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• Trump supporters try to obstruct early voters at polling site in Virginia

  20-09-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WATCH: Trump supporters descend on early voters in Virginia — and try to obstruct polling site
  
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• Supreme Court to fly flags at half-staff for 30 days in memoriam of Ginsburg

  20-09-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Flags on the U.S. Supreme Court's front plaza will be flown at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, the court said, adding that a black drape has been hung over the doors to the courtroom.In a statement on Sunday, the court said Ginsburg's bench chair and the bench directly in front of it have also been draped in black wool crepe as part of the tradition for the death of a sitting justice.Visitors to the Supreme Court have left flowers and signs in
  
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• Notable opinions of U.S. Supreme Court contender Amy Coney Barrett

  20-09-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As a judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Barrett, 48, has voted in favor of one of Trump's hardline immigration policies and shown support for expansive gun rights.Barrett indicated support for gun rights in a March 2019 dissenting opinion.
  
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• Why Trump could possibly end up "behind bars" if he loses

  20-09-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist Jeff Wise examines the type of prosecutions that Trump could face if he loses the presidential election
  
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• 'Follow your conscience': Biden implores Senate Republicans to wait on election to fill Ginsburg seat

  20-09-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Trump campaign spokesman said picking Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor was Trump's prerogative, regardless of the timing.
  
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• ‘Horrific act of violence’: Rochester, New York, grieves for 2 students killed in mass shooting that injured 14 others

  20-09-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The shooting that left 2 people dead and 14 others injured brought further tumult to a city already gripped by civil unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• DeKalb school board member accused of making racist remarks

  20-09-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joyce Morley, a DeKalb County school board member, said those accusing her of making racially insensitive comments during a recent meeting are mishearing what she actually said.During an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday, Morley explained that video from the emotionally-charged board meeting shows her saying the word “rights” and not “whites” when discussing the school district’s plans to reopen schools.During the Monday meeting in question,
  
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• A Louisville judge ordered the federal courthouse to close as officials are expected to announce a decision in Breonna Taylor investigation

  20-09-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The courthouse is reportedly among several Louisville buildings federal officials requested closed to prepare for the "possibility of civil backlash."
  
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• UK at critical point in COVID pandemic, top medical adviser says

  20-09-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain is at a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic and faces a very challenging winter, one of the government's top medical advisers will warn at a public briefing on Monday.Cases in Britain are on the increase in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson has labelled a second wave of the virus, with large areas of the country subject to restrictions on social freedom and London expected to be next in line."The trend in the UK is heading in the wrong direction and we are at a critical point in the
  
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• Biden asks Republicans to 'follow your conscience'

  20-09-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday appealed to Senate Republicans asking them to 'follow your conscience' about filling a vacant Supreme Court seat following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the Nov. 3 election. (Sept. 20)
  
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• Biden warns confirming Supreme Court justice before election would cause ‘irreversible damage’ and promises to nominate a Black woman if he wins

  20-09-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  'Last thing we need is to add is a constitutional crisis that plunges us deeper into the abyss, deeper into the darkness’
  
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• Trump news - Democrats refuse to rule out second impeachment trial for Trump in Supreme Court battle

  20-09-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Ginsburg v. cancer was a 'remarkable fight': RBG battled five bouts of cancer over two decades

  20-09-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had overcome four bouts with pancreatic, lung and colon cancer dating back two decades.
  
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• 'He had green eyes': Florida man will paint alligator that attacked him

  20-09-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Mark Johnson given 60 stitches for deep wound in leg* ‘He wanted to roll so he could start dismembering,’ artist says In several decades as a professional artist, painting Florida’s marine life, Mark Johnson has developed a pretty good eye for detail. Now the outdoorsman whose website offers “realistic portrayals created primarily from memory and imagination” is about to start work on a gritty new work: an alligator with rows of perfect white teeth, clamped on the
  
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• Republican victory in Supreme Court battle could mean millions lose health insurance in the middle of a pandemic

  20-09-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ‘Healthcare in this country hangs in the balance,’ Joe Biden warns as GOP tries to put sixth conservative on high court
  
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• I. Coast tensions flare as candidate urges 'civil disobedience'

  20-09-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tensions ratcheted up over Ivory Coast's presidential race on Sunday when former president Konan Bedie called for "civil disobedience" in response to Alassane Ouattara's bid for a third term at the helm of the West African country.
  
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• U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tests positive for COVID-19

  20-09-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days, she said on Twitter, becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID-19."I have taken every possible precaution and still contracted coronavirus," Hayes, a Connecticut Democrat, said in a tweet.Hayes said she was asymptomatic except for breathing issues, which were being monitored.
  
