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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ October 29, 2020
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	ESPN Wait, the White Sox hired Tony La Russa? Why it will or won't work and what those across MLB are saying ESPN Reinsdorf has called it his biggest mistake as White Sox owner, as La Russa went on to win six pennants and three World Series with the A's and Cardinals. Editor's Picks ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Cam Newton: Buffalo game a 'must win' with New England Patriots in 3-game skid ESPN FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton called Sunday's road game against the Buffalo Bills a "must win" for the team. The Patriots (2-4) are on a three-game losing streak -- their first since 2002 -- and trail the Bills (5-2) in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Pelosi and Mnuchin, once Washington's Odd Couple, publicly disavow economic relief talks -- and each other Washington Post The once-promising relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flamed out publicly Thursday just days before the election, as the two disavowed economic relief talks -- and each other. ` Support our journalism ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More states break Covid-19 records as some hospitals start running low on space CNN (CNN) These days, many Covid-19 records are short-lived as states grapple with skyrocketing infections and hospitalizations. For the second time in five days, Ohio broke its record for most new Covid-19 cases in one day -- 3,590, Gov. Mike DeWine said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Trump strips protections for endangered gray wolves Washington Post The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is stripping gray wolves of their Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower 48 states, ignoring an outcry from conservation groups and scientists who say the animals will be slaughtered as a result ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 2 people who attended Trump's rally in North Carolina have tested positive for coronavirus CNN (CNN) Two people who attended one of President Donald Trump's recent rallies in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Gaston County Health & Human Services Department said in a statement Thursday that there have been two ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In a Lawsuit, Jerry Falwell Jr. Accuses Liberty University of Defamation The New York Times Jerry Falwell Jr. is suing his former employer, Liberty University, accusing the evangelical college of damaging his reputation in a series of actions taken after his dramatic departure from the school in August. The suit depicts Mr. Falwell and his family as ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Why the Supreme Court let some states count mail-in ballots received after Election Day but not others CNN (CNN) In the final days before the presidential election, the Supreme Court has been pelted with requests from parties in battleground states seeking last minute approval to change election rules, especially regarding whether mail-in votes can arrive after ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Trump seems to strike a new tone on masks: 'If you get close, wear a mask' CNN (CNN) President Donald Trump struck a slightly new tone on mask-wearing at a rally on Thursday, telling a group of largely maskless, shoulder-to-shoulder supporters that he thinks wearing a mask is appropriate when social distancing isn't possible. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How To See the Halloween Blue Moon (and Uranus!) With Your Kids The New York Times As a little girl growing up in Portugal, Raquel Nuno made birthday wishes upon shooting stars. She was born near the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, one of the most prolific annual cosmic light shows. Every year her father whisked her and her family ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Big Tech Continues Its Surge Ahead of the Rest of the Economy The New York Times Facebook. Facebook's revenue for the third quarter rose 22 percent from a year earlier, to $21.2 billion, while profits jumped 29 percent to $7.84 billion. The results surpassed analysts' estimates of $19.8 billion in revenue and profits of $5.53 billion, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Eleven seconds ... and ten years: Travis Roy reflects on the tumultuous decade since his hockey accident The Boston Globe This is the story of a boy who grew up in Yarmouth, Maine. He started playing hockey at the age of 3 and dreamed of playing for a top college. After 17 years of lugging pads and lacing skates and gliding onto ice and hearing the crunch beneath the blades, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Here's Everything We Know About Early Black Friday Deals From Walmart, Best Buy, and The Home Depot The New York Times You can thank the pandemic for Amazon Prime Day's shift from mid-July to October 13 and 14 this year. And when Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and the like followed suit with their own sales, they kicked off an avalanche of holiday sales that will carry everyone ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Biden's Call for 'National Mask Mandate' Gains Traction in Public Health Circles The New York Times Mr. Biden has already said that, as president, he would mandate masks on all federal property, an executive order that could have wide reach. He could use his authority under federal transit law to require masks on public transportation. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Dogs are humans' oldest companions, DNA shows BBC News A study of dog DNA has shown that our "best friend" in the animal world may also be our oldest one. The analysis reveals that dog domestication can be traced back 11,000 years, to the end of the last Ice Age. This confirms that dogs were domesticated before ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Newsom: California taking precautions for 'whatever may occur' after polls close Politico SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California is taking precautions in case of civil unrest on election night amid an emotional and partisan presidential campaign, in a state where voters overwhelmingly oppose President Donald Trump. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post In the fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan, even a McDonald's is taking sides Washington Post In Azerbaijan, as elsewhere, McDonald's and Burger King stores tend to use their Instagram accounts to post photos of burgers and fries. But a few weeks ago, the tone took a turn. After military clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia broke out last month, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Madison.com Milton High School moving online starting Monday Madison.com The Milton School District announced Thursday its high school will switch to online learning starting Monday. The district cited rising cases of COVID-19 at Milton High School and Rock County public health guidelines as reasons for moving all of the high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Amazon Sales Up 37% For Q3 And Projected To Hit Over $372 Billion For 2020 Forbes Amazon released 3rd quarter results today showing a 37% increase in sales year over year coming in at $96 billion. The year-to-date period from January through September had sales 35% higher than last year at $261 million. The third-quarter sales do not ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Britain resists COVID lockdown as Europe counts cost Reuters LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe began counting the cost of sweeping restrictions on social life imposed to contain a surge in coronavirus infections while Britain continued to hold out against following Germany and France in ordering a second lockdown. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US economy posts record growth in third-quarter; COVID-19 scarring to last Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at a historic pace in the third quarter as the government injected more than $3 trillion worth of pandemic relief which fueled consumer spending, but the deep scars from the COVID-19 recession could take a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Michigan sets new restrictions on dining, gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise Detroit Free Press The order, issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, is intended to mandate mask wearing while in public, limit crowd sizes at private gatherings and in business, and generally promote actions that will stop the spread of the disease. Flag as irrelevant
	9News.com KUSA WATCH LIVE: Man found guilty of murder in deadly shooting of Adams County deputy sentenced 9News.com KUSA The jury on Thursday returned the guilty verdict against Dreion Dearing, who had been charged in relation to the deadly shooting of Deputy Heath Gumm. They began deliberating earlier this week. Flag as irrelevant
	LA Galaxy LA Galaxy relieve Guillermo Barros Schelotto of duties as head coach LA Galaxy LOS ANGELES (Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020) – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club has relieved Guillermo Barros Schelotto of his head coaching duties, effective immediately. Dominic Kinnear will serve as the LA Galaxy interim head coach for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Netflix Just Raised The Price Of A Monthly Subscription Forbes Many American Netflix users will need to pay $1 extra for a subscription, the company announced Thursday, as the streaming giant deals with slowing U.S. growth after an explosion in new subscribers at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Daily Life in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Zeta Causes 2 Million Power Outages, Speeds Its Way Into Virginia NPR Rescue and emergency teams are sorting through the damage wrought by Hurricane Zeta, which made landfall in Louisiana as a very strong Category 2 storm Wednesday afternoon. Zeta brought powerful winds to much of the southeast, where more than 2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Walmart removes guns and ammunition displays, citing concerns of 'civil unrest' Washington Post Walmart has removed gun and ammunition displays from thousands of U.S. stores, citing concerns of "civil unrest." The world's largest retailer said Thursday that customers can continue to purchase guns and ammunition by request. Walmart currently sells ... Flag as irrelevant
	Capital Public Radio News Experts And Advocates Are Calling 2020 The 'Climate Election' Capital Public Radio News President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Jim Bourg/Pool via AP. When picking a president, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com AOC calls GOP 'sad' and 'stupid' for suggesting the $14000 wardrobe she wore for Vanity Fair was her own MarketWatch Here's a tired thread: criticizing a female politician over her clothes, particularly the clothes loaned to her for a fashion-magazine photo shoot. Yet social media was thrown into a tizzy this week, just days before the Nov. 3 election, over Rep. Alexandria ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Author of 2018 'Anonymous' op-ed critical of Trump revealed CNN Watch fighter jet fly over Trump rally. Washington (CNN) The anonymous senior Trump administration official who wrote a 2018 New York Times op-ed and a subsequent book critical of President Donald Trump is Miles Taylor, he revealed in a statement to CNN ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Promise a Fight in 'Exhibition' Return U.S. News & World Report LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got permission from California's athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month because their fight would be strictly an exhibition of their once-unparalleled skills. These 50-something former ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Moderna: 'We're Ready' To Ship 20 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses By The End Of 2020 WBUR The third and final clinical trial for Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is still underway, but the company is already setting an aggressive schedule to manufacture and ship the vaccine immediately if the Food and Drug Administration approves it. "By the end of this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanity Fair Meghan Markle's Tabloid Trial Is Pushed to Fall 2021 for a "Confidential" Reason Vanity Fair It's been more than a year after Meghan Markle began her legal battle against Associated Newspapers, the parent company of the Mail on Sunday, but on Thursday, a clear indication came that the sparring will not end anytime soon. After a virtual hearing, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Advocate Exxon Mobil to cut 1900 jobs, primarily