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• Three years later, Facebook says it will ban QAnon

  06-10-2020 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook said Thursday it will ban any pages, groups, and Instagram accounts representing the conspiracy theory QAnon from its platform.
  
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• Trump ends stimulus talks with Democrats

  06-10-2020 23:44 via cnn.com
  
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• Mitch McConnell backs Trump's coronavirus relief decision. Analysts think it makes no sense.

  06-10-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told CNN he supports President Trump's decision to spike coronavirus relief talks because the negotiations with congressional Democrats "were not going to produce a result and we need to concentrate on what's achievable," perhaps referring to the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation process.But some analysts, like The Washington Post's Philip Bump, are baffled by Trump's move. Bump is of the opinion that the Democrats' latest offer was a gift for the
  
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• National security advisor: Russia must stay out of election

  06-10-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Tuesday the United States will not tolerate any election interference from foreign countries.O'Brien said he told his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, to “stay out” of the November election and that there would be severe consequences for any country that violates that directive.O’Brien spoke to reporters after delivering remarks at a national security summit in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Kat Von D says she was 'kidnapped and locked up' at the same boarding school Paris Hilton attended

  06-10-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kat Von D said her experience at Provo Canyon School in Utah led her to have PTSD. Paris Hilton previously said she was abused at the institution.
  
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• Pence team objects to plexiglass being installed for both candidates at VP debate

  06-10-2020 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  Mike Pence does not want plexiglass barriers around him at the vice presidential debate against Kamala Harris on Wednesday, a top aide to the vice president told CNN on Tuesday, rebuffing an announcement from the Commission on Presidential debates that the dividers would be used to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Pence allowed to debate without plexiglass barriers around him

  06-10-2020 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  Mike Pence does not want plexiglass barriers around him at the vice presidential debate against Kamala Harris on Wednesday, a top aide to the vice president told CNN on Tuesday, rebuffing an announcement from the Commission on Presidential debates that the dividers would be used to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Eric Trump says his dad ‘literally’ saved Christianity

  06-10-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president’s son claims liberals want to close churches across the country but leave liquor stores open
  
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• Amanda Kloots slams President Trump's dismissive COVID-19 tweet: 'Have some empathy!'

  06-10-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Not everyone is lucky enough to walk out of the hospital after two days," a tearful Amanda Kloots said. Her husband, Nick Cordero, died in July.
  
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• Coronavirus survivors and families of victims react to Trump's message: 'You do not have a choice if COVID-19 dominates your life'

  06-10-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump tweeted "don't be afraid of COVID, don't let it dominate your life." Some survivors call the message dangerous and "deeply insulting."
  
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• Democrat's personal scandal roils N. Carolina Senate race

  06-10-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A race in North Carolina critical to control of the U.S. Senate has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of personal misconduct by Democrat Cal Cunningham, a married man who had an extramarital relationship with a consultant.Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and the contest between Cunningham and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has been among the most watched in the country, with polls showing a tight race and both parties investing heavily in the outcome.
  
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• Police union chief with ties to Trump makes racist and misogynist comments about Democratic leaders, jokes about accepting sexual favors for officers

  06-10-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The police union's director joked about accepting sexual favors for officers and called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "bar fly stripper."
  
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• How Fox News and Trump are spinning the lethality of Covid-19

  06-10-2020 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar discusses how President Trump and Fox News are dangerously spinning the lethality of Covid-19 and selling Trump's coronavirus infection as "the sacrifice of a true leader."
  
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• How Fox News and Trump are spinning lethality of Covid-19

  06-10-2020 23:20 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar discusses how President Trump and Fox News are dangerously spinning the lethality of Covid-19 and selling Trump's coronavirus infection as "the sacrifice of a true leader."
  
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• Russian on trial accused of state-ordered Berlin execution

  06-10-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Russian accused of killing a Georgian man in broad daylight in downtown Berlin on Moscow's orders went on trial for murder Wednesday, in a case that has contributed to growing frictions between Germany and Russia.Prosecutor Ronald Georg said the defendant Vadim Krasikov, using the alias Vadim Solokov, traveled to the German capital last August on the orders of the Russian government to kill a Georgian citizen of Chechen ethnicity who fought Russian troops in Chechnya.
  
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• Royal Caribbean cancels cruises until December, likely to start with ‘test cruises’

  06-10-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Royal Caribbean Group won’t resume U.S. cruises until at least December, the company announced Tuesday.
  
