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• Biden lines up ex-Google boss for White House role as Mark Zuckerberg could face hostile reception

  10-11-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mr Biden has been a vocal critic of the social media giant
  
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• MSNBC Cuts Loose Two More Contributors With Biden Transition Ties

  10-11-2020 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MSNBC is shedding more contributors as numerous on-air figures join President-elect Joe Biden’s transition efforts.On Tuesday, an MSNBC spokesperson confirmed that Barbara McQuade and Richard Stengel will no longer be paid contributors after both were announced as part of Biden’s agency review teams, which will help prepare the incoming administration to work with existing agencies. McQuade, a legal analyst for MSNBC/NBC News and University of Michigan Law School professor (and occas
  
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• New Miss USA Asya Branch said she was contractually obligated to sing at a Trump rally while she was Miss Mississippi

  10-11-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Any opportunity that I get to sing the national anthem is a true honor, regardless of where it takes place," Miss USA Asya Branch told Insider.
  
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• To my family who chose Trump over me: Was it worth it?

  10-11-2020 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  "Was it worth it?" That was the poignant and wise question a family member posed on Facebook after Joe Biden became President-elect. It's a question I've grappled with for four years now. More specifically: Was your blind loyalty to President Donald Trump, a person you've never met, worth burning our family to the ground?
  
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• SpaceX Crew Dragon cleared for weekend launch

  10-11-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Crew-1 launch marks the first NASA- and FAA-certified orbital flight by a commercially developed spacecraft.
  
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• Nearly 80% of Americans say Biden won White House, ignoring Trump's refusal to concede: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  10-11-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called the race for the Democrat based on his leads in critical battleground states, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Biden - who needed 270 Electoral College votes to win - had 279 of those votes to 214 for Trump with results in three states not yet complete, according to Edison Research.In the popular vote, Biden got 76.3 mil
  
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• House Democrats win their 218th seat, clinging to a slim majority

  10-11-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats held enough seats in the suburbs to retain their House majority
  
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• More tech executives than tech critics on Biden's transition team

  10-11-2020 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's transition team on Tuesday, offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his administration's thinking in coming years.Tech companies have been trying to strengthen their relationship with a future Biden administration to ensure they have a voice in an onslaught of federal and state investigations of their business practices.The Biden transit
  
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• Why are forecasters encouraging decorating for winter holidays early this year?

  10-11-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As Americans brace for a long winter heading toward the end of what has been a taxing year, AccuWeather forecasters are encouraging people to set up holiday decorations before Thanksgiving.
  In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok encouraged hanging outdoor Christmas lights early ahead of the winter season, which officially begins on Dec. 21. Now-ish is a good time to get to work on those outdoor holiday decorations, he said.
  "Mine are
  
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• Masks don't just protect you from spreading Covid. They protect you from getting it, too, CDC says

  10-11-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Adopting universal masking policies can help avert future lockdowns," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.
  
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• Senate Dems push for 'comprehensive' COVID bill

  10-11-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Democrats are pushing ahead in preparation for the Biden administration, particularly the president-elect's immediate roll out of a sweeping COVID-19 plan. (Nov. 10)
  
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• Man recreates Disneyland rollercoaster in his parents' backyard

  10-11-2020 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Covid-19 gave Sean LaRochelle a lot of free time to burn, and he used it to recreate Disneyland's "Matterhorn" roller coaster in his parents' backyard.
  
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• Marco Rubio: Trump will 'probably be the nominee' if he runs in 2024

  10-11-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) doesn't think President Trump would have much trouble if he gives it another go in 2024.There's been speculation that Trump, who has not yet conceded the 2020 race to President-elect Joe Biden, could re-enter the fray in 2024, and Rubio — who is considered a potential presidential hopeful himself — apparently thinks there'd be a clear path to the nomination for the 45th president, telling reporters that "he'll certainly be the front runner, and then he'll pr
  
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• 6 lawsuits Donald Trump is going to have to deal with when he leaves office

  10-11-2020 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump will return to just plain old Donald Trump in 71 days.
  
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• The Trump campaign has identified 14,000 votes in Pennsylvania it wants to invalidate. That's still less than Biden's victory margin.

