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Conservative Columnist Sums Up Donald Trump's Strong Case For Worst President In History
The Huffington Post - 14 Oct 2020 10:56
"What are they thinking?" Max Boot of The Washington Post asked of Trump's supporters.
English Tests for Visas Will Keep Australian Families Apart
Human Rights Watch - 14 Oct 2020 22:52
Click to expand Image A man leaves the Department of Immigration and Border Protection offices in Sydney, Thursday, April 20, 2017. © 2020 AP Photo/Rick Rycroft Australians could be barred from permanently settling thei...
All-female crew makes history at Florida fire department
CBSNews - 14 Oct 2020 16:24
A crew comprised entirely of women worked a shift together for the first time in the department's 57-year history.
China Got Better. We Got Sicker. Thanks, Trump.
The New York Times - 14 Oct 2020 01:50
With a different leader, the United States could have contained the coronavirus.
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher
The New York Times - 14 Oct 2020 16:20
Prosecutors said Ms. Cooper called the police twice, saying she had not only been threatened but had been assaulted by a man in Central Park who had asked her to leash her dog.
'Uninhabitable hell': world headed for unmitigated climate disaster if action not taken soon, UN report says
NY Daily News - 14 Oct 2020 03:52
World set to become 'uninhabitable hell for millions of people' if more isn't done to tamp down emissions and reduce global warming, the United Nations Office on Disaster Risk Reduction said Tuesday in a new report.
Woman dies after catching COVID-19 twice, study says
CBSNews - 14 Oct 2020 17:48
She is not the first person who has had COVID-19 twice - and worse the second time, researchers say.
Former candidate for Idaho governor charged with killing Colorado girl in 1984
New York Post - 14 Oct 2020 15:58
An Idaho man who twice unsuccessfully ran for governor has been charged with murdering a 12-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared more than 35 years ago, authorities said. Steven Dana Pankey, 69, of Meridian, was arrest...
Russian spies living among us: Inside the FBI's "Operation Ghost Stories"
CBSNews - 14 Oct 2020 05:16
FBI agents reveal how they tracked and stopped a Russian spy ring operating in the U.S., tasked with gathering government secrets.
Day 3 of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
NY Daily News - 14 Oct 2020 16:23
The conservative appeals court judge started the day by again brushing aside questions about her views on flashpoint issues like health care, abortion and voting rights.
The Way We Watch Now
The New York Times - 14 Oct 2020 11:00
TV brings us comfort. TV gives us information. TV is relentless. The coronavirus lockdown has changed the way we absorb the glow of screens. Three photographers captured viewers at home and in public, relaxed and on edge...
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists
Boston - 14 Oct 2020 19:57
As the presidential campaign entered its final stages, a fresh-faced Republican activist named Charlie Kirk stepped into the spotlight at a closed-door gathering of leading conservatives and shared his delight about an i...
Donald Trump, Joe Biden to hold competing town halls Thursday instead of a debate
USA Today - 14 Oct 2020 15:55Anchorage mayor resigns amid sexting scandal with local reporter
New York Post - 14 Oct 2020 04:12
The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska resigned Tuesday night after admitting to an "inappropriate messaging relationship" with a local reporter. Ethan Berkowitz’s chief of staff announced the resignation at an Anchorage Assem...
Trump asks suburban women at Pennsylvania rally: 'Will you please like me?'
New York Post - 14 Oct 2020 04:04
President Trump pleaded for support from suburban women at his Tuesday night rally, citing his decision to repeal a low-income housing initiative that he said "saved" their neighborhoods. “So can I just ask you to do m...
COVID 2nd wave drives more European countries back into lockdown
CBSNews - 14 Oct 2020 16:13
Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands are all trying to break the cycle of spiraling infections with short, sharp lockdowns, and others may follow.
US business owners of colour rebuild with resilience after unrest
Al Jazeera English - 14 Oct 2020 16:02
Business owners of colour were hit hard by looting, but many are rebuilding in a way that strengthens their communities.
Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
ABC News - 14 Oct 2020 15:58
A federal judge has extended Virginia's voter registration deadline by 48 hours after an accidentally severed cable shut down the state's online portal
Crew on UK nuclear submarine gets coronavirus after partying off US base
New York Post - 14 Oct 2020 15:50
A quarter of the crew on a British nuclear submarine nicknamed "HMS Sex and Cocaine" has been infected with COVID-19 after leaving a US base to party, according to reports. The crew of HMS Vigilant — which got the wild...
Bill Barr's 'unmasking' probe reportedly ends without charges
New York Post - 14 Oct 2020 15:48
A federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate potentially improper "unmasking" by the Obama administration around the 2016 election has concluded his probe without finding evidence of any se...
Officials investigate religious concert which was held without permit, attracted crowds of maskless attendees
NY Daily News - 14 Oct 2020 19:32
"The Health Department is very concerned ... and we are investigating and will pursue appropriate penalties against the organizer."
Senate again questions Supreme Court nominee: US election news
Al Jazeera English - 14 Oct 2020 15:47
Amy Coney Barrett was composed during her first day of questioning, but sidestepped how she would rule on key cases.