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In Georgia Recount, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center
The New York Times - 18 Nov 2020 05:00
Double-crossing. Accusations of lying and incompetence. And a bitter divide over whether to endorse President Trump's false claims of fraud. The G.O.P. in Georgia has a messy feud unfolding, with two Senate seats up for ...
Suspect fired 24 times in fatal shooting of woman during feud over dog poop
New York Post - 18 Nov 2020 04:27
A Denver man accused of gunning down a 21-year-old woman over a feud about dog defecation reportedly fired off 24 shots from a semi-automatic rifle in the attack. The revelations about 24-year-old suspect Michael Close�...
COVID vaccine candidate from Pfizer must be stored at minus 112, prompting a rush on dry ice
USA Today - 18 Nov 2020 14:29
At minus 112, exposed skin freezes almost instantly. It's also the temperature required to store what's expected to be the first COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump Promised to End the 'Forever Wars.' Instead, He's Leaving Thousands of Troops and Allies Behind
Time - 18 Nov 2020 05:29
President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to reduce U.S. troops numbers to a mere 2,500 each in Afghanistan and Iraq has triggered howls from senior Republicans on Capitol Hill. But it has also elicited sighs of relief in ...
COVID-19 aid program doled out $7.2M for man's fake farming firms: report
New York Post - 18 Nov 2020 19:07
The owner of a single-family Ohio home received $7.2 million in federal loans and grants intended for agricultural businesses decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic -- but no signs of farming activity can be found at the res...
Election 2020 live updates: In reversal, canvassers in Michigan county certify election
USA Today - 18 Nov 2020 05:20
The Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan unanimously voted to certify the county's November election results late Tuesday.
Greenland's melting ice sheet surpassing worst-case-scenario predictions: study
NY Daily News - 18 Nov 2020 04:33
The worst-case scenarios predicted by experts studying Greenland's ice melt are being outpaced by what's actually happening, a new study has found.
Mitch McConnell assures there will be 'orderly' transfer of power to Biden administration
New York Post - 18 Nov 2020 04:02
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the US will have an “orderly” transfer of power in January amid President Trump’s attempts to fight the 2020 election results in court and to spread allegati...
Coronavirus updates: Pfizer to seek vaccine approval 'within days'; FDA grants emergency use for first at-home rapid test
USA Today - 18 Nov 2020 14:41
The FDA approved the first at-home COVID test. Chicago public schools plan to resume in-person learning in January. France tops 2M cases. Latest news.
U.S. to Hand Back to Mexico Ex-Defense Minister Accused of Drug Corruption
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2020 04:47
The U.S. Department of Justice said it would drop charges against Mexico's former defense minister, arrested last month for allegedly taking bribes from drug gangs, and return him to Mexico.
New COVID-19 restrictions in place as 73,000 hospitalized
CBSNews - 18 Nov 2020 04:23
With the coronavirus crisis now at a breaking point, more states are cracking down, issuing restrictions as infections skyrocket.
Missing Steger man's body discovered at Portage marina
Chicago Tribune - 18 Nov 2020 23:19
The man was identified as Keith Muehring, 46, who was last heard from Nov. 8 and was reported missing to the Steger Police Department on Nov. 9, according to the coroner's office.
Outdoor classrooms reenergize kids during the pandemic
CNN - 18 Nov 2020 14:53
When the pandemic forced his school to go to online learning, fifth-grader Bergen Manzella spent six hours a day staring at his computer screen.
Michael Flynn's Lawyer Wants to Raise "Millions of Dollars" to Overturn the Election
Mother Jones - 18 Nov 2020 04:31
Sidney Powell, an attorney for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, is using bogus and outlandish claims about election fraud to raise money for what she says is an effort to overturn Joe Biden’s victory thr...
DOJ says mental health policies at Mass. prisons violate Constitution
CBSNews - 18 Nov 2020 04:20
"As a result of these failures and conditions, prisoners in mental health crisis have engaged in self-harm and have died or seriously injured themselves while on mental health watch," the Justice Department said.
Missing 9-year-old boy is found after spending two nights lost in the woods with no shoes or jacket
CNN - 18 Nov 2020 03:07
A 9-year-old boy missing for two days was found Tuesday in a creek bed beneath a shelter he created with a tarp.
New York City Schools to Shut Down Again as Coronavirus Cases Rise
Time - 18 Nov 2020 22:58
The decision marks the second time the nation's largest school district has been forced to close because of the coronavirus
'Shutting us down means that we're laying people off'
Boston - 18 Nov 2020 22:12
"Without the PPP funds available or any kind of bailout or economic relief, there's just no way to pay the workers," said Joe Cassinelli, owner of the Alpine Restaurant Group.
Activists warn low-income countries might struggle with vaccine access
CBSNews - 18 Nov 2020 20:54
Activists are sounding the alarm about low-income countries' access to coronavirus vaccines. Washington Post India Bureau Chief Joanna Slater joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
Experts don't expect Biden to drastically change Trump's Afghanistan policy
The Week - 18 Nov 2020 19:19
There is some concern from within Afghanistan's government and general populace, as well as NATO leadership, that President Trump's push to withdraw troops from the country before he leaves the White House is too hasty, ...
Judge says border agents can't use COVID-19 order to expel migrant kids
CBSNews - 18 Nov 2020 18:56
The Trump administration has expelled more than 9,000 unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border during the pandemic.
Feds explain decision to drop drug charges against ex-Mexican defense secretary
New York Post - 18 Nov 2020 18:39
A federal prosecutor said Wednesday the US made the unusual decision to drop drug-trafficking charges against former Mexican Secretary of National Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda because it determined that maintaining...