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• AP sources: Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett starting Oct. 12

  26-09-2020 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett starting Oct. 12.The post AP sources: Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett starting Oct. 12 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Trump pick to court lauds Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  26-09-2020 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  President Donald Trump’s pick to the U.S. Supreme Court says she is “mindful” she would be taking the seat vacated by the death of departed liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  Speaking moments after President Donald Trumped nominated her to the high court during a Rose Garden news conference Saturday, Amy Coney Barrett promptly mentioned
  
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• How it happened: From law professor to high court in 4 years

  26-09-2020 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett’s fast-track rise, set to drive the nation’s highest court to the right for a generation or longer, is the fulfillment of a decadeslong effort by conservatives to remake the federal bench that kicked into high gear after President Donald Trump was elected. Trump’s 2016 election hi
  
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• The Latest: Barrett says judicial philosophy same as Scalia

  26-09-2020 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  5:45 p.m.
  Judge Amy Coney Barrett says her judicial philosophy is the same as that of her mentor, Justice Antonin Scalia. Barrett was a clerk for Scalia, who died in 2016. Barrett said Saturday that Scalia’s “judicial philosophy is mine too.” “Judges must apply the law as written. Judges are not policy makers,” she said. Scalia was a propon
  
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• Breonna Taylor protests continue as Louisville under curfew

  26-09-2020 23:48
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police kept up barricades and a curfew remains in effect as Louisville, Kentucky, prepares for a fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge the officers who shot Breonna Taylor. Early Saturday evening, some protesters were gathering at a downtown Louisville park that has become known as “Injustice Square.” The site has hosted demonstrations for more than 120 days in protest over the March shooting death of the 26-year-old Black woman.
  
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• GOP invests $10M in boosting Trump with Barrett confirmation

  26-09-2020 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day. The confirmation battle will be featured in a new $10 million RNC digital ad campaign to encourage battleground state voters to return vote-by-mail ballots or go to the polls. The national party, in concert with the Trump campaign, is planning local events and protests across the country to support Barrett&rsq
  
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• The Latest: Trump says Barrett eminently qualified for court

  26-09-2020 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  5:25 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has called Amy Coney Barrett a “woman of unparalleled achievement” as he announces her nomination to the Supreme Court.
  Trump said Saturday that she is one of the nation’s “brilliant and gifted legal minds.” And he called her “very eminently qualified for the job.”
  Barrett is his third nomination
  
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• The Latest: Barrett to be 1st mom of young kids on top court

  26-09-2020 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says Amy Coney Barrett would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Supreme Court.
  The president introduced Barrett in the White House Rose Garden on Saturday as his nominee to take the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week.
  Barrett is 48 and has seven children, including two adopted from H
  
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• The Latest: McConnell says Senate will vote on Barrett

  26-09-2020 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote “in the weeks ahead” on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
  The Republican leader said Saturday that Trump “could not have made a better decision” in nominating the appellate court judge.
  McConnell says he looks forward to m
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir

  26-09-2020 23:17
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Although Amy Coney Barrett is the president’s choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia. Like Scalia, for whom she once clerked, she is a committed Roman Catholic as well as a firm devotee of his favored interpretation of the Constitution known as originalism. Those qualifications delight many on the right but dismay liberals and others who fear her vote
  
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• GOP invests in boosting Trump with Barrett confirmation

  26-09-2020 23:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day. The confirmation battle will be featured in a new $10 million RNC digital ad campaign to encourage battleground state voters to return vote-by-mail ballots or go to the polls. The national party, in concert with the Trump campaign, is planning local events and protests across the country to support Barrett&rsq
  
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• Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The move on Saturday caps a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation. He also hopes it will provide boost his reelection effort as he looks to fend off Democrat Joe Biden. Republican senators are lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett before the Nov. 3 election, as they aim to lock in conservative gains in the federal judiciary before a potentia
  
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• Man gets prison for graffiti during community service

  26-09-2020 23:11
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of spray-painting property with graffiti while he was supposed to be performing community service for a vandalism conviction has been sentenced to three years in jail. The Free-Lance Star reports that 21-year-old Robert Singhass bragged on social media about spray-painting the word “Robbo” on properties in Fredericksburg earlier this year and drinking liquor when he was supposed to be picking up trash. Fredericksburg Circuit Cou
  
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• President Trump calls Amy Coney Barrett a ‘woman of unparalleled achievement’ as he nominates her to Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump calls Amy Coney Barrett a ‘woman of unparalleled achievement’ as he nominates her to Supreme Court.The post President Trump calls Amy Coney Barrett a ‘woman of unparalleled achievement’ as he nominates her to Supreme Court appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Her words: Amy Coney Barrett on faith, precedent, abortion

