the world may be infected with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. That’s the estimate from leading epidemiological experts on communicable disease dynamics. Even the best-case scenario using those numbers means nearly 40,000,000 adults will be infected in the United States alone. Some people may start to feel fatalistic in the face of those kinds of statistics. There are no vaccines and no specific treat
  
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