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• Thousands protest Netanyahu; many ignore Israeli virus rules

  20-09-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of Israelis resumed their weekly protest Sunday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in central Jerusalem, despite a new nationwide lockdown order aimed at curbing a raging coronavirus outbreak.An exception allowing people to hold public demonstrations was included in the three-week lockdown imposed last Friday.Thousands of Israelis have participated in the protests throughout the summer, calling on Netanyahu to resign while he is on trial for corruption
  
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• GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski confirms she opposes a vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election

  20-09-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Murkowski is the second GOP senator to speak out against voting on a nominee before the election, joining Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
  
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• Hundreds of 'Arizona Republicans for Biden' signs have been stolen and vandalized across the state where poll shows Trump and Biden neck and neck

  20-09-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The signs had been displayed over the summer by a political action committee called "Arizona Republicans Who Believe In Treating Others With Respect."
  
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• Schiff delays deposition of Homeland Security whistleblower

  20-09-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the committee is scheduled to depose a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower on Friday, pushing the closed-door testimony back four days due to a dispute with the Trump administration over his appearance.A subpoena may be necessary, said Rep. Adam Schiff.Brian Murphy said in a whistleblower complaint this month that he was pressured by more senior officials to suppress facts in intelligence reports about Russian interference and other
  
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• ‘This refugee is going to have a good time voting you out’: Ilhan Omar responds to Trump’s dog whistle rant at Minnesota rally

  20-09-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Congresswoman offers retort after president stirs racial tension with ‘refugee’ criticism
  
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• 'May her memory be a revolution': Supporters say Rosh Hashanah brings special meaning to Ginsburg's death

  20-09-2020 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The world learned of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death as Rosh Hashanah began. Some say that is connected to righteousness in the Jewish faith.
  
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• The GOP is usually more fired up over SCOTUS. Now, polls say Democrats are.

  20-09-2020 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Unlike in 2016, surveys this year have shown that Democrats are more energized by the court than GOP voters are — and that Biden is more trusted than Trump to pick justices.
  
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• Portland protesters reportedly faced tear gas after the city's mayor banned the local police department from using it

  20-09-2020 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Both the Portland Police Bureau and Mayor Ted Wheeler denied using tear gas against protesters after Wheeler's order to ban it.
  
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• Tropical Storm Beta to drop a foot of rain in Texas and Louisiana

  20-09-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Forecasters warned on Sunday that coastal communities could be inundated with floods and see sustained winds of 60 miles per hour (95 km per hour), though the storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland.This month marks only the second time in history that the sheer number of storms has forced forecasters to turn to the Greek alphabet for names, having exhausted their alphabetical list of names selected before the season began.Beta is the third named storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in less t
  
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• Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

  20-09-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sure, there were the RBG bobbleheads, the Halloween getups, the lace collars, the workout videos.First as a litigator who fought tenaciously for the courts to recognize equal rights for women, one case at a time, and later as the second woman to sit on the hallowed bench of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg left a legacy of achievement in gender equality that had women of varied ages and backgrounds grasping for words this weekend to describe what she meant to them.“She was my teacher in so many
  
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• Iran says US faces 'maximum isolation' as world powers dismiss sanctions

  20-09-2020 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran said Sunday its arch-foe the United States is facing "maximum isolation" after major powers dismissed a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force.
  
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• Will Democrats grow backbones amid Trump-Republican rush to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

  20-09-2020 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Most Americans didn't vote for Trump or the GOP Senate. The time has come to consider new states, more justices and 18-year Supreme Court term limits.
  
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• Majority of Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace Ginsburg - Reuters poll

  20-09-2020 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A majority of Americans, including many Republicans, want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.The national opinion poll, conducted Sept. 19-20 after Ginsburg's death was announced, suggests that many Americans object to President Donald Trump's plan, backed by many Senate Republicans, to push through another lifetime appointee and cement a 6-3 conservative major
  
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• Creek Fire ignites fire management debate on 102 million trees killed by beetles, drought

  20-09-2020 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bark beetles and drought together left 2,000 tons of dead trees per acre in the Creek Fire, but land managers debate whether logging is the answer.
  
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• NY AG moves to expedite release of police body cam footage

  20-09-2020 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James promised Sunday to expedite the release of body camera footage in cases of alleged police misconduct that her office investigates.Speaking in Rochester, which has been in turmoil since the footage of Daniel Prude's fatal encounter with police was released more than five months after his death, James said her office “will be proactively releasing footage to the public on our own.”“This is footage we obtain as part of investigations conduct
  
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• ‘Nothing is off the table’: Democrats threaten extraordinary measures if Republicans fill vacant Supreme Court seat

  20-09-2020 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats could push for massive reforms of two branches of government
  
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• Florida bar owner prohibits patrons from wearing masks

  20-09-2020 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gary Kirby, the owner of Westside Sports Bar and Lounge in West Melbourne, Florida started banning masks on September 11.Taking a hard stand against customers wearing face coverings inside his business, Kirby placed a sign on his door that prohibits masks upon entry.Residents of West Melbourne, which is in Brevard County, are encouraged to wear a mask and follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations, Don Walker, the communicati
  
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• WeChat: Judge blocks US attempts to ban downloads of Chinese app

  20-09-2020 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ban on the Chinese-owned messaging and payments apps was to come in on Sunday night.
  
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• Biden to focus on health care in Supreme Court debate

  20-09-2020 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden on Sunday used the sudden Supreme Court vacancy to reinforce his argument that the upcoming election should be a referendum on President Donald Trump's handling of health care and the coronavirus.The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg jolted the presidential campaign just six weeks before the election and as several states are already voting.Trump has seized on the opportunity to nominate a new justice to motivate his most loyal voters.
  
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• UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now

  20-09-2020 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran as the United States is demanding until he gets a green light from the Security Council.The U.N. chief said in a letter to the council president obtained Sunday by The Associated Press that “there would appear to be uncertainty” on whether or not U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo triggered the “snapback” mechanism in the Security Council resolution that enshrined the
  
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• Key GOP senator comes out against pre-election SCOTUS vote

  20-09-2020 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Murkowski and Susan Collins of Maine have said they would not vote for a Supreme Court nominee ahead of the election.
  
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• Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have your data. Why not China-owned ByteDance's TikTok?

  20-09-2020 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration says it's banning TikTok because the data collected from American users could be accessed by the Chinese government.
  
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• The Latest: WH leaves it to McConnell to decide vote timing

  20-09-2020 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The White House says President Donald Trump will announce his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the “near future” but is declining to say whether the president will push for a Senate confirmation vote before Election Day.Marc Short is the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
  
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• Fears of voter intimidation in 2020 election as Trump supporters block polling station in Virginia

  20-09-2020 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump supporters sparked fears of voter intimidation after they protested outside a polling station in Virginia as early voting took place this weekend.Demonstrators were seen outside the Fairfax County Government Center on Saturday as the second day of early voting took place in Fairfax, Virginia.At least two dozen supporters of the US president held “Trump - Pence” placards and waved American flags, about 100 feet from the entrance to the polling location.
  
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• Second Republican senator says they will not support Supreme Court vote before election

  20-09-2020 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Alaska senator joins Susan Collins as Republicans opposed to quick confirmation fight and vote
  
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• Boss lures maids to home, chains 1 to bed; other dies trying to escape, TX cops say

  20-09-2020 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The man told one of the women he had inappropriate photos of her, police say.
  
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• Florida reports 2,521 new COVID-19 cases, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe report 0 deaths

  20-09-2020 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The state of Florida reported 2,521 new novel coronavirus cases and nine deaths Sunday. Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe (the Florida Keys) counties reported no deaths.
  
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• 3 ways McConnell’s drive to replace Ginsburg could be derailed

  20-09-2020 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All is not lost yet. But gear up for a fight
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon ally Angus Robertson criticised for saying elderly deaths a 'gain' for independence

  20-09-2020 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One of Nicola Sturgeon's closest allies has faced a barrage of criticism over a "disgraceful" article stating the deaths of elderly Scots was delivering a “gain” for independence. Angus Robertson, the SNP's former Westminster leader and deputy leader, said “55,000 predominantly No supporting voters [were] passing away every year”. Combined with more pro-separation young people reaching voting age, he said that had produced a “gain of over 100,000 for independence&rd
  
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• California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity

  20-09-2020 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) Sunday, burning structures, homes and a nature center in a famed Southern California wildlife sanctuary in foothill desert communities.The blaze, known as the Bobcat Fire, is expected to grow through Sunday and Monday as critical fire weather conditions continued due to gusty wind and low humidity.Firefighters were, however, able to defend Mount Wilson t
  
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• McConnell locks down key Republican votes for Supreme Court fight

  20-09-2020 18:27 via politico.com
  
  Sen. Lamar Alexander said he supported a vote on a nominee, hours after Lisa Murkowski became the second GOP senator to oppose the majority leader’s effort.
  
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• US town hopes herd of goats will protect against wildfires

  20-09-2020 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An Oregon town has recruited a herd of goats to head off the risk of another wildfire. According to the latest estimate, more than 938,000 acres of land were destroyed by the blazes which swept through the state in the north-west of the US. Forest City, a town with around 25,000 inhabitants 25 miles west of Portland, is taking drastic measures to ensure it does not suffer the same fate as other parts of the state. The 230 goats are set to start work this week, chomping through the vegetation in
  
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• Labour may not vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, Keir Starmer hints

  20-09-2020 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has warned Boris Johnson the Labour Party will not necessarily vote for his Brexit deal when he brings it back to Parliament. Deal talks have stalled in recent weeks over the key issues of state aid and fishing rights, but negotiations must be concluded before the end of the transition period, after which Britain will automatically leave without a deal. Sir Keir, who supported Remain in the 2016 referendum, has urged the Prime Minister to secure a deal with the EU as promised du
  
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