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• Some sparkling water brands may contain high levels of risky chemicals called PFAS, a report found

  25-09-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Consumer Reports tested brands including Topo Chico, Polar, and La Croix for PFAS — unregulated chemicals linked to cancer and thyroid issues.
  
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• Editorial: Amy Coney Barrett is qualified for the Supreme Court — but should not be confirmed

  25-09-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The arch-conservative judge would cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court — one that might very well overturn Roe vs. Wade.
  
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• Temp worker tossed Pennsylvania ballots Trump complained about, official says

  25-09-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Justice Department announced an inquiry into the discarded ballots on Thursday, which was promoted by the White House and the president's re-election campaign.
  
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• NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general says

  25-09-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York's attorney general on Friday recommended the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic enforcement, a radical change she said would prevent encounters like one last year in the Bronx that escalated quickly and ended with an officer fatally shooting a motorist.Attorney General Letitia James, who acts as a special prosecutor appointed to investigate certain police killings, argued that traffic stops for minor infractions often end in violence and that Allan Fel
  
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• 'The Five' react to Democrats' threat to change SCOTUS rules

  25-09-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump set to announce nomination Saturday as Senate Democrats vow to boycott confirmation hearing
  
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• When Biden calls a 'lid,' Democrats wet the bed — and Trump starts mocking

  25-09-2020 23:38 via politico.com
  
  The Democratic nominee is sticking to his strategy: Keep a low profile, and let Trump light himself on fire.
  
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• California expands financial protections after US rollback

  25-09-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California on Friday created what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections.The legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law changes the existing Department of Business Oversight into the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation in what proponents said is the first such move by any state.The current department regulates a sig
  
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• Family of man killed by off-duty cop over parking space files lawsuit in California

  25-09-2020 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A video released by Vallejo shows a police officer shooting a man as he runs away.
  
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• ‘Why Bother?’: Pelosi Suggests Biden Skip Presidential Debates

  25-09-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday defended her previous suggestion that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should not debate President Trump, claiming the president has “no fidelity to fact or truth.”Ahead of the first presidential debate next week, Pelosi doubled down during an appearance on “Morning on CBS” on comments she made last month that the former vice president should skip the debates so they don’t become “an exercise in skullduggery.&rdquo
  
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• Did ex-congressman Ron Paul suffer a stroke on Zoom? Here are telltale signs

  25-09-2020 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Paul started to slur his speech mid-sentence, which is one of the major signs of a stroke, according to the American Stroke Association.
  
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• Mother of alleged Kenosha shooter gets standing ovation at GOP event

  25-09-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during Black Lives Matter protests in Wisconsin
  
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• The FAA's chief will fly the Boeing 737 Max himself, as his agency moves closer to approving the plane's return to passenger service

  25-09-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FAA Administrator Steve Dickson will pilot a Boeing 737 Max on September 30, testing the plane himself before clearing it to fly again.
  
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• Trump Jr calls for 'army' of supporters to 'protect ballots' as he lies about Dems trying to steal election

  25-09-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ‘We need every able-bodied man and woman to join Army for Trump’s election security operation’
  
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• Florida reopens bars and restaurants with no restrictions

  25-09-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida was moving into Phase 3 reopening on Friday, lifting all restrictions for restaurants and bars.
  
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• Kentucky lawmaker arrested during protests in Taylor case

  25-09-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Kentucky lawmaker who spent a night in jail after her arrest during protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor says she'll redouble her push for criminal justice reforms.State Rep. Attica Scott was arrested and charged Thursday evening with first-degree rioting, a felony, and two misdemeanor counts: unlawful assembly and failure to disperse.The Black lawmaker on Friday called the charges “ludicrous" and said those arrested were “traumatized” by Louisville police.
  
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• Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan

  25-09-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the United Nations on Friday that his country has "no intention" of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three countries.Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan failed to strike a deal on the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam before Ethiopia began filling the reservoir behind the dam in July.
  
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• Do Democrats have the power to block Trump’s SCOTUS nominee?

  25-09-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Article III Project founder and president Mike Davis weighs in on the upcoming political battle
  
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• Trump's attempts to undermine election integrity unnerve the country

  25-09-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is engaged in an ongoing campaign to erode confidence in the legitimacy of the upcoming presidential election.  
  
