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Rich Kids, Skint Holidays: Heir pays for family to go to Disneyland
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:35
Surgeon's son Luke, 19, from Essex, bonded with Steph 32, and her family on 5Star's Rich Kids, Skint Holidays, and splashed out on a family holiday to Disneyland Paris to say thank you.The Ultimate "Bullshit Job"
The New Yorker - 22 Oct 2020 17:27Masha Gessen writes on how Senate Republicans, including Lindsey Graham and John Kennedy, approached Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, using the late anthropologist David... Graeber's term "bullshit jobs."
Israel Confronts Revolt as Ultraorthodox Defy Covid Public-Health Rules
Wall Street Journal - 22 Oct 2020 15:25As Israel eases its second nationwide lockdown, a revolt among ultra-Orthodox Jews against public-health guidelines is complicating efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak.
1 person killed, 3 in critical condition in Mississippi McDonald's shooting
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 03:32
Cops said the people were gunned down in the drive-thru line in Canton, Miss.US officials say Russia and Iran have interfered with the presidential election
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 03:31Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that Iran and Russia have obtained US voter registration information and are trying to influence public opinion ahead of the election.
Officials question story of California woman rescued from Zion National Park
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 02:38
Rescue officials are highlighting inconsistencies in the story of the California mother who said she survived for nearly two weeks with no food and little water in Zion National Park. The liaison of... the search and rescue team says there are discrepancies in Holly Suzanne Courtier's account and tells ABC4Utah it's unlikely the 38-year-old could...In Xi Jinping's China, Nationalism Takes a Dark Turn
Wall Street Journal - 22 Oct 2020 18:09With a push from the government, angry mobs online have swarmed any criticism of Chinese leaders or perceived disloyalty to their country. Targets are being harassed and silenced, and some have lost... their jobs.
Air pollution killed over 470,000 newborns in 2019: Global study
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:16More than 116,000 infants in India and 236,000 in sub-Saharan Africa died from air pollution in the first month of life.
White House insists its 'huge' book of Trump's health care accomplishments for 60 Minutes wasn't blank
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 07:13
Before President Trump abruptly ended an interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes on Tuesday, his aides handed the veteran CBS journalist a large hardcover book that White House Press Secretary... Kayleigh McEnany said contained Trump's health care accomplishments. Handing Lesley Stahl just a small part of what President @realDonaldTrump has done for healthcare in the United States. She couldn’t believe how HUGE it was and said, “I can hardly lift this‼️” — Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 20, 2020 When Trump tweeted out more photos of Stahl and the book, what was "supposed to be a cheeky illustration of an administration hard at work" turned into "a tidal wave of online snark," Rob Crilly writes at The Washington Examiner. That's mostly because the book appeared to be full...Chris Christie says it was 'serious failure' not to wear mask at White House
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 04:31
Chris Christie said he was “wrong” not to wear a mask at the White House event where he caught the coronavirus — and urged public figures to lead by example when it comes to face coverings, in... an op-ed published Wednesday. The former New Jersey governor wrote in The Wall Street Journal that as someone...CDC report: 300K more deaths than average so far this year
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 04:07
Hispanic people and young people have a higher percentage of excess deaths than other groups.Mom of Texas girl who died after hot trampoline punishment speaks out
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 03:43
The mother of an 8-year-old Texas girl who died after being forced to jump non-stop on a hot trampoline apologized to her daughter for not saving her from her allegedly sadistic legal guardians.... Alysha Anderton said she lost custody of her daughter, Jaylin Schwarz, four years ago when she couldn't overcome her addiction issue within...Chris Cuomo scolded for not wearing a mask in his NYC apartment building
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 03:32
Chris Cuomo has apparently been marching around his apartment building without a mask on — despite what he preaches on his primetime cable news show. Management at Cuomo's Manhattan apartment... building sent the CNN anchor a letter, obtained by FOX News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” that warned him for repeatedly violating the order, and threatened him...U.S. officials: Iran and Russia attempting election interference
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 03:03
Russia and Iran have obtained voter registration information and Iran is using it to send disinformation to voters, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe... announced during a Wednesday night news conference. Ratcliffe said these "actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries," while Wray stated Americans "should be confident that your vote counts. Early, unverified claims to the contrary should be viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism." Democratic voters in Florida, Pennsylvania, and at least two other battleground states have reported receiving emails claiming to be from the Proud Boys, a far-right group. The intimidating emails tell recipients if they don't vote for President Trump, "we will come after you." Ratcliffe, a Trump...Supreme Court lets Alabama ban curbside voting in November election
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 03:00
The unsuccessful challengers had pointed out the CDC recommends the practice "as a means of reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 at the polls." 50 sexual assaults a week of aged care residents across the country, royal commission told
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 02:54The Royal Commission into Aged Care hears there are an estimated 50 sexual assaults a week in aged care facilities across the country.
