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• Another pro-Trump ad uses footage from Russia

  13-10-2020 23:57 via politico.com
  
  This is the fourth time a Trump-affiliated group has used Russian footage in an ad.
  
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• He posted fish photos from his Keys vacation. Then he went to jail

  13-10-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A North Florida man came to the Florida Keys in August and fished, chronicling his vacation by posting videos and photos on his Facebook page.
  
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• Apple unveils iPhone 12 lineup

  13-10-2020 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  Apple's 5G smartphone lineup is finally here.
  
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• Mexico shootout: Fourteen gunmen killed and three police wounded

  13-10-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The gun battle capped off the most violent weekend in the country’s recent history
  
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• How Virginia Became a Breeding Ground for Far-Right Boogaloos

  13-10-2020 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twice in June, members of the far-right Boogaloo movement appeared to consider armed action against Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.“I’m asking you to stand with me against the tyrannical government and the tyrannical governor,” Mike Dunn, a Virginia teenager, said in a video featuring himself, a rifle, and an American flag that month. He soon launched an event page titled “Physically DEMAND Ralph Northams Resignation.”Those demands, thus far, have been something of a d
  
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• The kidnapping plot thickens

  13-10-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Virginia Gov. Northam was also targeted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer. America's history of racism was a preexisting condition for COVID-19. It's Tuesday's news.
  
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• Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award winners revealed

  13-10-2020 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  Russian photographer Sergey Gorshkov has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for an image of an Amur tigress hugging a tree.
  
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• Hawaii vacations become a lot easier Thursday, but are tourists really welcome?

  13-10-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OK, so you're willing to stare down the coronavirus and travel to Hawaii, but know the restrictions and rules on the islands before you go.
  
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• Supreme Court grants Trump administration's request to halt census count while appeal plays out

  13-10-2020 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court granted a request from the Trump administration to halt the census count while an appeal plays out over a lower court's order that it continue.
  
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• Democrats use Barrett hearings to savage Republican Party

  13-10-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Using evidence ranging from Trump’s tweets to the GOP platform, Democrats have tried to depict Barrett as a symbol of misguided Republican policies.
  
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• Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to end census head count

  13-10-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The early completion date likely will result in undercounting racial and ethnic minorities and others in hard-to-reach communities.
  
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• Conchata Ferrell, 'Two and a Half Men' star, dies at 77

  13-10-2020 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ferrell was most recognized for playing Berta the housekeeper on all 12 seasons of the hit sitcom, for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
  
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• Drugmaker pauses antibody trial to treat coronavirus

  13-10-2020 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Tuesday it is pausing its trial of a combination antibody treatment for coronavirus for safety reasons.
  
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• Texas woman cut baby out of the mother’s womb and said the infant was hers, police say

  13-10-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The woman told an officer she had given birth along the road, but that wasn’t true, police say.
  
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• Accused Kenosha gunman won't face charges in Illinois

  13-10-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will not face charges in his home state of Illinois, prosecutors said Tuesday.An investigation revealed the gun used in the Kenosha shooting was purchased, stored and used in Wisconsin, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said.There is no evidence the gun was ever physically possessed by Kyle Rittenhouse in Illinois, it said.
  
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• Trump advises Brett Kavanaugh to sue his accusers, trigger full public review of evidence

  13-10-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hours later, the president expressed his admiration for disgraced Fox News CEO Roger Ailes
  
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• US, Germany demand Turkey end 'provocation' against Greece

  13-10-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey's two key Western allies, the United States and Germany, on Tuesday urged it to pull back a ship it has returned to waters contested with Greece, with Washington denouncing the "calculated provocation."
  
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• Hidden camera's hugging tiger wins wildlife photo award

  13-10-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
  
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• Cyprus just shut down a program providing passports to anyone with a spare $2 million amid scandal

  13-10-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An executive at London-based passport broker Astons said Cyprus canceling its passport program is causing "panic" in clients looking to move.
  
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• Former Idaho governor candidate indicted in 1984 killing

  13-10-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate was indicted Tuesday in the murder of Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old Colorado girl whose disappearance after a holiday concert in 1984 was a mystery for decades.Jonelle died from a single gunshot wound to her forehead, Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke said.Jonelle's family searched fruitlessly for years as her picture was printed on milk cartons during a national missing-children campaign in the 1980s.
  
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• Justice Department sues author over book about her relationship with Melania Trump

  13-10-2020 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It's my story," said author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. "It's my life. I've been gagged for too long."
  
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• 'Hamilton' cast to host virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden's campaign

  13-10-2020 23:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Original cast members including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Javier Muñoz and Renée Elise Goldsberry will be in attendance.
  
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• Apple has now officially discontinued 4 older iPhones in 2020 — here are the devices that are gone for good

  13-10-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the launch of the iPhone 12, two more older iPhone models have been sent to the Apple graveyard.
  
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• Europe's dramatic spike in coronavirus cases is what happens when reopening meets 'pandemic fatigue'

  13-10-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Europeans may be experiencing "pandemic fatigue" that encourages them to exercise riskier behavior, according to a recent WHO report.
  
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• Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  13-10-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new high-powered laser will be configured for air and missile defense.
  
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• Ranking Starbucks, Dunkin and Dutch Bros' fall pumpkin coffee drinks from worst to best

  13-10-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  We tried pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin cold brew at Starbucks, Dunkin and Dutch Bros and ranked the coffee drinks from worst to best.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

  13-10-2020 23:02
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has become the latest international soccer soccer star to test positive for the coronavirus
  
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• America must be able to trust its 2020 results. Here are three ways to make it happen.

  13-10-2020 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Our democracy depends on evidence-based elections. And voting is America’s last stand.
  
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• Residents on edge after KKK cards appear in yards with Biden signs in Tennessee

  13-10-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “I was really startled by it and also kind of scared,” one woman said.
  
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• Hidden camera's hugging tiger wins wildlife photo award

  13-10-2020 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
  
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• DOJ sues Melania Trump's former adviser for disclosures in her tell-all book

  13-10-2020 22:55 via politico.com
  
  The lawsuit includes a demand that a federal judge divert all proceeds from the sale of Winston Wolkoff's book, "Melania and Me," to the federal government.
  
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• First lady unseen as Trump restarts campaign after COVID-19

  13-10-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump and his wife received their positive COVID-19 tests on the same day.Melania Trump last provided a health update over a week ago after saying her symptoms were mild, and the White House has not indicated when she will make her next public appearance.What role she will play in the campaign's final weeks remains an open question as Trump embarks on a schedule of daily rallies through the Nov. 3 election.
  
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• Thousands of Amazon workers demand time off to vote

  13-10-2020 22:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I haven’t heard anything from Amazon about what we can do to make a plan to vote," one Amazon tech worker said.
  
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• US-developed hypersonic missile hit within 6 inches of target, says Army secretary

  13-10-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Army secretary hailed the hypersonic missile's accuracy in his opening speech at the annual AUSA conference
  
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• Under questioning by senators, Barrett yields nothing

  13-10-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On her first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett gave little sense of how she would rule on crucial cases if she is confirmed to the high court.
  
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• Barrett declines to commit to recusal from a Trump election case

  13-10-2020 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday eluded efforts by Democratic lawmakers to commit to recusing herself from any Supreme Court election dispute between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• Takeaways from second day of Barrett's confirmation hearings

  13-10-2020 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to preview how she would rule on potential cases as she faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, seeking to portray herself as an independent judge without an agenda.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion says Black women are 'expected once again to deliver' an election win for Democrats but are still 'constantly disrespected and disregarded'

  13-10-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The rapper wrote in the NYT about being subjected to "violence" by musician Tory Lanez as well as her SNL debut criticizing Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron.
  
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• Tied to Trump fate, Ernst walks tightrope in dead heat Iowa

  13-10-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joni Ernst burst onto national politics in 2014 as a gun-toting, hog-castrating, motorcycle-riding candidate who was going to shake up Washington.Now, as the first-term Republican senator seeks reelection, she finds her fate tied to Trump's in a state where the president's support has eroded significantly as voters have harshly assessed his handling of the pandemic, and hers.Trump finds himself locked in a close race in Iowa with Democrat Joe Biden, and Ernst is as well against Democratic challe
  
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• Dutch woman dies after catching Covid twice

  13-10-2020 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  An elderly Dutch woman has become the first known person to die from catching Covid-19 twice, according to experts, raising serious questions about how long immunity and antibodies can last.
  
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• Biden leads Trump by 17 points as election race enters final stage

  13-10-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Opinium/Guardian poll finds Biden ahead by 57-40 margin* Biden leads on healthcare, the economy and race relationsDemocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump has surged to a record 17 points as the US election enters its final sprint, an Opinium Research and Guardian opinion poll shows.Some 57% of likely voters intend to vote for Biden, while just 40% say they will vote for the incumbent president, the survey shows.The 17-point gap is even bigger than than 57%-41%
  
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• NASA's new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, please

  13-10-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements.Founding members include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he expects more countries to join the effort to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024.
  
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• Joe Biden addresses idea of high 'court packing'

  13-10-2020 22:26
  
  As the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continue, former Vice President Joe Biden says he is "not a fan" of court packing.
  
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• What you need to know about Apple's new iPhone 12 lineup

  13-10-2020 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Apple's 5G smartphone lineup is finally here.
  
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• Army: No requests made for use of troops around election

  13-10-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Army leaders said Tuesday that they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election next month, but are ready to do so if called on.Gen. James McConville, chief of the Army, said he's received no guidance to conduct any specific training to prepare soldiers for potential deployments if election protests become violent.Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said no government agencies have asked for military troops.
  
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• More details emerge in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer as suspects appear in court

  13-10-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Five suspects in the attempted kidnapping case of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared in federal court Tuesday in Grand Rapids.
  
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• Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover

  13-10-2020 22:16
  
  President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to put on hold an appeals court ruling that Trump’s accountant must immediately turn over tax records to a New York state prosecutor
  
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• Barrett declines to answer question on gay marriage, citing ‘Ginsburg Rule’

  13-10-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Amy Coney Barrett declined to answer a question from Sen. Dianne Feinstein about whether she agreed with the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s view of gay marriage, citing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about not revealing her opinion how she might rule on court cases.
  
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• Obama to hit the campaign trail for Biden 'soon' as race enters final weeks

  13-10-2020 22:08
  
  Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail "soon," on behalf of Joe Biden, a move that comes as the presidential race enters its pivotal final weeks.
  
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• Italian woman in Vatican financial scandal investigation arrested

  13-10-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 39-year-old Italian woman with links to a deposed Roman Catholic cardinal was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Vatican's latest financial scandal, Italian police and the Vatican said.Cecilia Marogna had worked for Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former top Vatican official who was fired last month by Pope Francis, who accused him of embezzlement and nepotism.An Italian finance police official told Reuters Marogna was arrested in Milan.
  
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