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Infectious disease expert: Coming weeks will be 'darkest' of COVID-19
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 13:50
A leading infectious disease expert in the US has warned that the coming weeks “are going to be the darkest” of the entire coronavirus pandemic. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Resear...
Woman sought in fatal stabbing of LA Metro worker at downtown station
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:48
A woman is being sought by homicide detectives Monday for fatally stabbing a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker at a busy downtown station, police said. The suspect allegedly got into a "verb...
Bolivia awaits official election results, but the Socialist candidate is being congratulated
CNN - 19 Oct 2020 15:31
The official results of Bolivia's presidential elections are still to come, but the Socialist candidate Luis Arce is already getting congratulatory messages.
UN arms embargo against Iran expires as US vows to punish countries that sell it weapons
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:23
A decade-long United Nations embargo that prohibited Iran from purchasing conventional arms like tanks and fighter jets expired on Sunday, as the Trump administration vowed to slap sanctions on any countries that sell we...
Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat in 'critical' condition from COVID
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:53
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, has been placed on a ventilator where he is in critical condition with the coronavirus.
Has Trump Drawn the Water for a 'Republican Blood Bath'?
The New York Times - 19 Oct 2020 11:00
And if he has, what should Biden do with his first term?
New wildfires in Utah, Colorado force evacuations, 0% contained
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 02:46
Authorities have ordered evacuations in Colorado and Utah as new wildfires blaze across the states. The Range Fire and Fire Canyon Fire have already burned through thousands of acres in less than a day in Utah, with the ...
DNI John Ratcliffe says info on Hunter Biden laptop isn't Russian disinformation
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:33
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said the information contained on Hunter Biden's laptop "is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign."
With Covid-19 Under Control, China's Economy Surges Ahead
The New York Times - 19 Oct 2020 04:49
Exports jumped and local governments engaged in a binge of debt-fueled construction projects. Even consumer spending is finally recovering.
China zoo worker fatally mauled by bears in front of horrified visitors
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:59
A zoo employee was mauled to death by a group of bears over the weekend in China as visitors watched in horror. The gruesome incident occurred in the “wild beast” exhibit Saturday at Shanghai Wildlife Park, the BBC r...
Baby who survived pregnant mother's shooting dies four days later
NY Daily News - 19 Oct 2020 05:31
The baby of a pregnant woman who was found shot to death outside her Chicago home last week has died.
Fauci Confirms White House Is Controlling When He Speaks To Media
The Huffington Post - 19 Oct 2020 03:35
The nation's top infectious disease expert gives his bluntest interview yet about the rising tensions between him and President Donald Trump's administration.
Mass. reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths, 744 new cases
Boston - 19 Oct 2020 03:08
The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020.
'Nice neighbor' arrested for allegedly keeping girl as sex slave for five years
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 15:35
A North Carolina man known as a nice, helpful neighbor has been arrested and accused of keeping a girl younger than 12 as a sex slave for five years.
Twitter blocks post from White House science adviser Scott Atlas
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 14:25
Twitter blocked a post from top White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas on Sunday that questioned the use of masks as a means of curbing the spread of the illness.
A Secret U.S. Rescue in Yemen Played a Role in Mideast Peace Deal
Wall Street Journal - 19 Oct 2020 11:30
The U.S. military helped rescue U.A.E. soldiers after a 2017 military helicopter crash, building a reservoir of trust that also helped pave the way to the recent Abraham Accords.
5 injured in West Side shooting, police say
Chicago Tribune - 19 Oct 2020 04:50
Five people were injured on the West Side Sunday evening after someone entered a residential building and started firing shots, according to Chicago police.
Puerto Ricans poised to vote on statehood -- and make political waves from NYC to Washington, D.C.
NY Daily News - 19 Oct 2020 04:00
Statehood would mean Puerto Rico gets two U.S. senators and an estimated four seats in the House of Representatives.
'Insurmountable financial pressure': N.Y. lawmakers to discuss the impact of the pandemic on cultural institutions
NY Daily News - 19 Oct 2020 04:00
Lawmakers are preparing to take a look at the state of the arts in New York and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cultural institutions.
Wichita mayor talks about man arrested for threatening him over mask mandate
CBSNews - 19 Oct 2020 03:51
The Wichita police department announced Friday that a 59-year-old man had been arrested for allegedly threatening the mayor. Mayor Brandon Whipple tells CBS Wichita affiliate KWCH that despite that he gets threats "quite...
Trump says US would be in 'massive depression' if he listened to experts
New York Post - 19 Oct 2020 03:48
President Trump said the US would be in the throes of a "massive depression" if he had "totally” heeded advice from scientists on coronavirus-related lockdown measures. Trump made the economic prediction at his Sunday ...
California woman reunited with family after going missing in Utah national park
CBSNews - 19 Oct 2020 03:47
Crews have located Holly Suzanne Courtier, a Woodland Hills, California, mother who was last seen at Utah's Zion National Park on October 6. CBS Los Angeles' Hermela Aregawi reports.