'This is a hit job, I assure you': Rudy Giuliani responds to eyebrow-raising situation in 'Borat 2'
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 00:41
President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani was pranked by Sacha Baron Cohen and caught in a possibly inappropriate situation in the new "Borat 2." Sleeping Saudi Prince lifts his hand after 15 years in a coma
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:36
Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud has been in a coma for more than a decade after suffering a brain haemorrhage. This is his first recorded movement in five years.Science Brexit deal faces £3bn hurdle in EU research programme
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:40
Sector calls on both UK and EU to compromise on 'financial formula' to Horizon Europe The UK's post-Brexit collaboration with European scientists hangs in the balance after it emerged that the EU... offer of staying in the Horizon research programme could leave London with a £3bn deficit. "The financial negotiations are not in a good position and the offer that the [European] commission has made to the UK is not appealing," Vivienne Stern, the director of Universities UK International, told a Lords Brexit committee on Thursday. Trump's Obsession With the Death Penalty Will Culminate Just After the Election
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 15:57With less than two weeks remaining before the election, and President Donald Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in the polls, Trump is traveling to battleground states and holding rallies... with his often unmasked and often not socially-distanced base. His closing argument appears to be more of the same: He’s been the very best […]
12-year-old composer teams up with New York Philharmonic to bring music to city streets
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:57Twelve-year-old Grace Moore sees a piece she composed performed by the New York Philharmonic. The musicians for the Philharmonic are also doing their part during the pandemic to bring music to the... masses by playing in various areas of the city, rain or shine. Nancy Chen reports for the "CBS This Morning" series A More Perfect Union.
Good Samaritans stop rape on Louisiana street; suspect arrested
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 15:55
Two passersby caught a man raping a woman on a Louisiana street and intervened to stop the broad-daylight attack, authorities said. The pair spotted the assault in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown... on Oct. 15 and immediately jumped in to pull the creep from the victim, NOLA.com reported Wednesday.Poland Court Ruling Effectively Bans Legal Abortions
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 15:54
The decision, which cannot be appealed, halts pregnancy terminations for fetal abnormalities, virtually the only type currently performed in the country.Brooklyn state Senate wannabe Vito Bruno has a campaign volunteer spewing anti-Semitic hate on Twitter
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 15:23
The volunteer approvingly tweeted about Hitler and Mussolini and ranted against Jewish people.Sister of Utah hiker who went missing for 12 days speaks out on her disappearance
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:00Jamie Courtier-Strong, the sister of Holly Courtier, who went missing in a Utah national park for 12 days, spoke to CBS News' Carter Evans about Holly's ordeal. This comes as a member of Washington... County's search and rescue team, which was involved in assisting the National Park Service with the search, has called into question certain parts of Courtier's story.
What to expect from Trump and Biden's final presidential debate
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:00CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" with what to expect from Thursday night's final presidential debate.