  10-11-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden is 45,000 votes ahead in Pennsylvania. Even if President Donald Trump's allegations were true, he'd still lose.
  
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• CNN anchor calls out GOP enablers fueling Trump's refusal to concede

  10-11-2020 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar calls out Attorney General Bill Barr, Republican senators and Fox News hosts for enabling President Donald Trump's refusal to accept defeat in the 2020 election.
  
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• Joe Biden says people need coronavirus relief 'right now' as Republican and Democratic divisions hold up a stimulus package and $1,200 checks

  10-11-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats are seeking another stimulus package with federal unemployment benefits and direct payments, but divisions with Republicans remain.
  
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• Biden says people need coronavirus relief 'right now' as Republican and Democratic divisions hold up a stimulus package and $1,200 checks

  10-11-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats are seeking another stimulus package with federal unemployment benefits and direct payments, but divisions with Republicans remain.
  
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• Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris' husband leaves job at powerhouse law firm DLA Piper

  10-11-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Emhoff took a leave of absence from the law firm, DLA Piper, in August, after now President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat, named Harris as his running mate.Biden, who faced off against President Donald Trump, on Nov. 3, captured the presidency on Saturday.
  
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• Report sounds an alarm on ongoing decline of US coral reefs

  10-11-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A first of its kind assessment of coral reefs in U.S. waters is again sounding the alarm over the continued decline of these sensitive underwater ecosystems, which scientists deem essential to the health of the world's oceans amid the environmental effects posed by human activity and climate change.The report, released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Maryland, took stock of the health of coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction, from Guam and Hawai
  
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• Martha McSally refuses to concede Arizona Senate race even as math shows she can’t win

  10-11-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The senator joins fellow GOP losers Donald Trump and John James in refusing to admit defeat in races they can't win
  
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• A Biden-Harris administration will likely push diversity efforts forward, but their election doesn't mean we live in a post-racial world, consultants say

  10-11-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Diversity, equity, and inclusion consultants remain cautiously optimistic about the changes Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could usher in.
  
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• There might be a way to get Americans who refuse to wear masks to change their minds | Opinion

  10-11-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Who wears a mask? In short, not enough people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend that Americans wear face masks to limit transmission of COVID-19, yet Americans have low compliance levels with this policy.
  
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• Democrat Cal Cunningham concedes to Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina race

  10-11-2020 22:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  His concession heightens the stakes in the outcomes of Georgia's Senate races, which appear likely to determine control of the Senate.
  
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• See Apple's new Macbooks with the M1 chip

  10-11-2020 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  Apple unveiled its M1 processor chip, the company's first proprietary chip. It will power a new lineup of Macbooks. See the highlights from Apple's announcement.
  
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• Schumer defends not taking back the Senate last week

  10-11-2020 22:28 via politico.com
  
  “We always said the number one election is of the president and we won," he says.
  
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• 'Chilling to hear': Tapper reacts to Pompeo's refusal to acknowledge Biden win

  10-11-2020 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper reacts to Republicans' refusal to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
  
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• 'Chilling to hear': Tapper reacts to Pompeo

  10-11-2020 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper reacts to Republicans' refusal to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
  
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• Suspect on trial for 1972 murder dies by suicide hours before guilty verdict

  10-11-2020 22:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Terrence Miller, 78, was arrested in 2019 after DNA evidence connected him to the death of 20-year-old Jody Loomis.
  
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• 'Maybe the greatest golf shot you'll ever see': Jon Rahm skips ball across pond in amazing hole-in-one at the Masters

  10-11-2020 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  Talk about birthday luck.
  
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• The world's longest flight just quietly touched down in New York. Here's why you haven't heard anything about it.

  10-11-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The historic first flight was overshadowed by the pandemic and election of a new president. But Singapore Airlines didn't roll out the red carpet either.
  
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• Illinois is seeing worst surge of COVID since pandemic started

  10-11-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker COVID-19 hospitalizations are far high than they ever were in the spring.
  
