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A Dish That Reflects Our Nation: Okra Soup
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2020 00:07
This simple Gullah Geechee dish emphasizes the freshness of its ingredients -- representing at least four continents and five spiritual traditions.
Airlines push for coronavirus tests before international flights
Al Jazeera English - 23 Sep 2020 05:43
Travel restrictions have crushed a global airline industry that says preflight tests would be better than quarantines.
'Free bunnies' activists found guilty of trespass after anti-fur protest
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2020 19:39
Four women dressed as rabbits daubed fake blood on walls of Dolce & Gabbana store in London Four anti-fur activists, dubbed the "free bunnies", have been found guilty of aggravated trespass following a protest at a flags...
More than 450 whales stranded in Tasmania in one of world's largest recorded stranding events
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2020 05:15
A second pod was sighted by helicopter on Wednesday morning, likely making it the worst whale stranding in Australia's history Rescuers fighting to save a pod of 270 whales stranded in Tasmania's west have discovered a f...
Cult leader claiming to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in Russia
New York Post - 23 Sep 2020 05:06
A cult leader who bills himself as the reincarnation of Jesus has reportedly been arrested in Russia. Sergei Torop, 59, will face charges for organizing an illegal religion and extorting money from his cult’s members, ...
New York woman charged with hate crime for allegedly throwing bottle at jogger, using racial epithet
CNN - 23 Sep 2020 04:18
A 53-year-old Queens woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly throwing a glass bottle at a passing jogger and using a racial epithet last month, the Queens County district attorney announced Tuesday.
Iran flew surveillance drone over US aircraft carrier near Persian Gulf - report
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2020 16:25
Revolutionary Guard force flew drone over the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier which last week transited through the Strait of Hormuz Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard force has managed to fly a surveillance drone over the ...
Cindy McCain Endorses Biden, Citing Trump's Disparagement of Troops
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2020 05:01
The widow of Senator John McCain praised Joe Biden's "character and integrity" and noted that both he and her family had children who had served in the military.
Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff
USA Today - 23 Sep 2020 04:13
The bird hit one of the engines of the aircraft, which was carrying the vice president. It then returned safely to Manchester Airport.
Senate could vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee on Oct. 29
New York Post - 23 Sep 2020 16:18
The November election may be 41 days away, but Senate Republicans appear ready to hustle to get their Supreme Court pick on the bench. While Senate GOP leaders have made no official comments on scheduling for President T...
Swedish health expert blames COVID-19 deaths on mild flu season
New York Post - 23 Sep 2020 16:13
Sweden has a high COVID-19 death toll because fewer people were killed off by the flu this year, according to its top infectious disease expert. Anders Tegnell, chief epidemiologist at Sweden's Public Health Agency, argu...
4 charged after burning body found in rural Iowa ditch
ABC News - 23 Sep 2020 16:01
Four people have been charged in the strangulation death of a man whose body was found burning last week in a rural central Iowa ditch
Public to mourn Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in repose at Supreme Court
ABC News - 23 Sep 2020 15:57
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was to lay in repose outside the Supreme Court Wednesday for an unprecedented public viewing.
Rep. Ilhan Omar fires back after Trump suggests the United States isn't her country
The Week - 23 Sep 2020 04:40
During a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump went after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), echoing comments he made previously about her not being American. In July 2019, Trump tweeted in reference to Omar and thre...
Gov. Pritzker puts Illinois National Guard 'in a state of readiness' ahead of Kentucky announcement in Breonna Taylor case
Chicago Tribune - 23 Sep 2020 04:05
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker puts Illinois National Guard 'in a state of readiness' ahead of Kentucky announcement in Breonna Taylor case
Republican senators find no evidence of wrongdoing regarding Biden and Ukraine policy
The Week - 23 Sep 2020 18:09
Republican senators' investigation into Joe Biden and Ukraine has come up empty. The Senate Homeland Security Committee had been conducting an investigation into the former vice president's dealings with Ukraine, and com...
France doubles paid paternity leave to 28 days
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2020 16:07
Business leaders say measure is 'good for society' but will cost French companies €300m a year France is doubling paid paternity leave for new fathers to 28 days, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. Of this leave,...
Battle rages inside US hospitals over how Covid-19 strikes and kills
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2020 16:06
The CDC's confusing backpedalling on whether the coronavirus is airborne is roiling health workers and hospitals because an airborne virus requires completely new safety protocols Lost on the frontline Frontline healthca...
Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Killing: 'The Good Guys Are Demonized'
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2020 04:12
One of the cops who shot the Black woman in her home emailed fellow officers: "We did the moral and ethical thing that night." None has been charged.
House Approves Short-Term Bill to Avoid a Shutdown
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2020 03:19
The measure would stave off a government shutdown, providing funding until Dec. 11.
Examining Trump's claim about timing of 29 Supreme Court vacancies
CBSNews - 23 Sep 2020 16:12
Including Ginsburg, there have been 16 vacancies on the Supreme Court that have occurred during an election year.
Trump slams Biden on fracking and trade at Pennsylvania rally
New York Post - 23 Sep 2020 05:35
President Trump on Tuesday slammed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for changing his positions on fracking and trade during a rally in swing-state Pennsylvania. Trump told a Pittsburgh crowd that Biden flip-fl...