Biden says he'd put together a bipartisan court reform commission as president
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 14:58
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a new interview says he'd seek court reform recommendations from a bipartisan commission if elected. Biden made these comments in an interview set to air... on 60 Minutes after facing questions in recent weeks about his position on the idea of packing the Supreme Court. "If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a national commission, a bipartisan commission, of scholars, constitutional scholars — Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative — and I will ask them to, over 180 days, come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system, because it's getting out of whack the way in which it's being handled," Biden said. Biden had been repeatedly asked whether he would support expanding the Supreme Court, a move some...Colorado wildfire burning 6,000 acres per hour is "getting worse"
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 14:54The historic fires are fueled by "extreme drought conditions" in the state.
Plane carrying 9 people slides off runway and hits fence at Wheeling airport, no injuries reported
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 14:53A Lear jet carrying nine people slid off a runway while landing at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Wednesday night and crashed into a fence, but no injuries were reported
Person questioned and released in killing of Stacey Jones, her baby, week after suspect first questioned
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 14:50
The infant child of Stacey Jones, who was fatally shot Tuesday, died Saturday, officials said.How Trump's Cash Crunch is Affecting the Campaign's Final Weeks
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 14:49
With far less money than anticipated, campaign officials are scrambling to address a severe financial disadvantage against Joseph R. Biden Jr., producing something of an internal blame game.Pope signals support for same-sex unions in departure from Catholic Church stance on gay rights
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 14:45In a major departure from the teachings of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has spoken about his support of civil unions for same-sex couples. The comments were made during the filming of a... documentary that premiered Wednesday. Seth Doane reports.
Flooding slows morning commute in Chicago, flood advisory issued for much of area
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 14:35Meteorologists said anywhere from 1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell overnight, including in the Chicago metro area, with clogged drains causing roadway flooding on expressways.
Ohio and Pennsylvania helped elect Trump. But he betrayed us again and again | Bertram de Souza
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:24
Trump likes to paint himself as a savior of blue-collar America. But Biden is a better path forward Ever since the 31 August 2019 demise of the (Youngstown) Vindicator, a daily newspaper where I spent... 40 years as a reporter, columnist, editorial writer and editorial page editor, I've written numerous commentaries and editorials about the presidency of Donald J Trump - all in my head. Sadly, there isn't an antidote for the death of the 150-year-old news institution, which blazed a journalistic trail in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Related: Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film Voting 2020: Iran and 'Proud Boy' emails, Alabama curbside decision, early voters could outpace Election Day ballots
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:19
Iran hackers linked to threatening emails. Alabama won't have curbside voting. More will vote before Election Day than on Election Day. Latest news. A painful postpartum injury is plaguing America's moms -- but nobody really talks about it
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 11:55
When I learned I was having twins, I knew I was in for a physically difficult pregnancy. In some ways, I got off easy: I had morning sickness, but it was mild enough that I only vomited once. My legs... and feet swelled, but never enough to keep me from wearing my usual shoes. However, I am a short person with a short torso which did not really have room for two babies plus their respective intrauterine accessories. By 20 weeks, I was pregnant and pathetic enough to persuade an airline clerk to bend company policy and offer me a free hotel room when my plane was delayed. Where some mothers delight in their babies' kicks, I groaned. It hurt! From around 32 weeks onward, my lungs were so crowded I'd sometimes run out of breath before the end of a sentence. The delivery, after all that, came as...Ivanka Trump jokes about her father's use of Twitter and predicts election victory in Florida
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 11:27
President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump appeared at a MAGA rally in Florida on Wednesday where she acknowledged that her father's communication style 'is not to everyone's taste'.King Juan Carlos' mistress accuses Spanish royals of launching a 'smear campaign' against her
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 09:35
The ex-mistress of King Juan Carlos, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 56, told True Royalty's The Rise and Fall of The Spanish King, airing Friday, that she was in a 'dangerous situation'.Woman jailed for choking death of man she met on Plenty of Fish app
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 05:36Jamie Lee Dolheguy is sentenced to nine years in prison for killing of a young man she met on the dating app, after she "engaged him in the pretence of a game". WARNING: This story contains graphic... content.
