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• Schumer slams GOP senators in vote to protect ACA

  01-10-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chuck Schumer slams GOP senators for what he called "hypocrisy" in their vote today for a bill that would prevent ending the Affordable Care Act but designed to protect vulnerable senators who support Trump's push to strike down the ACA. (Oct. 1)
  
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• Rape ruled out by police in fatal attack of Indian teenager

  01-10-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Second Dalit woman dies after alleged rape
  
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• Police rule out rape allegation in case of Indian woman whose death sparked protests

  01-10-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Second woman dies after alleged gang rape
  
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• NY Times reviews Caliphate podcast amid source 'hoax' charge

  01-10-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Canadian interviewee's arrest on hoax-terrorism charges prompts a review of his media portrayal.
  
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• The White House mixed up Rhodes College and Rhodes Scholar. Then, came the puns.

  01-10-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Rhodes Scholar is a person who studied at Oxford University. Rhodes College does not fit into this equation.
  
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• Former coal magnate who battled mining health rules files for black lung benefits

  01-10-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Robert Murray once ran biggest private underground operation in US
  
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• House to vote on COVID-19 stimulus bill opposed by Senate as negotiations stall out

  01-10-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The bill will likely pass the House, but will face opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate.
  
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• Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett signed anti-abortion letter accompanying ad calling to overturn Roe v. Wade

  01-10-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barrett's name appeared on an anti-abortion letter that accompanied a newspaper ad calling for "an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade."
  
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• 'We had minutes': California Glass wildfire rips through wine country – video report

  01-10-2020 23:45 via theguardian.com
  
  A destructive wildfire is being driven by strong winds through wine country north of San Francisco in California.The Glass fire burned through Napa and Sonoma counties burning down buildings including wineries in the area.The fire began Sunday as three fires merged and drove into vineyards and mountain areas, including part of the city of Santa Rosa. Around 70,000 people were under evacuation ordersCharred homes and crumbled walls: tallying the destruction of a California wildfire'There's a lot
  
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• Republicans are gaining more new voters than Democrats in states Biden really needs to win

  01-10-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden may be winning the polling battle, but President Trump is winning the voter registration war.National and swing state polls continue to give the Democratic nominee a slight advantage in the 2020 race, with leads in the critical states of Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina. But new voter registration in those states isn't looking so good for Biden, as more and more voters continue to register as Republicans than as Democrats, NBC News reports.Trump won those four states
  
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• Fox host Chris Wallace blames Trump for "awful" debate: He bears "responsibility" for what happened

  01-10-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “I was really hoping for the debate that America wanted to see, which was a serious exchange of views"
  
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• Secret daughter of former king wins the right to call herself a princess

  01-10-2020 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  The once-secret daughter of former Belgian King Albert II has won a legal battle over her rights to a royal title and will now be officially known as Princess of Belgium.
  
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• Secret daughter of former Belgian king wins the right to call herself a princess

  01-10-2020 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  The once-secret daughter of former Belgian King Albert II has won a legal battle over her rights to a royal title and will now be officially known as Princess of Belgium.
  
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• "Stop deflecting": Fox News reporter erupts after Kayleigh McEnany won't denounce white supremacy

  01-10-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  McEnany would not denounce white supremacy — or explain why President Trump refuses to do the same
  
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• Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl Charged in Alleged Voter Suppression Scheme

  01-10-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged on Thursday for allegedly orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote in the November presidential election, Michigan authorities said. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a slew of charges against Burkman, 54, and Wohl, 22, including conspiracy to commit an election law violation and using a computer to commit the crime of election law - intimidating voters. Prosecutors allege the two political operat
  
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• Texas Dems Declare ‘Big War’ on Gov Over Mail-In Vote Restriction

  01-10-2020 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON—Texas Democrats are planning to take Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to federal court over his controversial move on Thursday to shutter locations across the state where voters can drop off their mail-in ballots to be counted for the general election.“We’re in a big war right now with the state of Texas,” Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told The Daily Beast. “We’re probably going to be filing suit on that in the next day or so.&r
  
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• Vaccine won't be widely available before March: Moderna chief

  01-10-2020 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  If Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is proven safe and effective, the general population could have access to it by late March or early April next year, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said on Wednesday.
  
