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• Explainer: When will COVID-19 vaccines be generally available in the U.S.?

  17-09-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump has said one could initially be available by the Nov. 3 election, while the CDC director said vaccines were likely to reach the general public around mid-2021, an assessment more in line withmost experts.There are currently no COVID-19 vaccines approved by U.S. regulators, although a handful are in late-stage trials to prove they are safe and effective.HOW LONG BEFORE VACCINE PRODUCTION IS FULLY RAMPED UP?
  
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• Texas police officer charged in death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman whose killing was captured on video

  17-09-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Texas police officer was indicted this week in the death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was killed outside her apartment more than a year ago.
  
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• Parents sent child to school knowing he had coronavirus

  17-09-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ‘I knew that we were going to end up having some cases, but I didn’t expect they would be on the first day,’ says principal Bill Runey
  
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• Latest: Southern California forest fire burns near homes

  17-09-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A stubborn, growing wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles is moving toward homes.Earlier in the day residents were ordered to leave the community of Juniper Hills in foothills on the north flank of the San Gabriel Mountains.The blaze started Sept. 6 on the south flank of the San Gabriels and has slowly churned across much of the range, through timber and brush that hadn’t burned in decades.
  
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• Latest: Expected storm suspends recovery work by Oregon fire

  17-09-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oregon officials are temporarily suspending recovery work in the area of one of the state’s biggest fires east of Eugene due to expected heavy rain and possible thunderstorms Thursday night into Friday.The Oregon Department of Forestry says the forecast calls for possible lightning strikes and hail as well as rain and fire-damaged trees and rocks could fall into the road.The National Weather Service already issued a flash flood warning for large parts of Oregon for the next 24 hours.
  
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• Cheer star Jerry Harris charged with producing child sex images

  17-09-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prosecutors say Jerry Harris enticed an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos.
  
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• House vote on marijuana legalization bill postponed after backlash from moderate lawmakers

  17-09-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Congress has a few weeks left in its scheduled session to pass COVID-19 legislation and bills to keep the government funded.
  
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• Russia working to help reelect President Trump, FBI chief says

  17-09-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russia is mounting “very active efforts” to interfere with the U.S. election to benefit President Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress Thursday.
  
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• Giuliani associates face new federal fraud charges

  17-09-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal prosecutors brought new wire fraud charges Thursday against an associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was involved in attempts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.Lev Parnas and his business partner, David Correia, were charged with defrauding investors in a business called Fraud Guarantee.A superseding indictment also charged them with additional campaign finance violations.
  
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• Florida Gov. DeSantis reflects on Hurricane Sally impact: We're 'relieved' to not have any fatalities

  17-09-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the impact of Hurricane Sally, New Jersey's millionaires tax and the 2020 election.
  
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• Fact check: Debunked conspiracy theories seek to tie Kamala Harris, human trafficking

  17-09-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Pizzagate" and other conspiracy theories attempting to Sen. Kamala Harris to human trafficking are unfounded. We rate these claims false.
  
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• Kamala Harris accused of trespassing on fire-ravaged California property for photo-op by family

  17-09-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Residents not yet allowed to return to survey damaged homes
  
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• CDC: Measures to control coronavirus have brought flu infections to 'historic lows'

  17-09-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lockdowns and protective measures like the widespread wearing of face masks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have driven influenza infections to record lows, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
  
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• Pence's former top aide says Trump called the coronavirus 'a good thing' because he didn't like shaking hands with 'disgusting' supporters

  17-09-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Olivia Troye said Trump was primarily concerned with the economy and his reelection and undermined the task force's pandemic response.
  
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• Forget vitamins: Fauci says the 3 best things 'to keep your immune system working optimally' cost nothing

  17-09-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "If you really want to keep your immune system working optimally, there are things that you do that are normal things," Fauci said.
  
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• Trump compares critical race theory to child abuse

  17-09-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While delivering a speech on American history in education, President Trump slammed critical race theory, comparing it to child abuse. Critical race theory is a field of academic study that says American institutions and society are racist.
  
