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King Kong Trump, Losing His Grip
The New York Times - 24 Oct 2020 17:00
A steaming mad president is running out of steam.
Ivanka, Jared: Don't blame us on Times Square billboards for Trump administration COVID-19 death toll -- we'll sue
NY Daily News - 24 Oct 2020 05:03
Trump and Kushner on Friday threatened to sue The Lincoln Project, a Republican group that is using Times Square billboards to taunt them over the COVID-19 death toll.
The Americas are at risk of polio outbreak due to disruptions by the pandemic, experts say
CNN - 24 Oct 2020 01:04
Health experts fear an outbreak of the polio virus in the Americas during the Covid-19 pandemic due to a delay in vaccinations and surveillance.
Trump is playing up China's threat to the election. But Russia remains the real danger
CNN - 24 Oct 2020 02:48
For months, the Trump administration has been warning of the dangers of political interference by China in the US election.
CDC warns of multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
CNN - 24 Oct 2020 04:03
A Listeria outbreak has sickened 10 people across three states, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes deli meats are the cause.
Boogaloo Bois member accused of shooting, looting Minneapolis police precinct
NY Daily News - 24 Oct 2020 05:48
A Boogaloo Bois member has been charged with one count of interstate travel to incite a riot.
Texas man kills wife, posts YouTube video, gets shot by cops, authorities say
NY Daily News - 24 Oct 2020 05:21
Trent Paschal, 48, is charged with the murder of his 30-year-old wife Savannah.
Tom Maschler, Bold British Publisher and Booker Prize Founder, Dies at 87
The New York Times - 24 Oct 2020 18:05
He fostered the careers of more than a dozen Nobel laureates, including Gabriel García Márquez, Nadine Gordimer and Doris Lessing.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to start issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit
Chicago Tribune - 24 Oct 2020 01:24
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who campaigned on a pledge to end Chicago's "addiction" to fines and fees, is counting on a big increase in city collections from speeding tickets and other violations to balance her 2021 budget. An...
2 crew killed when U.S. Navy training plane crashes in Alabama
USA Today - 24 Oct 2020 04:54Russia hacked systems containing election info in 2 states: Gov't officials
ABC News - 24 Oct 2020 04:19
The FBI and CISA said there is no evidence any data was altered.
People are traveling across China to get an experimental Covid-19 vaccine
CNN - 24 Oct 2020 02:38
When Anny Ku heard that there were coronavirus vaccines on offer in Yiwu, a city in China's eastern Zhejiang province, she traveled more than 600 miles (965 kilometers) for a chance to get the shot.
Indigenous Colombians, Facing New Wave of Brutality, Demand Government Action
The New York Times - 24 Oct 2020 15:50
"If we don't stand before the world and say, 'This is happening,' we will be exterminated," a protest leader said. After a long civil war, a new type of violence is sweeping Indigenous communities.
Iran blasts US-brokered deal to normalize relations between Israel and Sudan
New York Post - 24 Oct 2020 15:46
Iran blasted Sudan Saturday for paying “ransom” to the US in exchange for the Trump administration removing the country from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. The country also criticized a Washington-brokered de...
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space
New York Post - 24 Oct 2020 15:40
To infinity and the polls. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her vote in the 2020 elections from space. Rubins voted via a secure electronic voting booth abroad the International Space Station and she posted a happy photo ...
Voter turnout among Puerto Ricans rising, not necessarily because of Maria: Experts
ABC News - 24 Oct 2020 15:14
Even though half a million people left Puerto Rico from 2010 to 2017, voter turnout appears to be rising, experts said.
Trump no fan of 'Borat' creator Sacha Baron Cohen
Eyewitness News - 24 Oct 2020 08:19
Before the new Borat film's release, word of Baron Cohen's latest outrageous ambushes on unsuspecting participants had spread like wildfire.
This Year's World Series Isn't the First Played During a Pandemic. Here's What Happened to Baseball in 1918
Time - 24 Oct 2020 00:44
Boston Red Sox historian Gordon Edes called it "the most joyless World Series ever"
No. 5 Ohio State starts slow before cruising past Nebraska in Big Ten opener
USA Today - 24 Oct 2020 21:36
Ohio State defeated Nebraska in its 2020 Big Ten opener, though the fifth-ranked Buckeyes got off to a slow start before pulling away.
Paused coronavirus vaccine trials ready to resume
The Week - 24 Oct 2020 17:27
Coronavirus vaccine trials conducted by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are preparing to resume, the pharmaceutical companies said Friday. Both studies were put on hold after two volunteers who enrolled in AstraZeneca'...
Saturday Sessions: Jeff Tweedy performs "Bad Day Lately"
CBSNews - 24 Oct 2020 14:57
Like many of us, Jeff Tweedy, the celebrated frontman for the band Wilco, has spent much of the year hanging around the house. But quarantine hasn't slowed down Tweedy's prolific writing. This month he released a book an...