to office staff in Houston The Advocate Exxon Mobil is slashing 1,900 jobs from its U.S. workforce, mostly in Houston, as the pandemic saps demand for fuel. The Irving, Texas, oil giant said the reductions will be both voluntary and involuntary and will largely come from its management offices in ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com NJ unemployment update: 88K workers who did not get $300 extra payment could see funds within 3 days nj.com Another 88,000 New Jersey workers will receive the supplemental $300 unemployment checks after a programming issue did not accurately provide funds to everyone eligible, the Department of Labor said. People who are waiting on the payment, known as ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Rogue Planets That Wander the Galaxy Alone The Atlantic The Milky Way is home to hundreds of billions of stars, and many more planets. Some come in sets, as in our own solar system. But not every planet orbits a star. Some planets actually wander the galaxy alone, untethered. They have no days or nights, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	KARE11.com 7 socially distant Halloween activities for families in the Twin Cities KARE11.com Celebrating Halloween in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic isn't easy, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. The Minnesota Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control have issued guidance on safe activities, discouraging parents from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Penn State's goal: Trying to stop Fields from having a day Seattle Times STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton saw something new this week as he watched recent film of Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. It's an attribute that could make it even tougher for the 18th-ranked Nittany Lions to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cherokee One Feather Your questions answered about COVID-19 Cherokee One Feather This is an edited transcript of an interview on Wednesday, Oct. 28 with Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, about current COVID-19 issues. Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, is the host. It is aired ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Body of missing Bend climber discovered on Mount Hood oregonlive.com UPDATE: After a two-day search, the body of a Bend climber who was reported missing on Mount Hood was discovered at about 2 p.m. Thursday, search-and-rescue teams reported. The body of Austin Mishler, a 27-year-old Bend man, was discovered in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Leopard-attack victim suing Davie animal sanctuary WPLG Local 10 DAVIE, Fla. – The man who was attacked by a leopard is filing a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the animal sanctuary located behind a home in Davie. Dwight Turner, 50, was mauled just seconds after he ventured into the black leopard's cage ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Trump lifts protections for Tongass National Forest, allowing logging, road development Livescience.com "While tropical rainforests are the lungs of the planet, the Tongass is the lungs of North America," Dominick DellaSala, chief scientist with the Earth Island Institute's Wild Heritage project told The Post. "It's America's last climate sanctuary." ... Flag as irrelevant
	Decaturish.com Oct. 29 Georgia COVID-19 update: 356848 cases, 7923 deaths Decaturish.com Atlanta, GA — The state of Georgia as of Oct. 29 has 356,848 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 7,923 related deaths. There are 31,516 hospitalizations and 5,927 ICU admissions. There are 31,315 confirmed cases and 626 deaths in Fulton County. Flag as irrelevant
	Bleacher Report Report: Illini get Duke in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette CHAMPAIGN — Illinois will play at least one high-profile nonconference game in the 2020-21 college basketball season. CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein reported Thursday afternoon that the Illini will play at Duke in this year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Previous ... Flag as irrelevant
	True Blue LA Reactions from Dodgers players after World Series win True Blue LA The Dodgers are World Series Champions. I think that's how I'm going to begin every article from now on. It's been two days now since the Dodgers have won it all, and just like you, we're soaking it all up. Nearly every player from the team has taken to social ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Intercept - First Look Media Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept The Intercept - First Look Media Glenn Greenwald's decision to resign from The Intercept stems from a fundamental disagreement over the role of editors in the production of journalism and the nature of censorship. Glenn demands the absolute right to determine what he will publish. Flag as irrelevant
	Northwest Herald IHSA posts winter sport mitigation guidelines for basketball Northwest Herald Although Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that high school basketball would be postponed to the spring, the IHSA sent out an afternoon news release that included winter sport mitigation guidelines for basketball. "The IHSA has not received additional ... Flag as irrelevant
	KIRO Seattle Leanza Cornett, Miss America 1993, dies from brain injury after fall KIRO Seattle Former Miss America Leanza Cornett has died after falling and suffering from a brain injury. >> Read more trending news. Cornett was named Miss America in 1993 after winning the Miss Florida 1992 crown, ActionNewsJax reported. Content Continues ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Almost 60 bodies found in pits at property in Mexican town The Guardian AP in Salvatierra. Thu 29 Oct 2020 14.10 EDT. Last modified on Thu 29 Oct 2020 14.21 EDT. Search teams are excavating a site in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato where 59 bodies have been found in clandestine graves in the past week. The striking ... Flag as irrelevant
	City A.M. Weak iPhone sales pull down Apple shares despite revenue boost City A.M. Apple's announcement today that iPhone sales were weaker than expected sent shares down four per cent even as the tech company's revenue and profit did better than Wall Street expected thanks to booming Mac and AirPods sales. Investors expected ... Flag as irrelevant
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