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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ October 31, 2020
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	CNN It's the Friday before Election Day CNN On the campaign trail: President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden focus on Midwest battleground states today, with both candidates holding events in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Days until Election Day: 4; Early voting: It's now too late to mail in your ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Republicans on the run in Georgia with two Senate seats within Democratic reach CNN Milledgeville, Georgia (CNN) Sen. David Perdue could not have thought his campaign would end like this. With more than 3.8 million people having already voted in Georgia, the Republican is in a dead heat with a Democratic opponent less than half his age, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Bengals WR John Ross: 'It's not a secret that I have requested a trade' NFL.com As NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported recently, Bengals receiver John Ross wants out of Cincinnati. He's not afraid to express that desire on Twitter, either. Ross replied to a since-deleted tweet from a local sports reporter Thursday with a blunt ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Jon Lester hopes to remain with Chicago Cubs after team declines $25 million option ESPN CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs declined the $25 million team option on pitcher Jon Lester Friday but are likely to announce picking up the $16.5 million option on first baseman Anthony Rizzo before a Sunday deadline, sources told ESPN. Lester, 36, was at ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Myles Garrett set for game vs. Raiders despite ankle injury; appreciates the high praise from Jon Gruden cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bad news for Raiders quarterback Derek Carr: Myles Garrett returned to practice on a limited basis with his ankle injury Friday, but is ready for a full workload Sunday. "It's doing alright,'' Garrett said. "I'm getting old (24) so just trying to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com WNBA legend Sue Bird and NWSL star Megan Rapinoe get engaged CBSSports.com One of the biggest power couples in sports has secured a few more rings. Early on Friday evening, Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird posted a photo to Instagram that captured the moment her long-time partner, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, proposed to her. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times France's Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to 'A Trap' The New York Times NICE, France — When the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in early September, it triggered a chain of events that included two stabbings, protests in Muslim nations, the boycott of French goods and criticism ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Trump's Ban On TikTok Suffers Another Legal Setback NPR A federal judge in Pennsylvania has blocked the Trump administration from outlawing U.S. transactions with TikTok, which was set to take effect Nov. 12, the latest setback in the administration's push to ban the Chinese-owned hit video app. Another aspect of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Advisers To CDC Debate How COVID-19 Vaccine Should Be Rolled Out NPR States should be working toward being ready to give out COVID-19 vaccines by Nov. 15, according to a target date made public by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. That's an aspirational date so far — there is still no vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Douglas County Moves Into Level 2 As Coronavirus Cases Exceed Level 1 Parameters CBS Denver DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Douglas County has moved into the Safer at Home Dial Level 2 as coronavirus cases continue to rise. This follows Adams County moving into Level 3 and El Paso and Arapahoe counties moving into Level 2, along with ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High NPR New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but voted down legalizing marijuana. The questions were put to the country in separate referendums held on Oct. 17 in conjunction with the general election that handed Prime Minister ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters With election looming, US faces record surge of coronavirus cases Reuters (Reuters) - A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity and killing up to 1,000 people a day, the latest figures showed, as the country's attention turns toward Tuesday's presidential election. This video ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Schools are staying open in Europe's new lockdowns, a reversal from the spring. The New York Times When Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany announced the latest round of restrictions on public life, she named bars, restaurants, theaters, concert halls, gyms and tattoo parlors as institutions that would be forced to close. But missing from the list released ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Covid cases in the US are 'extremely high and quite unacceptable' ahead of the winter, Fauci says CNBC The U.S. is reporting an "extremely high and quite unacceptable" daily number of new coronavirus cases ahead of the winter season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview that aired Friday. The country is still facing its original wave of coronavirus infections ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Apple acknowledges AirPods Pro issues, will replace those that crackle and rattle TechCrunch Are your AirPods Pro earbuds making weird noises? You're not imagining it — and you're not the only one. Just a few months after Apple started shipping AirPods Pro, some users started noticing that one or both of their earbuds were rattling or crackling. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Big Game Hunting: No 'pain,' no gain as Penn State tries to get over the top vs. Ohio State Chicago Sun-Times Well, that didn't take long. Big Ten teams didn't even get to their second games before several heaping cupfuls of chaos were stirred into the mix. Penn State was knocked from the top 10 thanks to an impossibly exciting — and controversial — overtime loss at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota hospitals managing amid record COVID-19 numbers Minneapolis Star Tribune More than 700 Minnesota hospital beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, a consequence of a worsening pandemic that has caused 145,465 infections and 2,437 deaths. The totals include 18 deaths reported Friday by the Minnesota Department of Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com 82 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus, no new deaths, reported in Cleveland: Friday Update cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed 82 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were found in Cleveland, Mayor Frank Jackson's administration announced Friday. No new deaths were reported. The deaths of 149 people in ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Cough-scrutinizing AI shows major promise as an early warning system for COVID-19 TechCrunch Asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is a huge contributor to the pandemic, but of course if there are no symptoms, how can anyone tell they should isolate or get a test? MIT research has found that hidden in the sound of coughs is a pattern that subtly, but ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toledo Blade Miller dismissed from North Dakota hockey team over bullying Toledo Blade Sylvania native Mitchell Miller is no longer a member of the University of North Dakota's hockey team, the school's president announced Friday afternoon. Miller, a freshman at North Dakota, has been in the spotlight this week over his admission to bullying a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report CDC Lifts 'No Sail' Order for Cruises Amid Coronavirus Pandemic U.S. News & World Report The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it would replace its "no sail" order for cruise ships in U.S. waters with a "conditional sailing" order starting this weekend. The new order, which requires a phased approach to resuming ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com 56 students, staff members quarantining after probable positive case of COVID-19 at Canaan Elementary School pressherald.com Jon Moody, the superintendent in Maine School Administrative District 54, said the confirmed positive case involves a staff member. Under the direction of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the two classrooms will ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET The Mandalorian season 2: How to watch the premiere tonight on Disney Plus CNET How much does Disney Plus cost? In the US, the service costs $7 a month. You can also save a bit by plunking down $70 for the annual plan, which works out to $5.83 a month. Flag as irrelevant
	Call to the Pen Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa will be among oldest managers ever Call to the Pen Only Connie Mack and Jack McKeon have managed at a later age than new Chicago White Sox manager Tony LaRussa. In Tony La Russa, the Chicago White Sox have hired more than a Hall of Fame manager. They've also landed a father figure. Or, more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Donald Trump's claim on GDP growth: Historic, yes. Surprise, no PolitiFact For months, President Donald Trump has been predicting huge economic growth in the third quarter of 2020, and on Oct. 29 it became official. Government numbers showed a 7.4% jump in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the quarter before. If that lasted ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes The One Thing Trump Got Right Is NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine. Should He Stay If Biden Wins? Forbes When James Frederick Bridenstine was announced as Trump's nominee for NASA Administrator in September 2017, there was an uproar. Bridenstine's apparent lack of qualifications for the post, coupled with his falsely-held views on climate change, made ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Actor Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam Seattle Times BOSTON (AP) — "Full House" actor Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Honolulu Civil Beat Denby Fawcett: Adults Hijacked Halloween Decades Ago. This Year The Kids Will Get It Back Honolulu Civil Beat The upheaval of the pandemic has delivered an unexpected gift: the return of Halloween to children. Adults stole Halloween years ago, turning it into a boozy bacchanal. But this year with bars closed indefinitely and Mayor Kirk Caldwell urging police to show ... Flag as irrelevant
	Brownsville Herald Artistic Spirits: Dia de Muertos highlight of Calle Calaveras event Brownsville Herald Brownsville is celebrating Dia de Muertos with a community event at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art and Linear Park. The City of Brownsville, The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, El Consulado de México en Brownsville and other organizations have ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV Fall back: Time to change our clocks and watches again WHSV WASHINGTON (AP) — It's time for a change for most of the United States. The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it'll be ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Commercial Appeal Health Department clarifies what it knows about how school COVID-19 cases correlate to sports The Commercial Appeal By sharing additional information about school-associated cases reported over the last month, the Shelby County Health Department has clarified what is known about an association between school-associated COVID-19 cases and sports. It is true that of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox6now.com Aaron Jones ruled out for Sunday's Packers-Vikings game fox6now.com GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Both the Packers and Vikings will be battling key injuries on Sunday, Nov. 1 when they meet at Lambeau Field. The Packers won't have their leading rusher, Aaron Jones. He was ruled out on Friday with a calf injury that kept him out ... Flag as irrelevant
	Arizona Capitol Times Border became more secure in the last four years Arizona Capitol Times When Democratic candidates for President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stood on stage earlier this year and pledged to give illegal immigrants free healthcare and a free college education, political pundits left and right agreed that illegal immigration would ... Flag as irrelevant
	RADIO.COM Officers Ambushed: NOPD Officer shot in French Quarter RADIO.COM Chaos in the French Quarter near Royal and St. Philip as a man, apparently riding in the back of pedicab, opens fire on two New Orleans Police Officers as they sat in the front seat of seat of their police cruiser. The shooting took place around 4:30 Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com WWE SmackDown results: Live recap, grades as Jey Uso faces consequences for loss to Roman Reigns CBSSports.com WWE universal champion Roman Reigns warned Jey Uso that there would be serious consequences if Uso didn't defeat him in their Hell in a Cell I Quit match this past Sunday. Tonight on SmackDown, it's time for Uso to face those consequences. Just days ... Flag as irrelevant
	Aljazeera.com US issues first Israel birthplace passport to Jerusalem-born teen Aljazeera.com Palestinians have condemned the Trump administration's policy change as a violation of international law. US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman presents Menachem Zivotofsky, a US citizen who was born in Jerusalem, a passport that lists Israel as his ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Cody Bellinger discusses 'stoned' face meme: 'I am not high during the games' Sporting News While the stakes were high in the World Series, Cody Bellinger was not. The Dodgers superstar often makes headlines for his spectaular play and boyish good looks, but during LA's World Series run, he was trending for something else entirely: The dude ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lincoln Journal Star Wolves share EPL lead after beating Crystal Palace 2-0 Lincoln Journal Star WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton earned a share of the English Premier League lead after beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday. Teenage defender Rayan Ait-Nouri's first goal for Wolves and Daniel Podence's other first half effort ... Flag as irrelevant
	News 1130 Canada seeks to increase immigration over next three years as pandemic rages on News 1130 The federal government wants to welcome 1.2 million immigrants over the next three years to help the economy rebound. Boosting productivity would be a better way to improve the country's per capita GDP: business council. Immigration Minister Marco ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBRZ Deadliest shipwreck of 2020 occurs off Senegal coast, at least 140 killed WBRZ According to the United Nations, the deadliest shipwreck of 2020 occurred this week when a boat carrying about 200 migrants caught fire and at least 140 of its occupants drowned off Senegal's coast, CNN reports. The UN International Organization for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Royal Central The Queen 'to step down' next year with Prince Charles set to take over, respected royal biographer claims Royal Central Royal expert and biographer Robert Jobson says that he fully expects The Queen to step down when she reaches the age of 95 next year. Speaking to The Royal Beat, available on TrueRoyalty, Mr Jobson said: "I still firmly believe when The Queen becomes ... Flag as irrelevant
	TSN No decision yet on bodychecking in OHL TSN Sources tell TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that while there has been a number of discussions between the OHL and the provincial government on return to play, there has been no official decision on removing bodychecking from the league. Flag as irrelevant
	Scroll.in For India's new Clean Air commission to succeed, it must have time-bound, measurable goals Scroll.in Thursday's ordinance setting up a Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas is a definitive step in the right direction to cleaning North India's filthy air. This isn't just because it replaces a tired, 22-year old ... Flag as irrelevant
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