  26-09-2020 23:10
  
  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and current judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, says she is a firm supporter of the Constitutrio.  In 2016 she said in a speech to students: “we shouldn’t be putting people on the court that share our policy preferences. We should be putting people on the court who want to apply the Constitution.” President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Barrett to fil
  
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• A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes

  26-09-2020 23:08
  
  Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017. Her short tenure as a judge has led to few noteworthy or controversial opinions. She has, however, signed onto several decisions that are sure to be questioned in a possible confirmation fight. They include opinions on issues ranging from abortion to guns to sexual assault on campus to immigration.The post A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s n
  
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• The Latest: Trump nominates Barrett to Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  5:05 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Trump announced the news Saturday. The selection is likely to energize the president’s base weeks before Election Day.Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and a devout Roman Catholic,
  
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• President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court seat vacated by death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  26-09-2020 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court seat vacated by death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The post President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court seat vacated by death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Bio highlights of Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s high court pick

  26-09-2020 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Here are some biographical details on Amy Coney Barrett, nominated by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals nominated by President Donald Trump in 2017 and considered once before by Trump for a high court seat; her three-year judicial record shows a clear and consistent conservative bent.  She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and Rhodes College who has taught law at Notre Dame, wo
  
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• Armani, Ferragamo premiere short films at Milan Fashion Week

  26-09-2020 23:04
  
  MILAN (AP) — To show or not to show. Each Milan fashion house had to make a difficult decision how to reach the fashion public this season under the safety constraints imposed by the coronavirus. Giorgio Armani maintained a virtual presence with a short career retrospective airing before his 99-look combined women’s and men’s collections. Salvatore Ferragamo invited guests to an outdoor showing of a Hitchcock-inspired Technicolor collection, which was preceded with a short susp
  
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• President Trump nominates conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

  26-09-2020 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, tipping off a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation.
  He also hopes it will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort as he looks to fend off Joe Biden.
  Republican senators are already lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett ahead of the Nov. 3 election, as they aim to lock in conservative gains in the federal judiciary before a p
  
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• Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support

  26-09-2020 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people have packed the National Mall in downtown Washington to pray and show their support for President Donald Trump. The march, which stretched from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol, was held just hours before Trump was set to announce he was nominating a conservative judge for the Supreme Court. Few in the crowd wore masks. Some sported red caps with the words “Let’s Make America Godly Again,” a play on Trump’s signature MAG
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin sees record number of daily new cases

  26-09-2020 22:57
  
  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin on Saturday hit a record for coronavirus cases reported in a single day as health officials reported 2,817 people have tested positive for the virus.
  The state has seen some of the nation’s fastest coronavirus spread over the last two weeks. The rolling average number of daily new cases has increased by 950, an increase of nearly 97%, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. In that time, the state has reported the nation’s third-highest number of new c
  
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• Lawmakers who toured Georgia detention site raise concerns

  26-09-2020 22:54
  
  A Congressional delegation has visited a detention facility in rural Georgia and said the conditions and the treatment of the women held there is even worse than has been reported previously. Several members of Congress visited the Irwin County Detention Center. They called Saturday for it to be shut down pending an investigation, adding they heard horrific stories about women being forced to undergo unnecessary gynecological procedures with dirty equipment that left them with serious infections
  
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• Armani, Ferragamo premier short films for Milan Fashion Week

  26-09-2020 22:45
  
  MILAN (AP) — To show or not to show. Each Milan fashion house had to make a difficult decision how to reach the fashion public this season under the safety constraints imposed by the coronavirus.  Giorgio Armani maintained a virtual presence with a short career retrospective airing before his 99-look combined women’s and men’s collections. Salvatore Ferragamo invited guests to an outdoor showing of a Hitchcock-inspired Technicolor collection, which was preceded with a shor
  
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• East Texas county commissioner accused of vote-harvesting

  26-09-2020 22:43
  
  LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — An East Texas county commissioner and three other people have been indicted on charges that they fraudulently solicited mail-in votes from able-bodied voters by claiming they were disabled, often without the voters’ knowledge or consent. Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown and three paid workers of Brown’s 2018 Democratic primary campaign are charged with multiple counts of election-related fraud and record tampering. Penalties for the various violati
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii to take over veterans home where 26 died

  26-09-2020 22:38
  
  HONOLULU — A state-owned health care organization in Hawaii will take over a veterans care home where 26 residents have died of the coronavirus.
  The arrangement announced on Friday will see Hawaii Health Systems Corporation take over as the operators of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. The previous operator, Utah-based Avalon Health Care, will relinquish all control over the facility.
  The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that the veterans home has had a history of falling short on
  