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• Tanzania's opposition presidential candidate leaves for Belgium

  10-11-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tanzania's opposition presidential candidate left for Belgium on Tuesday where he said he will campaign for democracy following a disputed election that the incumbent President John Magufuli won with 84% of the vote.Tundu Lissu, candidate for leading opposition party CHADEMA, was the main challenger to Magufuli in the Oct. 28 polls.Last week, Lissu sought refuge at the German ambassador's residence in Dar es Salaam after receiving death threats.
  
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• Apple unveils first Mac computers powered by its own M1 chip

  10-11-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Firm says the switch means the computers offer better battery life and can run iPhone and iPad apps.
  
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• Former San Francisco Giants player Mac Williamson sues team over bullpen concussion

  10-11-2020 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 30-year-old plaintiff claims his career was cut short by an avoidable accident at AT&T Park.
  
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• Ukraine police close Biden probe initiated by ousted prosecutor

  10-11-2020 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Under Ukrainian law, anyone can go to court to request an investigation if the State Investigative Bureau declines to open one on its own.
  
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• Minnesota governor unveils new COVID restrictions as cases spike

  10-11-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I have to be absolutely candid in Minnesota — we are in the midst of a significant surge in coronavirus cases," Walz said.
  
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• MSNBC cuts off correspondent as he replies ‘s***’ and ‘f***’ to anchor question about transition

  10-11-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ken Dilanian quickly apologises for swearing live on air
  
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• NYPD can no longer force Muslim women to remove hijabs in mug shots, settlement says

  10-11-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lawsuit said Muslim women were forced to remove their hijabs for NYPD mug shots. A settlement reached this month will no longer allow the practice.
  
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• When will this relentless Atlantic hurricane season finally end?

  10-11-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A record-breaking 29 storms into this seemingly endless hurricane season, storm-battered residents are wondering when it will finally be over.
  
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• Biden says Trump's actions are 'an embarrassment'

  10-11-2020 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden projected confidence about a transition effort that he said is "well underway" even as outgoing President Donald Trump and his administration attempt to impede it.
  
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• ‘We cannot handle anymore,’ Jamaica member of parliament says after storms Zeta, Eta

  10-11-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Back-to-back tropical storms over the past few weeks, Zeta and Eta, have left Jamaica digging itself out from under washed-out roads, swollen rivers and ravaging landslides that have left at least two people dead and homes buried underneath water and mud.
  
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• A Florida corrections officer is charged with the beating death of an inmate

  10-11-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Michael Riley Jr., became a Florida Department of Corrections officer in 2019, one month after Christopher Howell became a Corrections inmate at Lake Correctional Institution. Howell was scheduled to do three years, at the most.
  
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• Opinion: What Trump's denial of reality is really doing to the US

  10-11-2020 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump suffered a decisive loss in his quest for reelection. The voters spoke and their verdict is clear: The Trump presidency will end on Jan. 20, 2021. What is not clear is just how much more damage Trump will do to the country before that date arrives.
  
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• Covid-19 will lead to auto industry consolidation, says former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn

  10-11-2020 21:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  "The direction is clear" for autonomous and electric cars, the former auto executive — and famous fugitive — said.
  
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• Fugitive arrested in grisly slaying of Philadelphia trans woman

  10-11-2020 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Akhenaton Jones was apprehended in L.A. in connection with the June slaying of Dominiqe “Rem’mie” Fells, one of at least 34 trans Americans killed this year.
  
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• Donald Trump might look like he’s fully clothed, but in reality . . . | Opinion

  10-11-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  We turn, one last time, to Hans Christian Andersen.
  
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• Romaine lettuce sold at Walmart recalled for E.coli

  10-11-2020 21:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  The voluntary recall affects packaged romaine lettuce distributed to 19 states and Puerto Rico. No illnesses have been reported.
  
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• Analysis: Trump blocks transition as he rejects loss

  10-11-2020 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump implied Tuesday he would continue contesting election results for at least another week, forestalling for days the required steps to transition government to President-elect Joe Biden and signaling to his administration that any moves toward a hand-off are on hold.
  
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• FBI arrests Cincinnati councilman after undercover agents reveal 'brazen' bribery scheme, feds say

  10-11-2020 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Undercover FBI agents and at least two whistleblowers helped to unravel the pay-to-play scheme, prosecutors say.
  
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