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Al-Qaeda in North Africa appoints new leader after killing
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 13:56
Algerian Abu Obaida Yusuf al-Annabi has been on the US 'international terrorist' blacklist since September 2015.
Election 2020 updates: Trump team requests recount of Georgia vote; judge dismisses Trump campaign's lawsuit in Pennsylvania
USA Today - 22 Nov 2020 05:55
Georgia law allows a candidate to request a recount if the margin is less than 0.5%. The recount would be done using scanners.
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting 2 people in Kenosha protests, poses with 'Silver Spoons' actor after posting $2 million bail
Chicago Tribune - 22 Nov 2020 03:57
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a demonstration Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
Texas National Guard deployed to help El Paso with morgue overflow
CBSNews - 22 Nov 2020 14:50
So many have died that the county is now posting job openings for morgue attendants.
US expected to formally withdraw from Open Skies Treaty that bolstered European security
CNN - 22 Nov 2020 16:14
The US is expected to announce on Sunday that it will formally exit the decades-old Open Skies Treaty, some six months after President Donald Trump first announced the decision, according to multiple US officials.
France demands Pakistan 'rectify' Macron Nazi comment
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 15:15
Paris' criticism comes after a Pakistani official said President Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis treated Jews.
Burkina Faso heads to polls amid fears of attacks
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 14:59
President Kabore has promised to secure the country and is vying for another five years against 12 other candidates.
Three men dead in Atlanta-area shooting
New York Post - 22 Nov 2020 06:57
Reports of a shooting in an Atlanta suburb Saturday afternoon led to a grisly discover -- three men dead or dying from gunshot wounds. The dying man was found in a cul-de-sac in Lawrenceville, Ga., in Gwinnett County, Fo...
Thanksgiving Grandma celebrates holiday without husband, who died of COVID
NY Daily News - 22 Nov 2020 05:20Abandon Your Thanksgiving Script
The New York Times - 22 Nov 2020 19:02
This year, we have a chance to build a different kind of holiday.
The time has come for a reckoning on US immigrant abuse
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 16:12
A letter to the UN by four congresswomen renews hope that abuse of detained immigrants will finally be addressed.
2 dead, 2 hospitalized after shooting at Sonic Drive-In in Nebraska, police say
NY Daily News - 22 Nov 2020 15:42
Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the other two were taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, police said.
How one institution plans to send home thousands of students for Thanksgiving break
ABC News - 22 Nov 2020 15:02
How SUNY plans to send home thousands of students for Thanksgiving break
'Save yourselves': Ethiopia warns Tigrayans of Mekelle attack
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 14:41
Tigray official denies Mekelle has been surrounded, saying troops could not 'move an inch for more than one week'.
Hundreds of thousands at Honduras' shelters after hurricanes
ABC News - 22 Nov 2020 00:31
Shelters are so crowded, thousands took refuge under highway overpasses, bridges
Putin Holding Off on U.S. Presidential Congratulations
Time - 22 Nov 2020 19:19
Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is officially declared the next president of the United States
Fauci says 'help is on the way' with new COVID-19 vaccines
New York Post - 22 Nov 2020 18:53
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday reassured Americans that there’s “help” coming to fight the COVID-19 pandemic — saying that promising vaccine candidates have the potential to curb the health crisis. The Director of t...
Canadian officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars
CNN - 22 Nov 2020 14:59
Canadians, officials have an important message for you: "Do not let moose lick your car."
Kill lists: Barack Obama's blind spot
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 14:22
He opposes the death penalty in the US, but issued kill orders for Muslims overseas with no trial at all.
The pandemic is hurting gay and lesbian bars. The consequences could be devastating
CNN - 22 Nov 2020 14:15
Alexi Minko's bar is so much more than just a place to get a drink.
In Dr. Fauci's words: Why Americans shouldn't fear a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the FDA
USA Today - 22 Nov 2020 13:00
Public confidence in the vaccine approval process is key to beating the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci emphasized to the USA TODAY Editorial Board.
Israeli army launches air raids on besieged Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera English - 22 Nov 2020 10:35
The Israeli army says it struck Hamas positions after an alleged rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave.