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• Bricks thrown at police, Northwestern University students pepper-sprayed in off-campus clash as protesters again call on university to defund its police

  01-11-2020 23:53 via chicagotribune.com
  
  EVANSTON, Ill. — After leaving campus, protesters from Northwestern University who were demonstrating Saturday night clashed with Evanston authorities, and a school spokesman said both students and officers reported dangerous conditions from attacks by the other side. Jon Yates, a spokesman with the university, said he had been in contact with the department and was told officers used pepper ...
  
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• At least 10 dead as typhoon slams Philippines

  01-11-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 10 people died and three others were missing after Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, barreled through the south of the Philippines' main island on Sunday, an initial government report showed.More than 300 houses were buried under volcanic rocks and mud flows from Mayon Volcano in severely hit Albay province - south of Manila. Storm surges hit some coastal towns, while rivers overflowed and dikes were destroyed.Several people are suspected of having been buried alive
  
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• Illinois officers who fatally shot a Black teen left him to bleed out on the ground for 8 minutes without treatment, his mother alleges in a lawsuit

  01-11-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The lawsuit filed by Marcellis Stinnette's mother says Waukegan, Illinois officers involved in the fatal shooting of her son had "no probable cause."
  
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• Is it curtains for four-term Maine Senator Susan Collins?

  01-11-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Colby College poll shows her Democratic opponent, State House Speaker Sara Gideon, is leading.
  
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• ‘If Pennsylvania goes, so will go the country’

  01-11-2020 23:44 via politico.com
  
  Trump and Biden are both betting big on Pennsylvania, spending the final days of their campaigns crisscrossing the state.
  
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• UK's Johnson defends lockdown to avoid 'medical and moral disaster'

  01-11-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday defended a second COVID lockdown in England from critics who said it was unnecessary and others who said it was too late, arguing now was the time to prevent a "medical and moral disaster".After rejecting calls last month for a new national lockdown, Johnson U-turned on Saturday, announcing new restrictions across England would begin at 0001 GMT on Thursday and last until Dec. 2.
  
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• Walmart returns firearms and ammunition to store floors

  01-11-2020 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Walmart is returning firearms and ammunition to store shelves after the retail giant removed the products in some of its US stores as a "precaution" in response to protests in Philadelphia that followed the police shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr.
  
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• Protests in Brazil support president in anti-vaccine stance

  01-11-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Small groups of protesters gathered in Brazil's two biggest cities Sunday to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a coronavirus vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro.People assembled in downtown Sao Paulo calling for the removal of Sao Paulo state Gov. Joao Doria, who has said state residents will be required to take a vaccine, likely the one being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac and the local Butantan Institute.The Co
  
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• FBI investigating Trump supporters who swarmed Texas campaign bus

  01-11-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Friday incident involving ‘Trump train’ trucks goes viral* Trump calls supporters ‘patriots’* Scholars warn of collapse of democracy as election looms* US politics – live coverageThe FBI has confirmed it is investigating an incident in which a convoy of vehicles flying flags in support of President Donald Trump’s re-election bid surrounded a tour bus carrying campaign staff for Democratic challenger Joe Biden on a Texas highway.Friday’s incident prompt
  
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• Democrats condemn Trump supporters who swarmed Texas campaign bus

  01-11-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Friday incident involving ‘Trump train’ trucks goes viral* Scholars warn of collapse of democracy as election looms* US politics – live coverageA caravan of Trump supporters in pickup trucks that delighted Donald Trump by swarming a Democratic campaign bus on a Texas highway came armed, according to a state representative and a witness.“Armed Trump trolls harassing Biden Bus on I35, ramming volunteer vehicles & blocking traffic for 40 mins,” Texas state repres
  
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• Biden, Trump go for broke in Pennsylvania as the campaign comes to a close

  01-11-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president spent all day Saturday in the state while both members of the Democratic ticket will be holding events there throughout Monday.
  
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• Seven counties in Pennsylvania will wait until Election Day is over to count mail-in ballots

  01-11-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All seven counties voted for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
  
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• Johnson accused of 'giving in to scientific advisers'

  01-11-2020 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  • The 'dose' of coronavirus a person gets may determine how sick they get
  
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• Brazilians protest mandatory COVID-19 immunization, Chinese vaccine

  01-11-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo's main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to protest state Governor João Doria's support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by China's Sinovac .Doria has previously spoken in favor of making immunizations mandatory, once vaccines are available, sparking a spat with President Jair Bolsonaro who vows it will be voluntary.The Supreme Court's chief justice has said the court will ultimately decid
  
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• Voting across the US live updates: Texas court rejects GOP petition; North Carolina voting rights marchers pepper-sprayed; 93M have voted

  01-11-2020 23:14 via usatoday.com
  Just two days from Nov. 3, at least 93 million people have already voted. Here is the news you need to know as the presidential race winds down.
  
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• Fact check: False claim that Joe and Hunter Biden pictured golfing with Burisma CEO

  01-11-2020 23:09 via usatoday.com
  A viral photo falsely claims to show the Bidens golfing with the CEO of Burisma Holdings.
  
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• Trump's election night party will be held at the White House, official says

  01-11-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump will have his election night party on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House, a White House official said.About 400 people will attend the party, all of whom will be tested for the coronavirus, the official said on Sunday.The party had been planned for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House.
  
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• Biden Says Trump is ‘Terrified’ He’ll Lose Pennsylvania

  01-11-2020 22:54 via thedailybeast.com
  In his penultimate trip before Election Day, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of being utterly fearful that he will lose one of the most important areas in the Midwest that he barely won four years ago.“President Trump is terrified of what will happen in Pennsylvania,” Biden said in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, adding that when voters get their “say” in the general election, “he doesn’t stand a chance.”“
  
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• Voting across the US live updates: Texas court rejects GOP petition; NC voting rights marchers pepper sprayed; 93 million have voted

  01-11-2020 22:11 via usatoday.com
  Just two days from Nov. 3, at least 93 million people have already voted. Here is the news you need to know as the presidential race winds down.
  
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• Where Biden and Trump stand in the polls 2 days out from the election

  01-11-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former vice president remains strong in much of the Midwest, while Trump appears to have made some notable gains in Florida and Iowa.
  
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• Prosecutors in Wisconsin received 158 voter fraud referrals since 2016. Few proved to be criminal.

  01-11-2020 22:04 via usatoday.com
  Improper voting is rare in Wisconsin and is often the result of an error than criminal intent.
  
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• Moldova election headed for runoff in Russia-West tug of war

  01-11-2020 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Moldova's pro-Moscow President Igor Dodon won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election, according to partial results, but looks set to face his longtime pro-Western rival Maia Sandu in a second round later this month.
  
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• As Biden sees several paths to win, Democrats face 'crippling fear' of 2016 redux

  01-11-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Democratic operative who worked on Hillary Clinton's campaign says he's "ping-ponging back and forth between utter dread and cautious optimism."
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls release first holiday album

  01-11-2020 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  It might seem a little random that the Goo Goo Dolls are releasing a holiday album.
  
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• Police arrest man accused of killing a teen babysitter who tried to stop him from stealing a truck, local media says

  01-11-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The teen was found dead by the mother of the child she was caring for, a local CBS affiliate reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.
  
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• A man who killed a teen babysitter after she thwarted his attempt to steal a truck has been arrested

  01-11-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The babysitter, who was reportedly trying to prevent the man from stealing a truck, was discovered dead by the mother of the child she was caring for.
  
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• In key battlegrounds, voters of color see ballots marked for rejection at higher rates

  01-11-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NBC News and TargetSmart reviewed data about more than 60,000 spoiled ballots in 11 states, including Florida and Georgia.
  
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• North Carolina Board of Elections: 97% of ballots to be tallied and reported on election night

  01-11-2020 21:35 via usatoday.com
  Like North Carolina, Florida and Arizona officials are allowed to process ballots up to two weeks before Election Day, which will mean faster results.
  
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• Guardian Angels to patrol NYC streets on election night

  01-11-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Guardian Angels say they will be out on the streets on election night to protect neighborhoods from possible riots and looting.
  
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• Democrats led early voting after Trump's attacks on mail-in ballots. Now Trump needs to dominate Election Day

  01-11-2020 21:25 via usatoday.com
  President Donald Trump will have to rely on strong in-person Election Day turnout among Republicans to defeat Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
  
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• More arrests as French Catholics pray in shadow of Nice attack

  01-11-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man detained in connection to a church attack in the southern French city of Nice is believed to have migrated from Tunisia with the suspected Islamist knifeman, sources close to the investigation said Sunday, as Catholics overcame fear to attend church services under heavy security.
  
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• Trump Supporters Spend Weekend Clogging America’s Highways

  01-11-2020 21:16 via thedailybeast.com
  In a show of support of questionable political value, pro-Trump demonstrators clogged freeways Sunday across the country, from New Jersey and New York to Texas, Arizona, and Washington state. “WHOOO! We shut it down baby! We shut it down!” says one pro-Trump videographer as he pans the camera nearly 360 degrees, showing viewers the group of cars that had brought traffic to a complete standstill along the northbound Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. > NJ: Trump vehicle convoy shu
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland to stick with 'flexible' tiers and not join England's national lockdown

  01-11-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland will stick with its "flexible" five tiers of regional restrictions rather than joining England's national lockdown, Nicola Sturgeon has said ahead of the new system starting on Monday. The First Minister warned that she "will not hesitate" to impose tougher measures, including a second Scotland-wide lockdown, if cases surge and people ignore the rules. But she said her five-level system, which comes into effect at 6am on Monday, "enables us to respond quickly and flexibly as required in
  
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• Buttigieg says Trump campaign has given up on 'persuading voters' and is instead 'turning to the idea of suppressing voters'

  01-11-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former Democratic presidential candidate said the Trump campaign's "strategy" to make voting difficult will "be a stain on that campaign forever."
  
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• White House coronavirus adviser Atlas apologizes for Russian TV interview

  01-11-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russia's Kremlin-backed television station RT, saying he was unaware the outlet was a registered foreign agent in the United States. Atlas, a neuroradiologist and member of the White House coronavirus task force, appeared on the channel on Saturday and criticized coronavirus lockdowns measures, calling them an "epic failure" at stopping the virus' spread. "I recently did an interview with RT and was unawa
  
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• Trump is reportedly planning to declare Election Day victory if ahead regardless of uncounted votes

  01-11-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump has told confidants he'll declare victory on Tuesday evening if he's leading the election, three sources familiar with his private comments told Axios' Jonathan Swan. Trump will reportedly stick to that plan even if there are still uncounted votes in crucial states like Pennsylvania that could alter the shape of the Electoral College in subsequent hours or days.The "nightmare scenario" that would require careful coverage from networks, as National Journal's Josh Kraushaar sees it
  
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• Doctors groups rip Trump for touting 'baseless' conspiracy theory over COVID-19 death count

  01-11-2020 21:00 via usatoday.com
  Medical groups such as the American Medical Association denounced President Trump's claim that doctors inflate COVID-19 deaths, calling it "malicious."
  
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• Sword-wielding man arrested after Halloween deaths in Quebec

  01-11-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing two people and injuring five others on Halloween.
  
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• Vanessa Bryant and daughters celebrate 1st Halloween since death of Kobe and Gianna

  01-11-2020 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Bryant family rocked two different family costumes in honor of the big day.
  
