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Who Will Win Florida? What Polls Say About an Eternal Mystery Welcome to Poll Watch, our weekly look at polling data and survey research on the candidates, voters and issues shaping the 2020 election. The presidential race in Florida looks similar to 2016 in at least one regard: It'll probably be close, maybe decided ...
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Why was Jeremy Corbyn suspended from the Labour Party? Jeremy Corbyn joined Labour 55 years ago as a teenager and led the party into the last general election. But the Islington North MP has now been suspended, pending an investigation. We can't tell you what the result of that will be, but we can explain why ...
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The Latest: US average daily virus cases rising to 74000 The seven-day rolling average for daily new coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose over the past two weeks from 52,350 to more than 74,180. By The Associated Press. October 30, 2020, 5:42 AM. • 11 min read. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this ...
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NASA asteroid probe stows space-rock sample for return to Earth NASA's pioneering OSIRIS-REx probe has bagged up its precious asteroid sample for return to Earth. OSIRIS-REx has finished stowing the bits of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu that it snagged last Tuesday (Oct. 20), successfully locking the material into the ...
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Qatar Apologizes for Airport Strip Searches and Pursues Charges Qatar's government said on Friday that it had referred several people for prosecution over invasive medical examinations of women aboard 10 planes in Doha this month, after an investigation into the circumstances. In a harrowing episode on Oct. 2, women ...
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This is the astronaut's video guide to going to the bathroom in space Have you ever wondered how astronauts use the bathroom? A lot of people do. Advertisement. In fact, so many people have asked that NASA astronaut Commander Chris Cassidy, who recently completed a stint as Expedition 63 commander of the ...
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Two Popular State Governors Put West in Play for Senate Democrats WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of popular two-term state governors have put Democrats within striking range of winning control of the U.S. Senate after Tuesday's election, and with better than a bare 50-seat majority. Former Colorado Governor John ...
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Irvine fire was a recipe for disaster. It became a rare victory for firefighters in grim year The conditions seemed ripe for disaster. Gusting Santa Ana winds had grounded water-dumping aircraft for hours, and flames were spreading across a tinder-dry fuel bed. Downwind sat a tangled maze of suburban streets where more than 80,000 people ...
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MLB Roundup 10/30: Tony La Russa to manage White Sox Tony La Russa hired as White Sox manager. The first managerial opening has been filled, and its a doozy. About a decade since the end of his last manager job, Tony La Russa is back ...
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Prosecutors Call Former Embassy Employee an 'Experienced Sexual Predator' Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, was charged with videotaping a woman who was partially naked and unconscious. Prosecutors said there are at least 21 other victims.
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Bills don't miss Brady in preparing to face Newton-led Pats ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White was happy to bid Tom Brady good riddance once he departed New England and the AFC East for Tampa Bay this offseason — with but one slight regret. Difficult as it was to spend his ...
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Apple Services Revenue Jumps, Subscription Bundles Debut Apple outsold analyst expectations on services, iPads and Macs. But the iPhone missed analysts' expectations as sales were down over 20 percent year over year because of the iPhone 12 release delay. And investors weren't pleased, sending the stock ...
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Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 Patients May Still Carry Virus FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new study by Italian researchers finds that almost 17% of patients who fully recover from COVID-19 may still have the virus in follow-up screening. Those who have ongoing respiratory symptoms, especially sore ...
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What You Need to Know About the Search for a COVID Vaccine FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Forty-five potential vaccines for COVID-19 are being tested in human trials and many more are being tested in animals. Researchers are using several approaches to trigger an immune response against ...
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Walmart pulls guns, ammo off sales floors because of 'civil unrest' in some areas, but will still sell them Walmart has removed guns and ammunition from the sales floors because of isolated incidents of "civil unrest" in some areas around the U.S.; But the retail giant will continue selling firearms and ammo at the locations affected by the move. The decision ...