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• Texas deputies, including those who killed Javier Ambler, reportedly got steakhouse gift cards for using force

  17-09-2020 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sheriff’s office leaders rewarded deputies who used force with steakhouse gift cards, according to two former employees.
  
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• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard: 'Strike teams' sent to patrol oil-rich province

  17-09-2020 23:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly formed “strike teams” in the country’s capital and plans to patrol the southern oil-rich province of Khuzestan following reports of “theft and insecurity.”
  
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• Jerry Harris from 'Cheer' charged with producing child porn. He admitted receiving explicit photos from minors, court records show

  17-09-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Harris admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old and offering a 17-year-old money in exchange for nude photos, court records show.
  
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• Federal judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

  17-09-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “The states have demonstrated the defendants are involved in a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service," said Washington District Judge Stanley Bastian.
  
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• Nike's all-black Kaepernick jersey sells out in less than a minute

  17-09-2020 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  Nike released an all-black jersey to commemorate the four years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to peacefully protest against systemic racism and social injustice during the National Anthem.
  
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• Canada Tesla driver charged over 'napping while speeding'

  17-09-2020 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian police said both front seats were fully reclined as the car drove at 150km/h.
  
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• American woman could face up to 10 years in prison after allegedly spreading coronavirus during German bar crawl

  17-09-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of people have been tested and 59 people tested positive for the novel virus
  
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• Skeptical 'no-masker' pastor lands in ICU with Covid-19

  17-09-2020 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  A pastor in Idaho who called himself a "no-masker" during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting is in the ICU after contracting Covid-19.
  
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• 'What a despicable man': Schumer rips into Trump for saying the coronavirus death toll would be lower if the US ignored Democratic states

  17-09-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Chuck Schumer took to the floor to denounce the president's comments on taking out the "blue states" because they had "tremendous death rates."
  
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• Former top Pence aide slams Trump and endorses Biden

  17-09-2020 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  • GOP growing more indifferent to Trump controversies as election nears
  • Ex-GOP chariman rips Trump supporters
  • Analysis: Trump doesn't understand or care that he's president of all of America
  
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• Russia trying to interfere in the 2020 election, denigrate Biden, FBI director says

  17-09-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Russia is continuing to try to influence elections in the U.S. by sowing discord and to denigrate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
  
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• NASA mulls Venus mission after recent discoveries

  17-09-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After the recent discovery of possible life on the planet, NASA is mulling a mission to Venus. NASA is considering approving by next April up to two planetary science missions from four proposals under review.A mission to Venus could help scientists determine whether or not the planet harbors life. Just this week, an international research team described evidence of potential microbes residing in the harshly acidic Venusian clouds - providing strong evidence of life beyond Earth.The search for l
  
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• Ibrahimovic inspires AC Milan to win at Shamrock Rovers

  17-09-2020 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Hakan Calhanoglu give AC Milan a 2-0 win over League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers in their Europa League qualifier.
  
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• Trump pushes 'patriotic education' in speech rife with race-baiting

  17-09-2020 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump railed against what he described as "the liberal indoctrination of America's youth" during a Constitution Day speech on Thursday, marking his latest attempt to inflame the culture wars raging in America ahead of the election.
  
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• US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

  17-09-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction sought by 14 states that sued the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service.The states challenged the Postal Service's so-called “leave behind” polic
  
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• Bale set to fly in to complete Spurs loan move on Friday

  17-09-2020 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is set to fly to England on Friday to complete his return to Tottenham Hotspur.
  
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• Barr Twists Himself Into a Knot to Wreck Justice Department

  17-09-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump’s attorney general has a novel perspective on the Department of Justice: That political influence in prosecution is a feature, not a bug.William Barr reportedly asked prosecutors to explore criminal charges against Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for allowing a police-free zone during civil unrest in her city. If true, this conduct would be an astonishing abuse of power against a local Democratic official who has been at odds with Trump over strategies for handling COVID-19 and civ
  
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• Judge blocks 'politically motivated' changes to U.S. Postal Service ahead of election

  17-09-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide injunction sought by 14 states in a case against U.S. President Donald Trump, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and the U.S. Postal Service over July changes to the service.The 14 states, led by Washington, had filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to immediately halt a "leave mail behind" policy that required postal trucks to leave at certain times, regardless of whether mail was loa
  
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• Exclusive: Hospitals told to clear beds for coronavirus spike in two weeks

  17-09-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hospitals and councils have been told to find extra beds for coronavirus patients within two weeks as the NHS braces for a second spike in cases. With hospital admissions beginning to increase following a steep rise in virus infections, isolation units in which Covid-19 patients can recover are being set up, freeing space on wards for those needing the most care. More than 10 million people will soon be living in local lockdown areas after the North East became the latest region to impose curfew
  
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• US-Canada border has seen 1000 percent increase in drug smuggling since lockdown began

  17-09-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities have seized nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana worth over $100 million
  
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• Rep. Biggs on congressional GOP condemning riots on House floor

  17-09-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs, Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, joins Harris Faulkner on ‘Outnumbered Overtime.’
  
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• Woodward on decision not to release Trump recordings early: ‘My God, I would have if I could save one life’

  17-09-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investigative journalist Bob Woodward joins Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff to discuss his new book, “Rage.” In the weeks leading up to publication, Woodward has come under fire for not releasing audio recordings of President Trump privately acknowledging the potential severity of the coronavirus pandemic as early as February. He explains, however, that due to the nonlinear nature of reporting, it would not have been fe
  
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• Fact check: In 2010, Donald Trump offered $6M to try to stop a mosque near Ground Zero

  17-09-2020 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a decade-old controversy about the so-called 'Ground Zero Mosque' resurfaced.
  
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• As smoke lifts on California's coast, it lingers in Central Valley, where farmworkers have no refuge

  17-09-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hazardous smoke from wildfires across the West is presenting the latest danger for the men and women who pick America’s fruit and vegetable crops.
  
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• CNN anchor calls out Fox News guest's Covid-19 misinformation

  17-09-2020 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar says "misinformation is a virus unto itself and Fox News is the vector." She breaks down the misleading and false claims on the coronavius pandemic broadcast by the network.
  
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• House Whip James Clyburn calls Barr's slavery comment the most 'God-awful thing I've ever heard'

  17-09-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barr said Wednesday, "other than slavery," the coronavirus lockdown measures were the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
  
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• US readies major arms sale to Taiwan

  17-09-2020 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  • US makes second high-profile visit to Taiwan as Beijing amps up military pressure
  
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• Armand Duplantis sets new outdoor pole vault mark

  17-09-2020 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Armand Duplantis produces the highest ever outdoors jump in the pole vault as he leaps 6.15m at the Diamond League meeting in Rome.
  
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• Solider from Fort Bragg killed in Navy base crash in Key West

  17-09-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Army has identified a soldier struck and killed by a vehicle driven by an on-duty Navy Security Force civilian Monday on a Key West Navy base.
  
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• Soldier from Fort Bragg killed in Navy base crash in Key West

  17-09-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Army has identified a soldier struck and killed by a vehicle driven by an on-duty Navy Security Force civilian Monday on a Key West Navy base.
  
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• NYC delays reopening classrooms again

  17-09-2020 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  In other coronavirus news: Barr likens lockdowns to "slavery," new jobless claims tick down slightly and Michigan's governor won't try to enforce safety rules at Trump rallies.
  
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• Saint Paul, Minnesota, will give some residents $500 per month for the next year and a half in a seminal basic-income pilot

  17-09-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Saint Paul city council voted on Wednesday to approve funding for a basic-income trial. The money will start being distributed this fall.
  
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• Pacific Air Forces Chief Mum on Reports US Plane Disguised Itself to Spy on China

  17-09-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach objected to the term "spoofing" and claimed the aircraft was following international rules.
  
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• Michelle Obama: ‘We could’ve never gotten away with’ what Trump does

  17-09-2020 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Michelle Obama is not biting her tongue about the Black experience on her new podcast, “The Michelle Obama Podcast.”On the latest episode, the former first lady opens up about interacting with the police while Black and why she and former President Barack Obama would never be allowed to get away with things President Donald Trump has done in the White House.According to The Hill, Obama said this about her experience in the White House.
  
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