Coronavirus live updates: CDC redefines close contact encounters; New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy quarantines; infections spike in Arizona, Ohio
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 04:39
Health experts urge Idaho governor to take action amid spike. New Orleans Saints to host 3,000 fans. Target to give employee bonuses. Latest news. Human beings likely responsible for prompting extinction of dodo and giant tortoise, new study claims
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 04:26
A new research paper indicates that humans were likely solely responsible for the extinction of numerous species, including the dodo, of Mauritius and Madagascar.Hand over the trash: raccoons break into California bank
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 04:21
Pair were noticed causing havoc inside bank by customer withdrawing money outside the building Two "masked" intruders broke into a California bank using a method straight out of the movies: crawling... along air ducts - only to fall through the ceiling tiles and onto the floor. The raccoons were caught on camera by a customer who noticed the heist while he was withdrawing money outside the bank in Redwood City on Wednesday, ABC Eyewitness News reported. Hunter Biden was allegedly in possession of valuable diamond during divorce: emails
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 04:01
The lawyers in Hunter Biden's divorce case sparred over his alleged possession of a large diamond given to him by a since-vanished Chinese energy tycoon, e-mails obtained by The Post reveal. The... correspondence shows a lawyer for Hunter's then-wife, Kathleen Buhle, demanding information about the gem in an e-mail with the subject line "Biden –...Alleged killer of Angry Anderson's son asked police 'is someone dead because of me?', court told
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 03:51Mathew Flame, 22, accused of fatally bashing Angry Anderson's son, who he says he thought was a "demon", asked a police officer, "is someone dead because of me?" while in custody, a Sydney jury hears.
'A Litigation Arms Race.' Why The 2020 Election Could Come Down To The Courts
Time - 22 Oct 2020 03:51This election is already on track to become the most litigated in history - and many of the votes are not even in yet.
Japan has so few women politicians that when even one is gaffe-prone, all pay a price
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 03:50Laast month, Japanese lawmaker Mio Sugita caused outrage on social media when she said that some women lie about sexual assaults.
Grenell Pursued Talks Over Change of Power in Venezuela
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 03:43
A close ally of President Trump quietly met with an associate of President Nicolás Maduro, whom the United States does not recognize as the leader of Venezuela.Police charge 9 boys and 2 men with murder of Melbourne teenager Solomone Taufeulungaki
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 03:28Homicide Squad detectives charge 11 people with murder following the death of teenager Solomone Taufeulungaki in Deer Park earlier this year.
Miami cop faces discipline for wearing Trump 2020 face mask at voting site
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 03:26A Miami police officer has been accused of intimidating voters at an early polling place, where he was pictured in uniform wearing a Trump 2020 face mask. The Miami police chief and mayor both called... the officer's actions "unacceptable," and the officer faces disciplinary action. CBS Miami's Ty Russell reports.
Brexit: UK to ban more EU citizens with criminal records
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 03:25From January, EU citizens sentenced to more than a year in prison will be barred.
Russia and Iran obtained US voter data in bid to sow unrest before election, FBI warns
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 03:21
In rare news conference, the director of national security says Iran has sent spoofed emails to intimidate voters Russia and Iran have obtained some US voting registration information and are... attempting to sow unrest in the upcoming election, the government's national intelligence director said in a rare news conference Wednesday night. "We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails, designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest and damage President Trump," said John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence. Head to head for the last time: Trump and Biden prepare for the final presidential debate
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 03:12Donald Trump and Joe Biden have one final chance to address tens of millions of Americans in the final televised debate of a fractious presidential campaign.
Top intelligence officials make major announcement on election security
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 03:11Intelligence officials on Wednesday made a major announcement on election security, telling reporters that Iran and Russia have accessed some voter registration data. CBS News senior investigative... correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
Biden heavily outspending Trump in the final weeks of the campaign
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 03:11CBS News political unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice breaks down how much money the Trump and Biden campaigns had going into October and where they are spending it in the final weeks of the... election.