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• The U.S. reckoning on race, seen through other nations’ eyes

  26-09-2020 22:24
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It’s not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation. A handful of America’s critics have taken note too, using recent months’ demonstrations and graphic images of police violence to denounce the country at the United Nations’ gathering of world leaders this year.
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invoked the killing of George Floyd, the Black American man who died after a
  
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• The Latest: Barrett believed to have arrived in DC area

  26-09-2020 22:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  An airplane believed to be carrying likely Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and her family has arrived at Joint Base Andrews.
  Barrett is expected to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday evening by President Donald Trump. The plane left from South Bend, Indiana, where Barrett and her family live.The seat was made vacant by the death of Just
  
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• Montana judge extends deadline for returning mailed ballots

  26-09-2020 22:02
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has extended the state’s deadline for returning ballots by mail this year. District Judge Donald Harris said late Friday all ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted as long as they are received by county election offices by the following Monday. Forty-five of Montana’s 56 counties have decided to mail ballots to all active voters due to coronavirus concerns. Montana’s race for the U.S. Senate seat is being carefully watched
  
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• London police, protesters clash at COVID-19 demonstration

  26-09-2020 21:35
  
  LONDON (AP) — London police have clashed with demonstrators as they broke up a protest in Trafalgar Square against COVID-19 restrictions amid rising tensions over increased limits on everyday life as the government tries to stem a sharp rise in infections. Officers moved into the iconic square after three hours of speeches in front of thousands of protesters waving placards opposing mandatory vaccinations, face mask requirements and restrictions on civil liberties. Police said they interve
  
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• New trial ordered for NY millionaire in autistic son’s death

  26-09-2020 21:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a new trial for a self-made health care millionaire who was convicted six years ago of fatally drugging her eight-year-old developmentally disabled child in a luxury New York City hotel room in 2010. The ruling by Manhattan Federal Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave stems from a 2014 closed courtroom discussion, requested by the lead prosecutor in the case. Cave determined the off-the-record exchange regarding online material had violated Gigi Jor
  
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• North Macedonia: Roma protest against police brutality

  26-09-2020 21:32
  
  SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of Roma have protested against police brutality in North Macedonia’s second-largest city. Chanting “No justice, no peace” and “Justice for the Roma,” the protesters marched peacefully in downtown Bitola to the southern city’s main police station Saturday. A group of children gave flowers to officers who cordoned off the building. The protest came after the country’s Avaja nongovernmental organization posted a
  
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• About 200 people gather in Portland for right-wing rally

  26-09-2020 21:28
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — About 200 people gathered in Portland, Oregon, for a right-wing rally Saturday, dozens of them wearing militarized body armor. It was far fewer than the thousands expected to appear. Organizers described the event as a free speech event to support President Donald Trump and the police, restore law and order and condemn anti-fascists and what the Proud Boys called “domestic terrorism.” Right-wing groups have been critical of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s failur
  
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• Israel to hold US-mediated talks with Lebanon on sea border

  26-09-2020 21:24
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says the country will hold rare talks with Lebanon next month in an effort to resolve a longstanding maritime border dispute. The official says Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will lead the Israeli delegation in talks mediated by the United States. Representatives from the three countries are likely to speak by video conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. Israel and Lebanon are technically in a state of war. They each claim some 860 square kilom
  
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• Trump to nominate conservative Amy Coney Barrett for court

  26-09-2020 21:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation. He also hopes it will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort as he looks to fend off Joe Biden. Republican senators are already lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett ahead of the Nov. 3 election, as they aim to lock in conservative gains in the federal judiciary before a potentia
  
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• Crack down on violent crime, gangs nets 140 Phoenix arrests

  26-09-2020 20:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Federal agents and local police say they recently arrested 140 suspects in the Phoenix area they identify as “violent fugitives” as part of an effort to crack down on gang violence and gang-related crime. The U.S. Marshals Service said Saturday 51 of the suspects apprehended during “Operation Snake Eyes” were gang members. The investigation in cooperation with local police departments resulted in the seizure of 131 firearms, 3,000 fentanyl pills and n
  
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• Thousands of Israelis protest in Jerusalem, despite lockdown

  26-09-2020 20:49
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are protesting outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand his resignation, pressing ahead with weeks of protests against the embattled Israeli leader despite a strict new lockdown order. With Israel facing one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, the tough lockdown rules went into effect on Friday. But Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, was unable to agree on proposed legislation that would ban the r
  
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• The Latest: Greece targets booze sales in bid to slow virus