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• St. Louis couple indicted for waving guns at protesters

  06-10-2020 23:10 via politico.com
  
  The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys, have become folk heroes among some conservatives.
  
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• PHOTOS: Some of the many times Trump has appeared in public without covering his face

  06-10-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One of the most pressing questions raised by President Trump falling ill with COVID-19 has been when, exactly, he contracted the coronavirus. It’s impossible to know for sure, in part because he has had so many interactions with aides, family members, political figures and strangers.
  
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• How Does a Pandemic End? Here's What We Can Learn From the 1918 Flu

  06-10-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nobody quite knows how the COVID-19 pandemic will end. Here's what we can learn from the 1918 flu
  
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• Kamala Harris v Mike Pence: Why this vice-president debate matters

  06-10-2020 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Not usually considered a must-watch, this campaign's vice-presidential debate has taken on fresh importance.
  
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• Facebook bans all QAnon groups as dangerous amid surging misinformation

  06-10-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook Incon Tuesday classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts that hold themselves out as representatives.Instead of relying on user reports, Facebook staff now will treat QAnon like other militarized bodies, seeking out and deleting groups and pages, the company said in a blog post https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence.Since the August restrictions
  
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• Armenia PM Pashinyan says Turkey behind 'war' in Karabakh

  06-10-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey's "full support" motivated its ally Azerbaijan to reignite fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday in an interview with AFP, calling the escalating conflict a "war against terrorism".
  
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• The psychology of why people join the Proud Boys and other extremist hate groups

  06-10-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Insider spoke to experts on psychology, sociology, and white supremacy about what kinds of people join the Proud Boys.
  
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• Delta went from tropical storm to Cat 4 hurricane in 24 hours. How did that happen?

  06-10-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Meteorologists are comparing it to Wilma, the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• Trump still in deep denial about Covid-19 as focus remains on self

  06-10-2020 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  Awaking at home Tuesday after a weekend spent in hospital, President Donald Trump offered no indication his serious bout with coronavirus had changed his perceptions of a disease that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
  
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• A new Electoral College nightmare: We may face a constitutional crisis if either candidate dies

  06-10-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A deadly virus, two high-risk candidates: legal scholars warn we need to consider the unthinkable
  
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• Trump halting COVID stimulus talks 'doesn't make sense': Panetta

  06-10-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff reacts to president calling off negotiations until after election on 'Your World'
  
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• DNI Releases CIA Documents on Hillary Clinton’s ‘Plan’ to Tie Trump Campaign to Russia to Distract from Email Scandal

  06-10-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Obama on Hillary Clinton's "plan" to tie the Trump campaign to Russia as a means of distracting the public from her private email server scandal before the 2016 election, according to newly declassified documents.Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified Brennan's handwritten notes along with a CIA memo showing that officials referred the alleged scheme to the FBI for potential investigation."
  
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• DNI Releases CIA Documents on Clinton’s ‘Plan’ to Tie Trump Campaign to Russia

  06-10-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Obama on Hillary Clinton's "plan" to tie the Trump campaign to Russia as a means of distracting the public from her private email server scandal before the 2016 election, according to newly declassified documents.Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified Brennan's handwritten notes along with a CIA memo showing that officials referred the alleged scheme to the FBI for potential investigation."
  
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• Guy Fieri visited the California Glass Fire base camp to help feed first responders battling the wildfire

  06-10-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Saturday, CAL FIRE shared a photo of Fieri and the meals his team provided to those working to put out the fire.
  
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• Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron says Megan Thee Stallion's 'SNL' performance was 'disgusting'

  06-10-2020 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The fact that someone would get on national television and make disparaging comments about me because I'm simply trying to do my job is disgusting," Daniel Cameron said.
  
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• Eddie Van Halen dies at age 65 after long cancer battle

  06-10-2020 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  Eddie Van Halen, the renowned lead guitarist of iconic rock group Van Halen, has died, according to a social media post by his son. He was 65.
  
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• US surgeon general cited for being in closed Hawaii park

  06-10-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. surgeon general was cited for being in a closed Hawaii park in August while in the islands helping with surge testing amid a spike in coronavirus cases, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.A Honolulu police officer cited Jerome Adams after seeing him with two men “looking at the view taking pictures” at Kualoa Regional Park on Oahu's northeastern coast, the citation said.Adams told the officer he was visiting Hawaii to work with the governor for COVID-19 and did
  
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• Pentagon leadership in quarantine after coronavirus exposure

  06-10-2020 22:19 via cnn.com
  
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• Kamala Harris: Where does she stand on key issues?

