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Animation nation: how Covid fuelled the rise of adult cartoons
The Guardian - 2 Nov 2020 14:30
The X-Files: Albuquerque is only the latest in a glut of animated series aimed at grownups. And, because they can be made by people working at home, expect plenty more to follow If ever the time was ripe to reopen The X-...
France honours slain teacher as school resumes
Eyewitness News - 2 Nov 2020 14:21
On Thursday morning, three people were knifed to death in a church in the southern city of Nice in another attack the government called an act of "Islamist" terror.
Farmer denies running over jogger mom, then raping and killing her
New York Post - 2 Nov 2020 15:46
Arkansas farmer Quake Lewellyn on Thursday entered his plea to charges stemming from the death of the jogging mom, 25-year-old Sydney Sutherland.
WHO director goes into self-quarantine after contact with person exposed to COVID-19
ABC News - 2 Nov 2020 03:42
The director of the World Health Organization said he will go into self-quarantine after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.
'Pandemic fatigue': Pent-up demand is driving holiday flight bookings despite COVID-19 spikes
USA Today - 2 Nov 2020 15:53
The increase in COVID-19 cases hasn't led to a decline in holiday travel bookings. Plus, passenger comfort levels increase once they resume flying.
Promising research points to noninvasive breath test to find COVID-19 within a minute
NY Daily News - 2 Nov 2020 03:54
A noninvasive breath test can identify key biomarkers in the exhalations of someone infected with the virus, with results available in under a minute, a new study says.
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse due in Wisconsin court Monday
New York Post - 2 Nov 2020 20:02
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Wisconsin on Monday after being extradited from his home state of Illinois on murder charges, WTMJ-TV reported. Rittenhouse, 17, was ord...
Dow jumps more than 300 points as US markets brace for turmoil
Al Jazeera English - 2 Nov 2020 16:42
Major US indexes vault higher despite lockdowns in Europe's major economies and US election uncertainty.
Coronavirus updates: Trump hints at firing Fauci; New York to require COVID test for travelers; England to shut down
USA Today - 2 Nov 2020 15:54
New York to implement new testing system for travelers. California confirms 79th inmate death. England shutdown begins Thursday. Latest COVID-19 news.
US Marshals find 27 missing children in Virginia
CNN - 2 Nov 2020 04:27
A rescue operation in Virginia resulted in the recovery of 27 missing children, according to the US Department of Justice.
Trump: We'll send in lawyers if Pennsylvania election is unfair. But votes are regularly counted after Election Day
USA Today - 2 Nov 2020 03:52
States never count all the votes by Election Day. Absentee and military ballots, especially, are counted for days afterward.
De Blasio emerges as wedge issue in 11th hour of Rose-Malliotakis race
New York Post - 2 Nov 2020 02:40
Mayor Bill de Blasio is emerging as a controversial campaign issue in the 11th hour of the fiercely contested race between first-term Democratic Rep. Max Rose and rival Republican state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis. ...
101-year-old voter braves long lines and bad weather to cast her ballot
CBSNews - 2 Nov 2020 01:56
A 101-year-old New York resident continues to have her voice heard by voting in every presidential election since voting for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. Born before women even had the right to vote, this year she battl...
Man accused of dumping pal's severed head in recycling bin
New York Post - 2 Nov 2020 20:40
Passersby in a Spanish town thought a man carrying what appeared to be a human head poking out of a plastic bag was pulling a sick Halloween prank - but he was later arrested when the rest of his friend's remains were fo...
Two households can form bubble in Wales after 9 November
BBC - 2 Nov 2020 15:56
Travel restrictions within Wales will also end, but people will not be able to leave the country.
UK businesses face 'devastating' new lockdown: CBI
Eyewitness News - 2 Nov 2020 15:56
CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn told the lobby group's annual conference the measures will be "truly devastating for businesses".
California's Role in Historic Voter Turnout
The New York Times - 2 Nov 2020 15:53
Monday: Millions of Californians have voted early. Also: An update on the pandemic; and, if you need it, a distraction from the election.
US election: Neighbours on opposite sides of the political divide
Al Jazeera English - 2 Nov 2020 15:45
Neighbours in the battleground state of Michigan say they will not allow politics to divide them.
Cold blast, lake effect snow and strong winds to hit Northeast
ABC News - 2 Nov 2020 15:43
Another cold blast is hitting the Northeast on Monday with a threat for damaging winds and up to a foot of lake effect snow in western New York.
'I appreciate the advice': After crowd chants 'Fire Fauci!' Trump says to wait until after the election
USA Today - 2 Nov 2020 15:36
"Let me wait 'til a little bit after the election, please," Trump told the crowd, which had started a resounding chant of "fire Fauci!"
Barrett to join Supreme Court arguments for the first time
ABC News - 2 Nov 2020 15:36
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is expected to join her colleagues on the Supreme Court on Monday to hear arguments for the first time
Lawyer accused of bribing witnesses in ICC case turns self in
Al Jazeera English - 2 Nov 2020 15:29
Paul Gicheru was accused of bribing witnesses in a trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto.