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Election TV ratings down by 20% despite people being home during coronavirus pandemic
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 03:42
Despite people being stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, viewership Tuesday was way down.
Ethiopia's Abiy resists diplomatic pressure to halt offensive
CNN - 5 Nov 2020 15:28
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed showed no sign on Thursday of halting a military campaign in the Tigray region, despite international pressure to avert civil war with a powerful ethnic faction.
America Votes by 50 Sets of Rules. We Need a Federal Elections Agency.
The New York Times - 5 Nov 2020 12:00
It could make sure laws are fair and consistent everywhere.
Trump's 2020 campaign takes legal action in several swing states
New York Post - 5 Nov 2020 15:47
President Trump, as his path to win reelection narrows, has launched a number of legal actions seeking to halt the tally in several swing states and recount the vote in Wisconsin after Joe Biden was declared the victor. ...
Racism in many forms can affect people's health. Here's how
USA Today - 5 Nov 2020 15:39
Public officials across the country have declared racism to be a public health crisis. For these three Northeast Ohio residents, the crisis is personal.
Fort Hood soldier arrested in 2019 murder of woman found dead at hotel
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 14:15
A Fort Hood soldier has been arrested in the slaying of a woman found dead at a Texas hotel last year.
Eric Trump Busted For Fake Video Of Someone 'Burning 80 Trump Ballots'
The Huffington Post - 5 Nov 2020 09:42
The City of Virginia Beach debunked the footage shared by Donald Trump's son.
Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count
CBSNews - 5 Nov 2020 15:53
In Pennsylvania, election workers continue to count ballots around the clock after the state received an unprecedented amount of mail-in ballots. CBS News campaign reporter Zak Hudak joined "CBSN AM" from the state capit...
Protests break out around the country as Americans await presidential election results
CBSNews - 5 Nov 2020 15:52
Protesters on both sides of the political divide took to the streets Wednesday, highlighting the heightened tensions over the undecided presidential election. David Begnaud spoke with voters in New York and New Jersey.
Bodycam footage released in police shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr.
CBSNews - 5 Nov 2020 03:02
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney said the video is "very painful" but released it in the interest of transparency.
Fact check: Typo led to false post about Michigan votes showing up 'magically' for Biden
USA Today - 5 Nov 2020 15:54
A typo in a tally of Michigan votes spread like wildfire, which made Biden's column appear to gain tens of thousands of votes.
Voters save life of man who collapsed in line at Missouri polling place
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 15:41
An off-duty police officer and his nurse wife sprang into action when a fellow voter collapsed outside a polling place at a Missouri high school, performing CPR until the assistant principal arrived with a defibrillator ...
Kidnapped Los Angeles firefighter found dead in Mexico
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 15:11
Francisco Aguilar had last been seen Aug. 20.
Londoners swarm pubs for one last, pre-lockdown drink 'to enjoy a bit of freedom before it's over for months'
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 18:59
Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that a four-week lockdown of England would begin Wednesday at 10 p.m.
Florida man pleads guilty to scamming nearly $1M from elderly people by telling them a relative needed bail money
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 18:38
A Florida man pleaded guilty to scamming nearly $1 million from more than two dozen elderly people, falsely telling many of them that a grandchild got arrested and needed money for bail, authorities said Wednesday.
A Massive "Stop the Count" Facebook Group Has Ties to Republican Operatives
Mother Jones - 5 Nov 2020 17:35
A rapidly growing Facebook group falsely accusing Democrats of "scheming" to steal the election with a plot to "nullify Republican votes" appears to be a part of a coordinated campaign by Republican operatives, and has t...
India's capital New Delhi suffers most toxic air in a year
Al Jazeera English - 5 Nov 2020 13:58
New Delhi - home to 20 million people - recorded the concentration of PM2.5 particles at 14 times the safe limit.
Australian couple dies in car crash after celebrating wedding anniversary
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 05:18
An Australian couple celebrating a wedding anniversary was fatally struck by another vehicle.
Body camera footage shows 'graphic' police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
ABC News - 5 Nov 2020 05:16
Authorities released body camera footage and 911 audio involving Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man fatally shot by officers during a mental health crisis.
Florida man pulls gun after being told he has small penis, police say
NY Daily News - 5 Nov 2020 04:44
He just whipped it out.
Democratic Senator Gary Peters narrowly wins reelection in Michigan
New York Post - 5 Nov 2020 04:34
Democratic incumbent Gary Peters, of Michigan, won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, a report said. Peters, a first-term incumbent, prevailed over Republican challenger John James in the most expensive Senate race...
Kosovo war crimes suspect Krasniqi arrested, sent to The Hague
Al Jazeera English - 5 Nov 2020 04:02
Veteran politician was picked up by heavily-armed police in a raid at his home on the outskirts of Pristina.