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• Air Force Begins Live-Fire Testing on New Helicopter, Jolly Green II

  25-09-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Air Force's new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter, known as the "Jolly Green II," has begun live-fire ground testing.
  
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• Sen. Ron Johnson: 'No legitimate predicate' for Mueller investigation

  25-09-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman discusses latest revelations on 'Bill Hemmer Reports'
  
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• Louisiana AG investigates school for suspending 4th grader after teacher noticed BB gun during online class

  25-09-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The state’s attorney general, Jeff Landry, announced an investigation into the matter, arguing that the school violated his “constitutional rights.”
  
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• CNN’s Brianna Keilar Fires Back at Tucker Carlson and Kayleigh McEnany

  25-09-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CNN’s Brianna Keilar spent more than 10 minutes of her broadcast on Friday dismantling the smears she has received from both Fox News and the Trump White House this week.“Yesterday, White House Press Secretary implied that I am responsible for two police officers being shot in Louisville,” the anchor began. “She is lying to Americans again and I’ll address that in a moment. But first, I’m not the Brianna that the White House should be focused on right now. Bre
  
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• Kansas college president who canceled Ivanka speech resigns

  25-09-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A state university president in Kansas whose decision in June to cancel a virtual speech by Ivanka Trump angered donors and others resigned Friday, after less than a year in the job.The Board of Regents, which oversees Kansas' higher education system, did not say why Wichita State University President Jay Golden stepped down, offering no details on what led up to it.The university received national attention — and plenty of criticism — for dropping a virtual speech by President Donal
  
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• Probe into 'discarded' ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel

  25-09-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.All of them were marked for President Donald Trump, it said.Despite the information vacuum, the White House press secretary told reporters “ballots for the president” had been “cast aside.”
  
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• Florida sends thousands of voter registration invites – to already registered voters

  25-09-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Those who claim a special public records exemption because of their government jobs were targeted.
  
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• Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22

  25-09-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials said.The Antonov An-26 aircraft crashed while trying to land during a training exercise, the General Staff of the Armed Forces Ruslan Khomchak said in a statement, adding that at least two more people were critically injured.Video posted by Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko on Facebook showed the plan
  
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• Former congressman Ron Paul hospitalized, says he's OK

  25-09-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul posted a picture of himself in a hospital Friday but said he was OK after video circulated online of him struggling to speak during an interview. The 85-year-old former Texas congressman, who ran for president three times, posted a picture on Facebook showing him smiling in a hospital gown and giving a thumbs-up. The post came after a video took off on social media showing Paul having trouble speaking during an appearance on his livestreamed show &ldquo
  
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• Flexing financial muscle, Biden swamps Trump on airwaves

  25-09-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Biden campaign is spending $45.8 million on television, radio and digital ads in the week from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, according to figures compiled by the tracking firm Advertising Analytics.Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has earmarked $17.8 million in advertising for the same period, according to the firm, after canceling millions of dollars of reservations in states including Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Iowa, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.The discrepancy reflects the exten
  
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• She said she was raising money for murder victims. Instead she went shopping, cops say

  25-09-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “It’s not Christmas yet, but the Grinch has come to town.”
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines will offer COVID tests to passengers from L.A.

  25-09-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  United is doing the same from SFO. Hawaii eases quarantine rules Oct. 15
  
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• Experts say there are 2 times when you should wear a mask at home

  25-09-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Do you really need to wear a mask at home? Infectious disease experts say yes, in these two scenarios.
  
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• 'It worked': In New York City, pandemic-inspired outdoor dining to become permanent

  25-09-2020 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York is committed to making outdoor dining a permanent option for the thousands of restaurants that have embraced the concept since the coronavirus pandemic struck in the spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday.The city, an early U.S. COVID-19 epicenter, aims to extend to year-round Open Restaurants, a now-temporary program credited with saving 90,000 jobs, the mayor said.The program has proved enormously popular with New Yorkers since it was introduced in June.
  