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Two same-sex couples in military marry in first for Taiwan Two lesbian couples have tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan's military in a historic celebration with their peers. By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press. October 30, 2020, 2:30 AM. • 3 min read. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article.
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What to know about standard time and daylight savings time On Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at 2 a.m., clocks in most parts of the country will fall back one hour to standard time as daylight saving time (DST) ends. While gaining an hour of sleep this weekend, people across the country will also be losing an hour of daylight in ...
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Biden tax proposal might hit wealthy estates with 67% rate If Joe Biden wins the November presidential election, the estates of wealthy Americans could be hit with a tax rate as high as 67%, according to a new analysis published by the Tax Foundation. The former vice president's plan to increase the capital gains and ...
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It's a Scary Time Nationally for Abortion Rights. Activists Hope Tuesday Brings Big Local Victories. For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter. If you support access to abortion, you're probably pretty freaked out about Amy Coney Barrett joining the nation's highest court this ...
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Hurricane center says Caribbean system has 70% chance of forming in the next 48 hours The National Hurricane Center raised the likelihood of development for a system Friday morning in the southern Caribbean to a 70% chance of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm over the weekend. "A tropical depression is likely to form by ...
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Under Armour Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Sell The MyFitnessPal Platform To Francisco Partners BALTIMORE, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA), a global leader in branded athletic performance apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the MyFitnessPal ...
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Girl Scouts tweet, then delete post about Amy Coney Barrett (AP) - A tweet by the Girl Scouts congratulating new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew such outrage from Barrett's critics that the youth organization swiftly deleted it – only to draw a new backlash from Barrett's supporters. The original tweet ...
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Spinning crane at 111 West 57th Street casts debris on pedestrians A wildly-spinning crane during high winds cast debris down on onlookers Thursday night. The Department of Buildings and the Fire Department were called to the scene, but it was not clear if anyone was injured during the ordeal, the New York Post reported.
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Amazon Earnings Were Stellar. Here's Why The Stock Is Falling. Amazon. com posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, as the company continued to benefit from the growth in e-commerce during the Covid-19 pandemic. For the quarter, Amazon (ticker: AMZN) posted sales of $96.1 billion, up 37%, and well ahead ...
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Magnitude-7.0 earthquake strikes off Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea (CNN) A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean Sea off Greece and Turkey on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At least six buildings have been destroyed in the Turkish cities of Izmir, Bornova and Bayrakli following the tremor, the ...
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Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a five-nation, anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam on Friday with a call for regional unity to counter Beijing's growing assertiveness, as the fierce American presidential election race ...
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Amazon Reportedly Paid $80M for 'Borat 2,' Big Money in a Year of Big Film Acquisitions We should have known 2020 would be an unprecedented year for the film industry long before the coronavirus pandemic upended life as we know it. Back in January, streaming service Hulu and production/distribution company Neon teamed up to strike a ...
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Portland, Oregon, Delays Vote to Cut $18M More From Police PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City councilors in Oregon's largest city have delayed a vote on an additional $18 million in cuts to the Portland police budget until after next week's presidential election amid a heated mayoral race and mounting tension over the ...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci participates in WVU virtual event to discuss COVID-19 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, took part in the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute's In Focus virtual event on Thursday and spoke extensively ...
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Dallas Cowboys: 3 Things to look for in Ben DiNucci's first start Ben DiNucci is likely to get his first start at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys so here's what to look for… With Dak Prescott out for the season and Andy Dalton lost in concussion protocol, the unheralded rookie from James Madison University will likely start ...
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A critical mission after Hurricane Zeta: Racing to survey damage to polling places Hurricane Zeta ripped through the New Orleans area just days before the Nov. 3 presidential election, and officials on Thursday raced to survey the damage to polling places, warehouses full of voting machines and the offices of local election officials. Zeta, a ...