Police launch investigation after 'blood-soaked baby's hat' found at beauty spot
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 03:07
Police officers were called to Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, after a 'blood-soaked baby's hat' was discovered inside a carrier bag by a dog walker yesterday morning.Trump's Operation Warp Speed adviser says all Americans could be immunized by June
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 03:05
Americans will likely have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by early this spring, according to Operation Warp Speed's chief adviser.Iran Is Behind Threatening Emails Sent to Influence Election, U.S. Officials Say
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 02:55
Both Iran and Russia have obtained voter information, the officials warned, but there was no indication that any votes themselves have been altered.October snow falls in the Midwest create winter weather advisories
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 02:54
Parts of South Dakota saw as much as four inches of snow. Senator Lindsey Graham skips final debate in South Carolina amid battle to keep seat
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 01:58Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is skipping the final debate in South Carolina Wednesday to focus on confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Polls show Graham is in a tight race... with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison. Jamie Lovegrove, South Carolina political reporter with The Post and Courier, joined CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest on the race.
Photo of high school student's breasts posted online by photo studio, lawsuit charges
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 21:38A former suburban high school student has filed suit against a photography studio and her school district for allowing a photo of her bare breasts, accidentally exposed at a dance, to be posted... online.
BBC project manager caught watching child abuse videos on Zoom call in police sting
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:20
Duncan Wheelhouse, from Oxford, took part in a Zoom call where he watched child sex abuse. Police were also on the call and he was charged with making indecent images of childrenProminent pastor warns evangelicals of Trump's 'nation-corrupting' sins
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 19:18
Will President Trump replicate his 2016 success with white evangelical voters in 2020? If he doesn't, he's likely to lose -- and a prominent, conservative evangelical pastor just published a forceful... argument against downplaying the president's destructive, unrepentant, and very public habits of sin. Four years ago, exit polls famously showed 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump. That number isn't the best data we have on this -- later, better sampling put it in the mid-70s -- and it's somewhat misleading for a number of reasons, including that it measures Trump support among voters, but many white evangelicals (like Americans more broadly) didn't vote for anyone in 2016. Still, even with those qualifications, it's undeniable that white evangelicals were and still are a major...The Countdown: Debate masks, Jennifer Lawrence and 60 Minutes
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 19:09Can they keep their cool on mute? An alternative debate guide as Donald Trump posts his 60 Minutes interview.
Trump doubles down on the jerk vote
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 19:02
With less the two weeks to go until Election Day and the final face-to-face matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden looming in tonight's debate, we've entered the concluding stretch of the... presidential contest, when candidates typically begin making what's referred to as their "closing arguments." What does the president want voters to have on their minds as they make their final decisions -- about whom to vote for, and whether to vote at all? His campaign and its media cheerleaders evidently want them focused on the Democratic nominee's love for his only surviving son Hunter Biden. Why in the world would Trump, his campaign, and its media cheerleaders think it would help them to raise suspicions about and even openly mock a father's affection and support for his troubled child? As...Poland's Constitutional Tribunal Rolls Back Reproductive Rights
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 19:00Click to expand Image Protestors prepare to take part in a car demonstration organized by Women's Strike against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in Poland. Krakow, Poland on October... 19th, 2020. © 2020 Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via AP (Berlin) - The Polish Constitutional Tribunal's ruling to invalidate the constitutionality of access to abortion on the ground of "severe and irreversible fetal defect or incurable illness that threatens the fetus' life" will further harm women and girls and violates their human rights, Amnesty International, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today. Amnesty International, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights Watch sent independent expert monitors to observe the hearing of Poland's Constitutional...
City Hall lobbyist resigns from elected position in south suburban Flossmoor, following Chicago's stricter lobbying rules
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 18:52
A Chicago lobbyist resigned his elected position in a south suburb this week, citing rules that took effect months ago prohibiting elected officials from lobbying Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city... departments. Gyata Kimmons stepped down as a Flossmoor village trustee on Wednesday, pointing to the tougher lobbying restrictions which became law in Chicago in April, according to a Village of Flossmoor news release.Grateful for a Wedding in Prison
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:46Chelsea Moore, a law student, married Christopher Blackwell, who is incarcerated for murder, at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington State. He will be released in 2045.