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• Moderna chief says Covid-19 vaccine won't be widely available before late March

  01-10-2020 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  If Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is proven safe and effective, the general population could have access to it by late March or early April next year, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said on Wednesday.
  
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• Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls

  01-10-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan's attorney general announced. Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, each face four felony counts in Detroit, including conspiring to intimidate voters in violation of election law and using a computer to commit crimes, Attorney General Dana Nessel said. The calls falsely warned residents in ma
  
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• Fact check: Claims that Hunter Biden received $3.5M from Russia are unproven, lack context

  01-10-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The allegation was recently laid out in a GOP Senate committee report, then it found its way to social media and into the first Trump-Biden debate.
  
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• Climate Point: Trump can't recall his environmental stance in debate

  01-10-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  And another thing: Let's read some good news about cute animals.
  
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• Official: Mexican prison was controlled by Jalisco cartel

  01-10-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's top security official announced Thursday what many Mexicans had suspected: the Jalisco drug cartel had long controlled the infamous “Puente Grande” federal prison where convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán staged his first escape in 2001.The prison had become known for such lax standards that it earned the nickname “Puerta Grande,” or “Big Door.”Public Safety Secretary Alfonso Durazo said “it was a myth that it was a
  
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• House expected to vote on revised coronavirus relief bill Thursday

  01-10-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that she was "hoping we will be voting on it today."
  
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• Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her with

  01-10-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  She defends Barron Trump while speaking about the kinship she feels with other former first children
  
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• ‘He was screaming.’ 67-year-old uses martial arts on senior home intruder, CA cops say

  01-10-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “He was screaming because that’s one of my techniques, the bent fingers.”
  
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• Democrats, preferring to risk COVID than losing to Trump, are shifting away from voting by mail

  01-10-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As President Trump has waged a war on the legitimacy of voting by mail, many Democrats have decided to cast their ballots in person.
  
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• Tropical Storm Gamma may form from 1 of 2 systems in Caribbean

  01-10-2020 22:51 via orlandosentinel.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. - Two tropical waves are being monitored in the Caribbean by the National Hurricane Center Thursday afternoon with one of them having increased odds of becoming Tropical Storm Gamma this weekend or next week. First, a tropical wave, located over the west Caribbean Sea, is producing showers and thunderstorms, according to the NHC's 2 p.m. EDT update. The wave is moving slowly ...
  
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• Trump's false claims of rigged voting are 'a perilous thing,' says top Republican expert

  01-10-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The handful of mistakes made by election officials this year do not represent a deeper problem and are not evidence of cheating, said one of the leading Republican authorities on elections for the past four decades. He added that President Trump’s rhetoric about the election is “perilous.”
  
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• Chris Wallace blames Trump for trainwreck debate: 'He bears the primary responsibility'

  01-10-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The first 2020 presidential debate was a "total mess," primarily because of President Trump, moderator Chris Wallace says.Wallace spoke on Fox News on Thursday two days after moderating the first 2020 debate between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, which was widely considered a trainwreck and frequently went off the rails as Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden and Wallace when it wasn't his turn to speak."The president was determined to try to butt in and throw Joe Biden off," Wallace s
  
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• US President shows little interest in changing campaign style despite his own task force's recommendations

  01-10-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to again defy recommendations from his own administration's coronavirus task force Saturday when he travels to Wisconsin for a pair of campaign rallies -- though at least one of his events has been scrapped after outcry from local officials.
  
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• Trump to host rallies in state with 'intense' Covid-19 surge

  01-10-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  • Vaccine won't be widely available before March: Moderna chief
  • Live: Hope Hicks, one of Trump's aides, tests positive for coronavirus, sources say
  
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• Trump set to defy task force recommendations with Wisconsin rallies

  01-10-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to again defy recommendations from his own administration's coronavirus task force Saturday when he travels to Wisconsin for a pair of campaign rallies -- though at least one of his events has been moved after outcry from local officials.
  
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• Taco 'bout a deal! How to get free food on National Taco Day

  01-10-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fill up on freebies and deals from Taco Bell, Del Taco, Moe's and more.
  