  06-10-2020 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She's made history as the first black and Asian woman on a major US party ticket. What are her views?
  
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• John Hagee, prominent megachurch pastor, ill with COVID-19

  06-10-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prominent megachurch pastor and conservative activist John Hagee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his son announced during services at the Texas church his father founded.The 80-year-old pastor received the diagnosis Friday and was recovering after the illness was detected early, Matt Hagee said during Sunday morning services at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio.John Hagee founded a ministry that the church says now has 22,000 members.
  
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• CDC says COVID-19 can spread indoors in its updated guidance

  06-10-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CDC said on Monday that COVID-19 can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. Agency officials maintained that this type of spread is uncommon and current social-distancing guidelines still make sense.
  
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• Trump unilaterally punts negotiations until after Election Day, a major blow to millions of struggling Americans that endangers an economic recovery

  06-10-2020 22:12 via cnn.com
  
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• Stocks immediately tank after Trump stimulus tweet

  06-10-2020 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  Stocks took a dive Tuesday afternoon after President Donald Trump said he ordered an end to stimulus negotiations until after the November election.
  
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• Hurricane Delta rapidly intensifies into a Category 4 storm

  06-10-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has already issued a state of emergency as Hurricane Delta churns closer towards the U.S. Gulf Coast. Delta and has rapidly grown in strength over the past 24 hours. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN with the latest on the forecast.
  
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• Joint chiefs of staff quarantine after COVID-19 penetrates military leadership

  06-10-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Adm. Charles Ray, No. 2 officer at the Coast Guard, has tested positive for COVID-19, and other top military officers are now in quarantine.
  
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• Census head says order is being obeyed, but gripes continue

  06-10-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The head of the U.S. Census Bureau says in a court declaration that the agency is complying with a judge's order for the 2020 census to continue through the end of October, even as the judge keeps fielding complaints from census takers about corners being cut in order to close cases and workers being laid off for no reason.Agency contracts have been extended allowing people to self-respond to the questionnaire online, by mail or by phone through this month, and census takers are still knocking o
  
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• Supreme Court wrestles with Muslims' suit over no-fly list

  06-10-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Supreme Court that has been friendly to religious interests took up a case Tuesday involving Muslim men who claim their religious rights were violated when they were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants.The justices, in arguments by telephone, wrestled with whether the men can seek to hold the FBI agents financially liable under a 1993 religious freedom law for trying to persuade the men to spy on other Muslims.In recent years, the court
  
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• U.S. vaccine program head Slaoui expects Pfizer, Moderna vaccine data readouts in November-December

  06-10-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Speaking at a symposium conducted by the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington, Slaoui said data readouts from leading vaccine developers are expected to come in three waves over the next several months.The first wave would be coming from Pfizer and Moderna, both of which are developing mRNA-based vaccines for the coronavirus, he said.
  
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• Southwest CEO said the airline can avoid furloughs — if workers accept pay cuts

  06-10-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Southwest is among the few carriers that will avoid furloughs in 2020, but the airline warned that without pay cuts, layoffs will be necessary.
  
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• Trump likely remains infectious for COVID-19 — and may still be for the next debate with Biden

  06-10-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Despite having been discharged from Walter Reed hospital on Monday night, President Trump likely remains infectious for COVID-19 and could continue to be so for the next scheduled debate with former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• The IRS is under investigation for buying Americans' smartphone location data from private surveillance companies

  06-10-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Buying location data directly from private companies lets government agencies sidestep the need for a court-issued search warrant.
  
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• Kamala, Kashmir and Modi's friend all on ballot in US election

  06-10-2020 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Indian-American vote is being aggressively courted - by both sides - in this US election.
  
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• Opposition in Kyrgyzstan claims power after storming government buildings

  06-10-2020 21:50 via cnn.com
  
  People protesting the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan broke into government and security headquarters early on Tuesday and freed a former president from custody, local news websites said.
  
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• Ruling on Ohio ballot boxes contradicts GOP elections chief

  06-10-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A federal judge in Cleveland on Tuesday broadly interpreted a new Ohio directive allowing ballot drop boxes at locations “outside” boards of elections as permitting them at multiple locations within a county, a finding that runs directly counter to the intention of the state elections chief.It was not immediately clear what impact U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's decision would have on the number of drop boxes available across the presidential battleground state ahead of the Nov. 3
  
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