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• Sen. Kennedy criticizes Dems' COVID aid efforts: Pelosi's priority is baling out NY, CA

  18-09-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. John Kennedy condemns Schumer and Pelosi's stimulus strategy and says the GOP's relief bill will work, it 'covers all bases'
  
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• Sources: Russian aggression against U.S. intelligence satellites sparks congressional briefing

  18-09-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Over recent days, officials from the U.S. Space Force and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed congressional committees on an “uptick” in Russian military activity in space targeting U.S. defense and intelligence satellites.
  
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• Mayor asks people going to Fayetteville Trump rally to wear masks

  18-09-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump will return to North Carolina this weekend to campaign in Fayetteville. This will be Trump's third North Carolina visit this month.
  
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• Bill Gates says Donald Trump’s travel bans worsened coronavirus pandemic

  18-09-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Billionaire Microsoft founder is a vocal critic of US response to Covid-19
  
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• Poll: Only 22 percent of Americans think the 2020 presidential election will be ‘free and fair’

  18-09-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Just 22% of Americans believe this year’s presidential election will be “free and fair,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — a disturbing loss of confidence in the democratic process that could foreshadow a catastrophic post-election period with millions of partisans refusing to accept the legitimacy of the results.
  
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• This Florida prison is now partners with ICE in enforcing immigration crackdown

  18-09-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A select group of correctional officers at a Northwest Florida prison is set to take part in a federal immigration program that will allow officers to interrogate any detainee who they believe is in the country illegally and process them for potential immigration violations.
  
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• Coronavirus: US health chiefs reverse advice on Covid-19 testing

  18-09-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.
  
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• Trump: I'm the best thing to happen to Puerto Rico

  18-09-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has announced nearly $13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico to help rebuild the electrical grid and repair schools following devastating storms. The grant comes amid criticism the assistance is politically motivated. (Sept. 18)
  
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• 'In many cases I do' - Trump claims to know better than experts

  18-09-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump said on Wednesday that a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, could be ready for distribution ahead of the Nov. 3 election.Hours earlier, Robert Redfield, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a COVID-19 vaccine could be broadly rolled out by the middle of next year or a little later. Trump later disputed that.“No I think he made a mistake when he said that,” Trump said, telling reporters he called Redfield. “That&rsquo
  
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• Actor Masterson's lawyer denies and denounces rape charges

  18-09-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, charged with raping three women, made his first appearance Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where his attorney declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicized.”Masterson, 44, who has been free on bail since his June arrest, stood in court in a blue suit and face mask next to attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, as the three women sat in the gallery.Masterson did n
  
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• Hours after U.S.-Canada border closure extended to October 21, Trump says it 'opening pretty soon'

  18-09-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said border restrictions between Canada and the United States because of the novel coronavirus pandemic would be lifted "pretty soon", just hours after the two countries confirmed they would remain in place until at least Oct. 21.There was no immediate explanation from the White House for the discrepancy or what Trump meant by "pretty soon."On Twitter, Canada's Minister for Public Safety Bill Blair confirmed a month-long extension of border restrictions.
  
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• Hours after U.S.-Canada border closure extended to Oct. 21, Trump says it 'opening pretty soon'

  18-09-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said border restrictions between Canada and the United States because of the novel coronavirus pandemic would be lifted "pretty soon", just hours after the two countries confirmed they would remain in place until at least Oct. 21.There was no immediate explanation from the White House for the discrepancy or what Trump meant by "pretty soon."On Twitter, Canada's Minister for Public Safety Bill Blair confirmed a month-long extension of border restrictions.
  
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• Wear clothes, ditch the drugs. Florida teacher educates parents on virtual etiquette

  18-09-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Parents, when you are helping your children at their computer please do not appear with big joints in your hands,” the teacher said.
  
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• Sen. Susan Collins in tough fight for reelection

  18-09-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins says ‘people want end to gridlock’; Molly Line reports on the latest.
  
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• Hackers Collecting Intelligence on Potential Opponents to Iranian Regime

  18-09-2020 22:15
  Iranian Group Found Spying on Dissidents
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• Many Young Americans Don't Know Key Facts About the Holocaust. Now Is the Time to Fix the Way We Teach This History in the U.S.

  18-09-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Decades have been spent teaching about the Holocaust—but have Americans been learning?
  
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• Trump says U.S. will have vaccine doses for all Americans in April

  18-09-2020 22:10 via politico.com
  
  The president touted the timeline as evidence of "historic progress."
  
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• The regular flu shot is not as effective for people over 65 — here are the options for senior-specific flu shots

  18-09-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Because seniors have a weaker immune system, their bodies may not produce enough antibodies from the normal flu shot to properly fight off infection.
  
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• Joe Rogan apologized for spreading misinformation about Oregon fires amid Spotify employee backlash

  18-09-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rogan has found himself in hot water this week, facing backlash and allegations of transphobia at Spotify.
  