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• Self-described Proud Boy pleads not guilty to assault

  01-10-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A self-described member of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges Thursday related to clashes in the streets of Portland, Oregon, between right- and left-wing demonstrators in the run-up to November's presidential election.Alan Swinney, 50, was secretly indicted on Sept. 11 on charges that include assault and unlawful use of a weapon after authorities said he pointed a revolver at a protester and fired a paintball gun and mace at people on two occasions in Augus
  
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• Don't drink coffee before breakfast if you had a bad night's sleep, it could disrupt your metabolism

  01-10-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Coffee before a carb-heavy breakfast could increase you blood sugar response, especially if you slept badly the night before, a small new study found.
  
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• Chris Wallace blames Trump for chaotic debate: He 'bears the primary responsibility'

  01-10-2020 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: No, polls don't show that Trump won the debate 'big'
  • 5 things we still don't know about Trump's finances
  • Amazon removes 'stand back and stand by' merchandise
  
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• US repatriates dozens of IS 'foreign fighters'

  01-10-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same.
  
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• MP Margaret Ferrier's Covid Parliament trip 'indefensible'

  01-10-2020 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is suspended by her party after admitting she travelled to and from Westminster.
  
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• October sales: Echo Dot, Beats and more

  01-10-2020 22:27
  
  Take advantage of early Amazon Prime Day deals and fall sales on tech, small appliances, home goods and more.
  
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• Mexico Supreme Court OKs vote on prosecuting ex-presidents

  01-10-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday the president can go ahead with a proposed referendum on prosecuting ex-presidents.As submitted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the referendum question states: “Do you agree or not that the relevant authorities should, in accordance with the applicable laws and procedures, investigate and if appropriate punish, the presumed crimes committed by former presidents” and then goes on to name five of Mexico's six living ex
  
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• Armenia-Azerbaijan: Both sides defy Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire calls

  01-10-2020 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy shelling persists despite calls from world powers to halt the fighting over a disputed region.
  
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• Turkey and Greece set up military hotline amid energy tensions

  01-10-2020 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two countries are locked in a row over energy resources and borders in the Mediterranean.
  
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• Outrage as Texas governor limits election drop boxes to one per county

  01-10-2020 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday limiting the amount of drop-off locations for mail-in ballots to one site per county.
  
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• Amazon and Big Tech cozy up to Biden camp with cash and connections

  01-10-2020 22:05
  
  Amazon, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft are among the top five contributors to Joe Biden’s candidate campaign committee in the 2020 cycle.
  
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• Coal baron Murray seeks U.S. benefits to treat his black lung disease - report

  01-10-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year, has applied for federal benefits to treat his black lung disease after opposing more stringent coal dust regulations for years, according to report by West Virginia public radio.Murray, an ally of President Donald Trump, filed a claim with the Department of Labor seeking to access federal benefits to treat his disease, which is caused by prolonged exposure to coal dust, Ohio Valley ReSource - a National Pu
  
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• After Pompeo criticism, Vatican asserts right to go its own way on China

  01-10-2020 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Vatican's number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides' positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy See's right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State.Pompeo met Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher on Thursday on a visit to Rome marked by Vatican irritation over Pompeo's public criticism of a Holy See accord with Beijing on the appointment of bishops.
  
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• McCarthy slams Pelosi on COVID relief

  01-10-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy harshly criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her negotiating position on COVID relief, saying the Democrats' plan"mentions cannabis more than it mentions jobs." (Oct. 1)
  
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• South Carolina officials want to bring back ballot witness requirement

  01-10-2020 21:59
  
  The Supreme Court is likely to let state officials bring back the witness requirement because it strongly disfavors efforts to change voting rules close to an election.
  
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• Sturgeon faces backlash after saying it may have been better if Eat Out to Help Out had not happened

  01-10-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nicola Sturgeon is facing a backlash from Scotland’s crisis-hit hospitality industry after she suggested a popular discount scheme credited with saving businesses and livelihoods should have never been set up. The First Minister questioned whether the Eat Out to Help Out initiative, which saw diners across the UK receive discounts for dining in at pubs and restaurants in August, had contributed to a surge in coronavirus cases. However, representatives of businesses north of the border said
  
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• What is People of Praise? Trump SCOTUS nominee Barrett has ties to religious group

  01-10-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The group has been back in the spotlight following the president’s latest Supreme Court pick.
  
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