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The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here's a Tour
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2020 11:00
Luc Sante, author of "Low Life," chats about the neighborhood's history, including CBGB, Warhol's Electric Circus and the Tompkins Square Park riots.
Surprised parents scream and dance when son walks in
USA Today - 15 Oct 2020 17:05Italian woman jailed for spiking coworker's coffee in attempt to have her fired
Fox News - 15 Oct 2020 13:15
An Italian woman who spiked her colleague's coffee for nine months in the hope that she would be sacked has been jailed for four years.
Jetpack Sighted Again Above Los Angeles, This Time at 6,000 Feet
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2020 03:08
Federal officials are looking into the second such sighting in just six weeks. Two airline pilots previously spotted a man in a jetpack at an altitude of 3,000 feet.
Armenia, Azerbaijan battle an online war over Nagorno-Karabakh
Al Jazeera English - 15 Oct 2020 15:39
Rivals use official social media accounts to ramp up rhetoric and deny claims of attacks, but can either be believed?
Kamala Harris confirms that yes, she did notice that fly on Mike Pence's head
The Week - 15 Oct 2020 04:31
Everyone who watched last week's vice presidential debate saw it, but no one knew for sure whether Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) noticed the fly that spent more than two minutes just hanging out on the top of Vice Presid...
Hunter Biden Allegation Prompts Pushback from Facebook, Twitter
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2020 04:14
Joe Biden's campaign rejected assertions made in a published report that were based on unverified material from Trump allies. Facebook and Twitter found the story dubious enough to limit access to it on their platform.
Arizona family loses 8 members, small business to COVID-19 pandemic
New York Post - 15 Oct 2020 03:54
An Arizona family reportedly lost eight members to the coronavirus while their small business closed permanently under the state’s lockdown. The Aguirre family had spent a decade expanding Tamales y Tacos Puebla -- a f...
Dr. Fauci suggests canceling Thanksgiving gatherings amid COVID uptick
New York Post - 15 Oct 2020 14:39
Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a dire warning about the surging coronavirus cases, saying that people "may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice" Thanksgiving.
Thailand declares emergency, detains leaders, to curb protests
Al Jazeera English - 15 Oct 2020 02:47
Government action follows months of student-led street protests that saw royal motorcade heckled.
Sarah Cooper became famous mocking President Trump, but she'll be just fine if he loses
Boston - 15 Oct 2020 18:37
NEW YORK – Sarah Cooper got the message from someone named Robin late in September. By now, the news was out: Cooper, who had gone from playing a pizza place in January to chatting with Democratic vice-presidential can...
Russia withdraws from MH17 talks with Netherlands and Australia
Al Jazeera English - 15 Oct 2020 15:59
The Netherlands holds Russia responsible and has started legal proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights.
Secret audio recordings detail how white supremacists seek recruits from military, police
USA Today - 15 Oct 2020 15:54
Southern Poverty Law Center published audio recordings revealing how a neo-Nazi group aims to recruit from military and police to train for race war.
U.S. Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes that delayed election ballots and packages
NY Daily News - 15 Oct 2020 15:44
The settlement agreement was reached a day ahead of a hearing in the U.S. District Court in Great Falls and applies to all states.
Russia, China Rush to Fill Covid-19 Vaccine Void Left by the West's Cautious Approach
Wall Street Journal - 15 Oct 2020 14:20
While the U.S. and Europe await the results of large-scale clinical trials before deploying coronavirus vaccines, some other nations are moving much faster with emergency-use rollouts of experimental Chinese and Russian ...
How Turkey's Military Adventures Decrease Freedom at Home
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2020 12:11
Involvement in regional conflicts such as the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia has whipped up nationalist fervor and obliterated space for advocates of peace and democracy.
'Diamond Sweet 16' Party Leaves 37 Infected and 270 in Quarantine
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2020 03:59
More than 80 people attended the birthday event, officials said. The Long Island venue was fined $12,000.
Record number of early voters met by long poll wait
CBSNews - 15 Oct 2020 03:58
Nationwide, there are long lines and hours long waits as more than 14.9 million early votes are in, shattering records from 2016. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
Russia approves second coronavirus vaccine after preliminary trials
NY Daily News - 15 Oct 2020 03:37
Russian regulators have approved a second coronavirus vaccine after early trials, with more detailed study coming later, President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday.
25 years ago, Black men united in their pain - and power. This is what the Million Man March meant to participants.
USA Today - 15 Oct 2020 03:36
The Million Man March filled the National Mall in 1995. Amid Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice, Black men reflect on what it meant.
How Trump and Biden are fighting for three key battleground states
CBSNews - 15 Oct 2020 03:35
President Trump's top TV ad spending this week is targeting the battleground states of Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, three states he won in 2016 by narrow margins. Jon Delano, money and politics editor for CBS Pit...
Mnuchin doubts there will be a coronavirus relief deal before the election
The Week - 15 Oct 2020 03:34
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said he doesn't think a new coronavirus relief deal will be hammered out before the election. Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have been trying to reach a d...