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Doug Emhoff prepares to break new ground as America's second gentleman
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 09:30
Kamala Harris is creating history in her role as vice-president elect. But her husband also finds himself in a unique position As the first female vice-president and the first woman of colour to be nominated for the role...
Publish Priti Patel bullying claims report, says PM's standards adviser
BBC - 11 Nov 2020 20:43
The home secretary denies bullying staff but the results of a probe into her conduct remain secret.
Thousands of New York voters can now fix faulty mail-in ballots
New York Post - 11 Nov 2020 03:21
The city Board of Elections preliminary report released Tuesday found that 96 percent of the record 713,536 absentee absentee ballots received in the mail during the coronavirus pandemic -- or 688,636 -- were deemed vali...
Fighting Election Results, Trump Employs a New Weapon: The Government
The New York Times - 11 Nov 2020 04:52
As President Trump and his administration insist he didn't lose, the rest of the world has increasingly moved to accept Joe Biden's victory.
School lunch company produced juice with high levels of arsenic and toxins: report
New York Post - 11 Nov 2020 07:32
A company that supplied a federal school lunch program sold juice with high levels of arsenic and used rotten fruit in their product, the FDA charged in a new lawsuit, according to a report. In the suit, which was filed ...
Trump is handling his election loss like every other setback. It can't work
CNN - 11 Nov 2020 05:08
American voters have slammed President Donald Trump with the one thing he has always managed to avoid: a hard-stop of unyielding accountability.
Nurse Lucy Letby charged with murder over Chester hospital baby deaths
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 22:56
Letby, 30, due to face eight murder charges and 10 of attempted murder in court on Thursday, police say A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder following an investigation into baby...
Croydon Council bans spending under Section 114 notice
BBC - 11 Nov 2020 21:00
Documents seen by the BBC say a Section 114 notice has been issued with "immediate effect".
More than 500 'murder hornets' collected from first known nest in US
ABC News - 11 Nov 2020 04:45
More than 500 Asian giant hornets were collected from the first known nest of the invasive species in the United States, officials announced Tuesday.
Trump campaign files lawsuit in Arizona demanding a hand count of ballots it says were incorrectly uncounted
CBSNews - 11 Nov 2020 03:55
CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest on the Trump campaign's legal challenges in Arizona and Nevada.
Man Arrested Over Threat to Schumer and Vow to 'Blow Up' F.B.I.
The New York Times - 11 Nov 2020 03:22
Federal prosecutors said the Staten Island man cited the reactionary anti-government novel "The Turner Diaries."
Trump and Republicans Staging a Hayes/Tilden Coup; They Don't Need to Win Lawsuits, Just Stall
OpEdNews - 11 Nov 2020 16:46
Donald Trump and the leadership of the Republican party are aggressively staging a coup, inspired by the 1876 Tilden Hayes election, and the Democratic Party and their mainstream media surrogates, CNN and MSNBC have not ...
Syria's disinformation wars and the untimely death of the White Helmets' founder
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 05:00
James Le Mesurier died a year ago today. The Guardian's Martin Chulov describes the immense pressure the co-founder of the White Helmets was under, as he saw the organisation he built appear to be slipping away from him ...
Supreme Court may uphold Affordable Care Act in latest challenge
CBSNews - 11 Nov 2020 01:57
Republicans are hoping the conservative majority on the Supreme Court will end the Affordable Care Act once and for all, but it appears that former President Obama's signature piece of legislation is likely to survive th...
What really drove voters in 2020 elections? More time is needed for accurate answers
USA Today - 11 Nov 2020 15:58
Premature explanations have been a dime-a-dozen in the days after the election.
Trump purges Pentagon leadership, 'something that should alarm all Americans'
USA Today - 11 Nov 2020 15:56Coronavirus updates: Masks protect wearer, too; WHO facing independent review of pandemic response; Disney furloughs?
USA Today - 11 Nov 2020 15:53
Texas sets new daily record, nears 1M cases. Maryland tightens restrictions. CDC now says masks protects wearer and others. Latest COVID-19 news.
'An own goal': experts question resignation of Hong Kong lawmakers
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 15:53
Mass resignation after ousting of four 'unpatriotic' legislators leaves council with no opposition members On Thursday, Hong Kong's legislature will look remarkably more like its counterpart in mainland China. It will si...
Several injured in explosion at Saudi Armistice Day event
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 15:52
France condemns 'cowardly attack' at Jeddah ceremony for foreign diplomatic staff Several people have been wounded in an explosion in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah during a ceremony to commemorate the end of the first...
USPS whistleblower denies report he recanted voter fraud claims
New York Post - 11 Nov 2020 15:50
Richard Hopkins, a United States Postal Service worker in the must-win swing state, denied taking back his statements when speaking to authorities.
Japanese town deploys Monster Wolf robots to deter bears
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 15:46
Officials say there have been no bear encounters since arrival of robots in wolves' clothing A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance ...
UK coronavirus live: Starmer accuses Johnson of wasting public money and failing workers at PMQs
The Guardian - 11 Nov 2020 15:45
Latest updates: Labour leader criticises PM over Covid contracts to private companies and job losses amid delayed furlough extension England students to get six-day window to get home before Christmas Mass testing 'will ...