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• Firefighter who hung brown doll from neck in Wisconsin station suspended, chief says

  18-09-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Milwaukee’s fire chief called it a “gross lack of judgment.”
  
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• Chris Wallace reveals the 'real concern' of mail-in voting

  18-09-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chris Wallace discusses Trump's chances of flipping Minnesota and weighs in on the concerns over mail-in voting
  
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• ‘All stand up!’ Disney World guest ejected from park after major mask meltdown

  18-09-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Another day, another mask confrontation.
  
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• Inside the Hell of Israel’s Second Lockdown

  18-09-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israelis just want to fly away.The atmosphere was so grim as the nation entered a coronavirus lockdown on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, that there appeared to be no escape.One meme making the rounds showed desperate hands reaching out of the sea towards a far-off airplane flying high in a deep blue sky, accompanied only by the traditional greeting of “Shana Tova,” a good year.The greeting felt hollow as Israel entered into the year 5781 as the first country on earth
  
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• Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration are set to deny funding to Connecticut schools over inclusive transgender athlete policies

  18-09-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  According to The New York Times, Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration are cutting funding to certain Connecticut schools over their participation in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The conference allows transgender student-athletes to compete with, and against, athletes who share their gender identity, a course of action Trump's administration has repeatedly fought against. If the schools refuse to cut ties with the conference prior to October 1, the education department
  
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• Pentagon sending troops to Syria after clashes between U.S., Russian military

  18-09-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The troops are meant to discourage Russians from crossing into the eastern area where U.S., coalition, and Syrian Democratic Forces operate, say officials.
  
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• Steve Cortes reacts to Biden holding substantial lead in Minnesota

  18-09-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump campaign senior adviser Steve Cortes joins Dana Perino on ‘The Daily Briefing.’
  
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• New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Only 22 percent of Americans think the 2020 presidential election will be ‘free and fair’

  18-09-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Both Republicans and Democrats harbor grave and growing doubts about whether the upcoming election will accurately reflect the will of the people. 
  
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• New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Only 22% of Americans think the 2020 presidential election will be 'free and fair'

  18-09-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Both Republicans and Democrats harbor grave and growing doubts about whether the upcoming election will accurately reflect the will of the people. 
  
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• CDC — again — changes COVID-19 guidelines. Now asymptomatic people need a test

  18-09-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The change replaces a controversial update from Aug. 24 that said individuals who don’t have symptoms don’t need to get tested.
  
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• Editorial: Boris Johnson's Brexit gambit casts a shadow on peace in Northern Ireland

  18-09-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to tinker with the Brexit withdrawal agreement could endanger peace in Northern Ireland.
  
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• A dentist who pulled someone's tooth while riding a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud and 'unlawful dental acts'

  18-09-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a 2016 video, the dentist rolls up to a sedated patient, pulls her tooth while standing on the hoverboard, and rolls away.
  
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• Democrats Just Won Several Major Lawsuits Over Mail Ballots—But Their Fight Continues

  18-09-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After securing a several major court victories on Thursday, Democrats who have been worried about whether the United States Postal Service (USPS) is capable of efficiently and securely delivering ballots before Election Day, breathed a—temporary—sigh of relief.“We are fortunate to have a system where an attorney general could walk into a courtroom and make that case to a federal judge and put a stop to this madness,” says Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, wh
  
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• Fears of a brain drain in Belarus as IT workers prepare to flee brutal crackdown

  18-09-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On the night of the Belarusian presidential elections, Andrey Fedorovich, a 27-year-old web developer with an enviable job and a big flat in Minsk, found himself lying on the ground underneath an abandoned van, hiding from riot police rampaging across the city. “I first thought about leaving when I was lying underneath that van, when I saw what kind of people live in my country,” Mr Fedorovich says. He and his wife have now decided to flee for Kyiv in Ukraine. Belarus - perhaps bette
  
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• Trump says he expects to have coronavirus vaccine for every American by April

  18-09-2020 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump said on Friday he expects to have available enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine for every American by April."Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April," Trump told a news conference."In a short time we'll have a safe and effective vaccine and we'll defeat the virus," Trump said.
  
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• Trump Finally Admits Many Americans Won’t Get Vaccine Until April

  18-09-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump on Friday said that the U.S. expects to have enough coronavirus vaccines for every American by April. “We’ll have manufactured at least 100 million vaccine doses before the end of the year and likely much more than that,” Trump said at an afternoon press conference. “Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April. And again I’ll say that even at that later stage a deliver
  
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• U.S. reverses COVID-19 testing guidance again: exposed without symptoms need tests

  18-09-2020 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sparked widespread outcry among state public health officials and experts in late August when it said that people who do not have symptoms may not need to get tested.Before Aug. 24, the CDC had encouraged testing for all those who were exposed.Friday's guidance update effectively returns the CDC's testing guidance to what it said before it was altered in late August.
  