Newcastle municipal worker facing R3.1m corruption charge released on R50k bail
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 18:25Dedre van Rooyen allegedly manipulated the municipality's payroll system to loot the funds.
Missouri high school star running back Austin Anderson charged with rape
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:38
A standout football player at a Missouri high school has been charged with rape, court documents show. Austin Anderson, an 18-year-old senior star running back at Festus High School, was charged with... second-degree rape and sodomy on Oct. 9 for an attack police said happened at a Festus home in June, according to court documents...Ghislaine Maxwell's 418-page deposition about sex life made PUBLIC
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:54
A 418-page deposition in which Ghislaine Maxwell is interrogated about her sex life was made public on Thursday morning.Ex-Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville's race for US Senate seat short on substance, insiders say
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:51
Tommy Tuberville had been known as a media-friendly, telegenic talker in college football, but that's changed now that he's running for Senate. Biden to explore Supreme Court changes: US Elections live news
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 16:46Joe Biden says he will rely on a commission of scholars to decide on Supreme Court changes.
Pope Francis backing same sex unions isn't a surprise. But it's still a big deal | James Alison
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:43
Francis once called me, a gay man, to affirm my priesthood. Now he's expressing solidarity with gay people everywhere I had no advance knowledge either of Evgeny Afineevsky's documentary, Francesco,... or the interview in it that contains Pope Francis' new formulation of his earlier position on same-sex civil unions. However, it didn't come as a surprise to me. Anyone with any pastoral experience knows that in dealing with an individual's personhood, you start from where they are. Given a very gay and very closeted episcopate in many countries, for whom serene and adult conversation about these things has, until recently, been almost impossible, the question has largely been: how long would it take for the basic good sense of the majority of Catholic people and what they have learned about...Spanish People's party lashes out at 'revenge' politics of far-right Vox
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:41
PP furiously accuses sometime ally of 'fraudulent motion' in calling no-confidence vote Spain's conservative People's party (PP) has turned on its sometime allies in the far-right Vox party, accusing... them of practising a politics based on "fear, anger, resentment and revenge". The PP's unexpectedly blistering attack on its far-right rival came as MPs debated the motion of no-confidence that Vox had brought against Spain's Socialist-led coalition government over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. What's a microwave weapon and is the Havana Syndrome real?
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 16:23US officials from the CIA claim they were attacked by a sophisticated microwave weapon while visiting Australia last year, suffering symptoms consistent with Havana Syndrome. So what's Havana Syndrome... and are microwave weapons real?
Judge drops third-degree murder charge against former officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:13A Hennepin County judge has dropped a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
White supremacist group talked about paramilitary training in secret vetting calls
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 15:38Young men hoping to join a White supremacist group spoke about hosting paramilitary trainings and how to legally bring firearms to those events, according to secret recordings of vetting calls... published by the Southern Poverty Law Center Thursday.
Former home of 90s crime author Harriet Hicks in Cornwall is found abandoned
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:50
The property, owned by Harriet Hicks, was discovered by a group of urban explorers in Cornwall who received a tip-off about a 'house full of books'.Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies during bankruptcy
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:31
German charged with failing to disclose career prizes including medals and Wimbledon cups Boris Becker has been charged with concealing trophies and medals won during his illustrious tennis career,... including two from his three Wimbledon singles victories, from bankruptcy trustees. Appearing at Southwark crown court in London on Thursday, Becker, already facing 19 existing charges relating to a failure to comply with legal obligations to disclose information, was hit with nine additional counts that allege he hid some of the spoils of his playing career to avoid them being sold to settle debts. Pickford meant no harm and 'really sad' at Van Dijk injury, insists Ancelotti
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:11
Everton manager dismisses claims tackle was premeditated James Rodríguez out as result of foul by Van Dijk Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed Liverpool's criticism of Jordan Pickford and insisted the... challenge that injured Virgil van Dijk in the Merseyside derby was mistimed rather than malicious. The Everton manager, who will be without James Rodríguez at Southampton on Sunday as a result of a foul by Van Dijk at Goodison Park, has come to the defence of the goalkeeper following a week of fierce criticism over the tackle that left the Liverpool defender with ACL damage. New government Covid scheme to pay up to half of wages
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 13:25Chancellor Rishi Sunak increases support for firms and workers as lockdown restrictions spread.