  26-09-2020 20:31
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Authorities are closing street kiosks and minimarkets from midnight to 5 a.m. in the Greek capital and other areas in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
  Such vendors are a popular after-hours source of alcohol for young people, many of whom have been congregating in squares without adhering to social distancing or wearing masks. The closures are set to begin at midnight on Saturday.
  Greek health officials on Saturday reported 315 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 a
  
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• Bavarian leader backs California-style deadline for gas cars

  26-09-2020 20:14
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The governor of Bavaria has backed a deadline for phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles akin to the 2035 date proposed by California. The German state is home to automakers BMW and Audi. Markus Soeder told a virtual convention of his ruling center-right party Saturday that he favors “setting an end date after which combustion (cars) with fossil fuels can’t be registered any longer.” Soeder called for financial incentives to encourage consumers to buy the mos
  
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• Driver cooperating in death of Phoenix pedestrian

  26-09-2020 20:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car while crossing a street northeast of the airport. Police said Saturday the victim died from injuries suffered in the accident just before 10 p.m. Friday. He was identified as 61-year-old Vernon Crawford. Police say Crawford was crossing Washington Street in the middle of the block near 4300 east when he was hit by a westbound Kia Forte. A 32-year-old man driving the Kia stopped, rendered aid and
  
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• Dozens in body armor arrive in Portland for right-wing rally

  26-09-2020 20:12
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of people wearing militarized body armor are arriving early for a right-wing rally Saturday in Portland, Oregon, that is expected to attract thousands who support President Donald Trump. Organizers described the event as a free speech event to support Trump and the police, restore law and order and condemn anti-fascists and what the Proud Boys called “domestic terrorism.” Right-wing groups have been critical of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s failure to s
  
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• Greek police seize 500,000 ecstasy pills, arrest 3 people

  26-09-2020 20:09
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have seized 500,000 ecstasy pills and arrested three people. Police said Saturday that the operation took place Friday in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city. The street value of the pills was 10 million euros. First, police arrested a 56-year-old Greek truck driver in a truck rest area west of the northern city. They found 180,000 pills in the truck. Shortly afterwards, police stopped a car where they found 320,000 more ecstas
  
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• The Latest: Alaska has biggest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths

  26-09-2020 20:06
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska health officials say the state’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by six, which is the biggest one-day jump for the state since the pandemic began.
  The state also reported 128 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, which was the most recent available data.
  The deaths include three men in their 60s, one man in his 50s and two men in their 70s. The state previously reported a high of four deaths, on Aug. 25.
  Alaska has had 8,202 confirmed cases of COVID-19 a
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett, likely high court pick, is Scalia’s heir

  26-09-2020 20:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is widely expected announce the nomination of the Amy Coney Barrett, 48-year-old Catholic who would be among the youngest justices to assume a high-court seat and hence potentially one of the longest-serving . Her selection is as sure to energize the president’s base as it it to galvanize his foes with only weeks left to Election Day. The Barrett nomination could become a reckoning over abortion, an issue that has divided many Americans bitterly
  
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• Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe

  26-09-2020 19:59
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has issued 25 arrest warrants for those who carried out and knew about the abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, including for the first time members of the military and federal police. Omar Gómez Trejo, the prosecutor leading the case of the students from the teachers’ college at Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, said Saturday that one federal police officer was already in custody. Saturday marked the six-year anniversary of the students&r
  
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• How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate

  26-09-2020 19:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality and preparation.
  Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation.
  And while Biden’s team believes the significance of Tuesday’s prime-time affair may be exaggerated, the former vice president has been aggressively preparing to take on the Republican president.
  Biden’s campaign
  
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• Deadly microbe water warning lifted for all but 1 Texas city

  26-09-2020 19:52
  
  LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) — Texas officials have lifted a warning for all but one Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority late Friday of the potential contamination of its water supply by naegleria fowleri. The authority initially warned eight communities not to use tap water for any reason except to flush toilets, but it lifted that warn
  
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• The Latest: Florida reports 107 more COVID-19 deaths

  26-09-2020 19:21
  
  Florida reported 107 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, a day after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he was lifting restrictions on restaurant capacity.
  The state also reported 2,795 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its total since the pandemic began to just under 699,000. Overall, 14,190 people have died in Florida during the pandemic, including 168 non-residents.
  There were 2,109 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Saturday morning, or 26 fewer than the day before.
  Florida
  
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• Malaysia’s embattled PM wins crucial state polls

  26-09-2020 19:03
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s 7-month-old ruling alliance has triumphed in its first electoral test in eastern Sabah state, a major victory for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid challenges to his leadership. Sabah was ruled by the opposition and the state poll was seen as a referendum for Muhyiddin’s unelected government. Analysts said the victory could push Muhyiddin to call for early national elections to bolster his coalition that has a thin two-seat
  
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