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• Forecasters use Greek alphabet as they run out of storm names for second time ever

  18-09-2020 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wilfred was the last name on the 2020 list and the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used because of a lack of options
  
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• Jared Kushner reportedly said 'free markets will solve' the PPE shortage in March. Nurses are still paying for that approach.

  18-09-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The federal government is not going to lead this response," Kushner reportedly said in March, adding, "Free markets will solve this."
  
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• Communist Organizers Arrested after Allegedly Barricading Officers Inside Aurora Police Department

  18-09-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Six rioters were charged by Colorado district attorneys on Thursday with allegations stemming from anti-police demonstrations in June and July.The demonstrations occurred following the death of George Floyd, who was killed during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers. However, Colorado demonstrations also protested the August, 2019, death of Elijah McClain, an African American man who died after being put in a choke hold by officers in Aurora. Several officers in the Aurora Police Department
  
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• U.S., Guyana to launch joint maritime patrols near disputed Venezuela border

  18-09-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States and Guyana will begin joint maritime patrols aimed at drug interdiction near the South American country's disputed border with crisis-stricken Venezuela, the U.S. secretary of state and Guyana's new president said on Friday.The agreement comes as U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp, as part of a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, ramps up crude output from Guyana's massive offshore Stabroek block, a large portion of which is in waters claimed by Venezuela."Greater sec
  
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• Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Quietly Discloses Financial Ties to Pro-CCP Hong Kong Media Company

  18-09-2020 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Georgia Democrat and Senate candidate Jon Ossoff has been compensated by a Hong Kong media conglomerate whose owner has spoken out against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to his most recent financial disclosure.Ossoff, whose role as CEO of a London-based producer of investigative documentaries has drawn scrutiny over the years, reported in an amended financial statement that he has received at least $5,000 from PCCW Media Limited over the last two years — a detail that has p
  
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• Trump: We are going to teach America’s children we’re the most exceptional nation ever

  18-09-2020 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump launches the ‘patriotic education’ commission; reaction from ‘Outnumbered.’
  
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• T cell shortage linked to severe COVID-19 in elderly; antiseptic spray may limit virus spread

  18-09-2020 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lower supply of a certain type of immune cell in older people that is critical to fighting foreign invaders may help explain their vulnerability to severe COVID-19, scientists say.When germs enter the body, the initial "innate" immune response generates inflammation not specifically targeted at the bacteria or virus.Within days, the more precise "adaptive" immune response starts generating antibodies against the invader along with T cells that either assist in antibody production or seek out a
  
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• Pompeo visits Guyana hoping to shore up support on Venezuela

  18-09-2020 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the small nation of Guyana on Friday looking to shore up support for Trump administration efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and build ties with the booming oil producer.During the brief visit, Pompeo and President Irfaan Ali signed agreements to strengthen U.S. investment and cooperation on energy and infrastructure while vowing to deepen cooperation on maritime security and drug trafficking interdiction.Pompeo praised Ali&rsqu
  
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• Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham

  18-09-2020 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It won't be known until Election Day if a poll showing a tightening contest between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Jaime Harrison portends an upset — but the gains are real enough in the Democrat's campaign account.On the heels of a Quinnipiac University poll that has him tied with Graham among likely voters in South Carolina, Harrison's campaign has marked two back-to-back fundraising days of $1 million apiece, bringing his total fundraising to over $30 million.It's a stagger
  
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• Spare the Air Alert issued for Saturday in the Bay Area

  18-09-2020 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAD NEWS, BAY AREA: The smoke is coming back to us this weekend. Here's when it will be worst in your neighborhood.
  
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• Polarized: Why this Massachusetts progressive voter supports Joe Biden and Ed Markey

  18-09-2020 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ‘I’m not opposed to people changing their minds about things’
  
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• Hawaii will allow pre-travel COVID testing instead of quarantining

  18-09-2020 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The islands plan to reopen to visitors who have a confirmed negative COVID test upon arrival.
  
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• CDC Issues Yet Another Round of Guidance on COVID-19 Testing

  18-09-2020 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its coronavirus testing guidelines to say that individuals who do not present with symptoms should still be tested for COVID-19 “due to the significance of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission.”The revised guidelines represent a capstone of sorts to a tumultuous few weeks for the agency, which has come under intense pressure from the White House and its allies to offer rosier prognoses on the battle against the
  
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• Manager ordered census layoffs despite judge's ruling

  18-09-2020 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the U.S. Census Bureau from winding down the 2020 census, a manager in Illinois instructed employees to get started with layoffs, according to an audio of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press.During a conference call Thursday, the Chicago area manager told supervisors who report to him that they should track down census takers who don't currently have any cases, collect the iPhones they use to record information, and bid them goodbye.It was
  
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