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• Trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man's death

  25-09-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Louisiana state trooper who died in a single-car crash just hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest.State Police officials and family members mourned Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth under tight security at services that marked the latest turn in the long-simmering in-custody death case of Ronald Greene, which has prompt
  
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• Kenneth Walker, police both claim Kentucky law protects conduct on night of deadly Breonna Taylor raid

  25-09-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Analysis: None of the officers involved in the March 13 raid were charged with Taylor's death.
  
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• Ron Paul hospitalized after apparently suffering medical emergency during livestream

  25-09-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Rep. Ron Paul says he's "doing fine" after being hospitalized in Texas.After alarming video emerged on Friday showing Paul starting to slur his words as he spoke during a livestream, Fox News reported that the former congressman was hospitalized for "precautionary" reasons. Fox News' Harris Faulkner also reported that Paul is "lucid and optimistic" at the hospital, according to the Washington Examiner.A picture that was soon posted to Paul's Twitter account showed him giving a thumbs up a
  
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• Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

  25-09-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.Alphabet Inc. said Friday that it will prohibit severance packages for anyone fired for misconduct or is the subject of a sexual misconduct investigation.A special team will investigate any allegations against executives and report to the board’s audit committee.
  
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• Don't worry: The military dislikes Trump too much to help him steal the election

  25-09-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump's Wednesday refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose the election has exacerbated all the worries raised by his trolling about serving an unconstitutional third term. No American president should dally with declining to cede power rightfully lost, and anger over the president's comments is justified. But panic, fortunately, is not.I understand fears about dissolution of democratic norms and the apparently nonexistent floor in the cravenness of Republican
  
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• Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse fights extradition charges

  25-09-2020 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two Kenosha, Wis., protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by Kenosha police fought his return to Wisconsin on Friday to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.
  
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• USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 7 points in battleground Minnesota

  25-09-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Both Trump and Biden have taken their campaigns to the Gopher State to battle for working-class voters.
  
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• Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial

  25-09-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A single shot, versus a rival two-dose approach being tested by Moderna Incand Pfizer Inc , could simplify distribution of the vaccine.The trial in close to 1,000 healthy adults, which is backed by the U.S. government, began after the J&J vaccine was found in July to offer strong protection in a single dose to monkeys.
  
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• Gov. reopening Florida's economy despite spread

  25-09-2020 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state's economy despite the spread of the coronavirus. (Sept. 25)
  
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• Experts witness birth of 2nd orca baby in Pacific Northwest pod that lost calf in 2018

  25-09-2020 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “It appeared to be a rambunctious little bundle of baby, as every surface was exaggerated and playful,” a researcher said.
  
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• McConnell on SCOTUS vacancy: ‘We can’t pick and choose when big decisions are foisted upon us’

  25-09-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defends his decision to move forward on the SCOTUS nomination ahead of President Trump’s announcement; reaction from ‘Outnumbered.’
  
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• Here's where fire danger is highest in the Bay Area this weekend

  25-09-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wind gusts are expected to top 30 mph in areas that have been afflicted with wildfires since early August.
  
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• Gov. DeSantis moves to fully reopen Florida bars and restaurants and go to Phase 3

  25-09-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday lifted all remaining coronavirus-related state restrictions on businesses such as bars and restaurants through an executive order that also suspends all fines and fees tied to social distancing enforcement.
  
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• Pakistan PM condemns 'Islamophobic' Charlie Hebdo cartoons

  25-09-2020 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the fresh publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by a French satirical weekly, urging UN efforts against what he called rising Islamophobia.
  
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• Two Isis supporters arrested for 'Netflix worthy' terror plot on Trump Tower, FBI claims

  25-09-2020 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The pair allegedly discussed travelling to Syria to recruit members
  
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• Lawyers for family of Breonna Taylor demand that Kentucky AG release grand jury transcripts

  25-09-2020 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers for the family of Breonna Taylor are calling on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings.
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen last week

  25-09-2020 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.CLAIM: The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted to lower the age of consent for sex to 12 years old.THE FACTS: This bogus claim first emerged during Ginsburg’s 1993 confirmation hearings when official testimony misinterpreted a recommendation by Ginsburg in a 1977 report published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
  
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• Trump administration took award from journalist after discovering she criticised him on social media, internal watchdog says

  25-09-2020 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Report also found officials lied about reasons for withdrawal
  
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