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• Black-owned gun club 1770 Armor opens in Colorado amid racial tension

  01-11-2020 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shawn McWilliams held a gun inside a dark room at a new armory in Denver’s historically Black Five Points neighborhood, explaining the importance of practice to a group of mostly new gun owners, all of them Black.“If you just got your concealed carry permit this year, we want you here,” McWilliams said.
  
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• Texan Republicans lose bid to halt drive-through voting but fight continues

  01-11-2020 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a brief order issued on Sunday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a request by conservative activist Steven Hotze and others for an order that drive-through voting violates Texas election law.A nearly identical case brought by the same plaintiffs is pending in federal court."Tomorrow we will be in front of a federal judge who will have an opportunity to review the federal claims we have asserted," Jared Woodfill, a lawyer for Hotze, said in an e-mail.
  
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• Businesses prepare for possible post-election unrest

  01-11-2020 20:45 via cnn.com
  
  In cities across the United States, retailers are boarding up store windows in anticipation of possible post-election unrest. CNN's Brynn Gingras reports.
  
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• USPS under increased scrutiny by federal judges after ballot delays

  01-11-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As Election Day fast approaches, two federal judges have increased their oversight of the US Postal Service’s operations.An order intended to improve ballot mail delivery in parts of Michigan and Wisconsin came from one judge late Friday.If you requested your mail-in ballot, and have not received it, go vote in person.
  
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• As Trump, Biden hammer at swing states, advocates work to dismantle Electoral College

  01-11-2020 20:43 via usatoday.com
  Activists say adopting a national popular vote would force campaigns to broaden their outreach, while critics say it gives cities too much power.
  
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• FBI investigates ‘Trump Train’ surrounding Biden bus in Texas

  01-11-2020 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI is investigating an incident that took place Friday when more than a dozen vehicles donning Trump flags and slogans surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a Texas interstate.The Biden campaign was forced to cancel multiple events while in Texas due to “safety concerns.”The confrontation was captured on video on I-35 in Hays County and lead to a minor collision, according to the Texas Tribune.
  
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• Brutal 'backstabber' Gove denies responsibility for leak to media after Friday's 'quad' summit

  01-11-2020 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It is easy to forget just how brutally Michael Gove stabbed Boris Johnson in the back during the 2016 Tory leadership race. After deciding “reluctantly but firmly” that his Conservative colleague (and friend) was not capable of uniting the party or the country, the ambitious former justice secretary declared: “It had to fall to someone else... I felt it had to fall to me.” On Sunday, it fell to the Cabinet Office minister to explain the Government’s decision to orde
  
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• Days before U.S. election, Biden's lead widens in Rust Belt: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  01-11-2020 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Biden leads Trump by 10 percentage points in Wisconsin and Michigan, and the presidential nominee is ahead by seven points in Pennsylvania.Biden has led Trump in all three states in every Reuters/Ipsos weekly poll that began in mid-September, and his leads have ticked higher in the each state over the past two weeks.Reuters/Ipsos is polling likely voters in six states - Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida and Arizona - that will play critical roles in deciding whether Trum
  
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• BBC director general apologises to Diana’s brother over use of fake bank statements to secure interview

  01-11-2020 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BBC director general has apologised to Diana’s brother for the use of fake bank statements to secure a Panorama interview. Tim Davie wrote to Earl Spencer last week regarding the methods of BBC journalist Martin Bashir, but declined to open a formal investigation into the allegations. The Princess of Wales took part in an interview with Mr Bashir 25 years ago, but recent allegations claimed that subterfuge was used to obtain it, according to the Sunday Times. It is understood that Earl Spe
  
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• Turkey earthquake death toll tops 57, 70-year-old pulled out alive from rubble

  01-11-2020 20:25 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 900.
  
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• Caribbean chef's calm carries through the pandemic

  01-11-2020 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  It's been two years since CNN traveled to Nevis to watch Chef Llewellyn Clarke prepare food for the Four Seasons. We caught up with him to see how he and the resort are doing during the pandemic.
  
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