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Pritzker Defends Stance on New Indoor Dining Policy in Many Illinois Regions "The reality is, that restaurant can be perfectly safe from 6 to 8 p.m. and become a super spreader event from 8 to 10." Published October 29, 2020 • Updated on October 29, 2020 at 8:11 pm. Pause. 2:14. Pritzker Defends Decision to Shut Down Indoor Dining ...
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UPDATE 1-Vietnam tackles typhoon's tragic aftermath as new storm threatens region (Recasts, adds details on search). By Phuong Nguyen. HANOI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Rescue teams in central Vietnam searched for bodies on Friday following a series of deadly landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave, as yet another powerful storm edged ...
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Trump's plan for pre-existing conditions remains to be seen In the waning days of the presidential election, President Donald Trump's vows to dismantle the Obama-era Affordable Care Act have come with repeated promises to "guarantee" protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions like cancer and ...
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UPDATE 2-Ukraine's Zelenskiy promises action as allies sound alarm over reform rollback (Adds Zelenskiy, EU statements). KYIV, Oct 29 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised swift action on Thursday and warned Ukraine could lose international aid and support after a Constitutional Court this week ruled to abolish some ...
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How Government Plans to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Free for Every American Federal health officials Wednesday issued insurance coverage rules designed to deliver on the promise that every American will have access to free COVID-19 vaccines when they are approved. The regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
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Head of church in Montenegro dies after COVID-19 infection PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, which led months of protests against the small Balkan state's pro-Western government, has died in hospital after contracting the coronavirus. The church said the ...
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New Year's Eve fireworks display on Strip canceled Those who really wanted to kick 2020 in the pants with a fireworks celebration on New Year's Eve are going to have to find another outlet. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority quietly announced Thursday afternoon that the annual tradition of a ...
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Instagram will disable a feature that could be used to sow election misinformation Instagram announced it will temporarily remove the recent tab from hashtag pages to reduce the spread of misinformation in the lead up to the U.S. election. Adam Mosseri, Facebook. Beck Diefenbach | Reuters. Facebook-owned Instagram on Thursday ...
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Protect Nature or Face Deadlier Pandemics Than COVID-19, Scientists Warn LONDON (Reuters) - Pandemics will emerge more often, spread faster, cost more and kill more people than COVID-19 without bold action to halt the habitat destruction that helps viruses hop from wildlife to humans, according to a study published on ...
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Vice President Mike Pence making two campaign stops in NC this weekend RALEIGH (WTVD) — Just three days before Election Day, Vice President Mike Pence will be returning to North Carolina on Saturday to make two campaign stops. The president's campaign announced Thursday that Pence will host 'Make America Great ...
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Charlie Hebdo to still publish Islam cartoons despite attacks in France It's been targeted again and again, threatened and firebombed and struck in an attack that killed a dozen staff members, but satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo won't stop poking fun at Islamic extremism.
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Shadow group of Lashkar-e-Taiba claims responsibility of killing three BJYM workers in Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is behind the deadly attack that killed three BJYM workers in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district Thursday, IG Kashmir has confirmed. The IGP (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar on Friday said that the ...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov to return to UFC? Dana white reveals talks Russian fighter and lightweight champion Khabib's shocking retirement after a win in UFC 254 put the wrestling fraternity in frenzy. The fighter did not wish to carry on without his father in his corner and said that he made a promise to his mother. Also read: ...
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Minnesota Weather: Chance For Light Snow Thursday TWIN CITIES, MN — Thursday will feature some chance for light snow in the Twin Cities. "Tonight will feature some light slow moving down I-94, but other than that, the next week will be dry," said the National Weather Service. "We'll see highs in the 30s and ...
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London Tier 3 lockdown could be 'highly likely' within weeks Sadiq Khan believes a Tier 3 London lockdown is "highly likely" in the coming weeks if the Government does not introduce national circuit breaker restrictions, according to City Hall sources. The Mayor has repeatedly called for a short nationwide lockdown to ...
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