'My mental health had never been worse': loneliness of the UK's isolating students
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 12:35
Amid Covid restrictions and online teaching, some students are deferring, dropping out or thinking of doing so Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When Maria arrived at... university for her first year in September she knew the student experience would be unusual - but not that she would be mostly alone. After contracting coronavirus, probably on one of her few trips to the University of Nottingham campus, the 18-year-old spent 10 days quarantining in her room, with her mental health rapidly deteriorating. Shortly after, she went home and deferred her place until next year, hoping that would prevent her health from worsening. What Would Democrats Do If They Controlled Congress And The White House?
FiveThirtyEight - 22 Oct 2020 12:00There's a decent chance that in January 2021, Washington, D.C. will be a one-party town. Democrats have a 72 percent chance of controlling the White House, House of Representatives and Senate,... according to the Deluxe version of FiveThirtyEight's 2020 forecast. It would be the first time they've had a political "trifecta" since the first two […]
Tory MP resigns from government over free school meals rebellion
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 11:56A Tory MP has quit her junior government role after rebelling to support extending free school meals over the coming school holidays.
Second man is charged over murder of Kinky Boots star's brother and his friend who were shot dead
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 11:33
Richard Avery, 33, was arrested on Tuesday for conspiracy to murder William Henry, brother of West End star Matt Henry, and Brian McIntosh, who died in Dudley last month.Telethon 2020: School choirs hit the right notes for Telethon
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 09:48More than 1000 WA children have overcome the tyranny of distance in this vast State to form a virtual mass choir for Telethon this weekend
The Daily Show previews the final Trump-Biden debate by talking to professional liars
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 08:51
President Trump's performance in the first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden was described as an "avalanche of lying." But not everybody saw that as a negative. To preview... Thursday's final Trump-Biden debate, The Daily Show's Michael Kosta held an online panel discussion with three professional liars: Brett Johnson, a con man once on the FBI's most-wanted list; hypnotist Timon Kruase; and Alexis Conran, a magician and deception expert. "In the first debate, I thought Trump was a mess," Kosta said on Wednesday's show. "But these guys liked his aggressive style." Some of Trump's voters evidently agree, and they might not care if he's being straight with them. "We have this perception that the people that are followers of Donald Trump or that fall for scams are idiots or...Premier Mark McGowan raises awareness for Telethon Speech and Hearing's Loud Shirt Day fundraiser
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 08:41Mark McGowan has swapped his usual shirt and tie for a louder look to help raise awareness of hearing loss in children for Telethon Speech and Hearing's Loud Shirt Day fundraiser.
Killed taxi boss was warned to watch his back
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 08:13
A Johannesburg taxi boss who was gunned down in front of his home hinted to his family weeks before his death that there were people who wanted him dead.Container deposit scheme a hit among Albany recyclers
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 08:07Albany residents are cashing in on WA's container deposit scheme, with one local refund point receiving about 130,000 donations within the first two weeks of its launch.
$1m 'suspicious' blaze destroys Geraldton commercial laundry on Flores Road
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 08:04Arson Squad police from Perth are investigating a fire which destroyed Geraldton's only commercial laundry in the early hours of Thursday.
Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 07:40
Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again after a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by... security forces.Albany Reclaim the Night march to demand an end to violence against women and children
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 07:01Albany will Reclaim the Night next week, with a crowd set to march through the heart of town on Friday, October 30, to demand an end to violence against women and children.
As rivalry with Washington heats up, Beijing commemorates 'victory' in 'war to resist US aggression'
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 06:16Seventy years ago this week, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops began crossing into North Korea, in an intervention that would turn the tide of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and eventually... hold United Nations forces to an uneasy detente.
EPA Launches New Tool to Highlight Green Infrastructure and Health in Proctor Creek Community in Atlanta, Georgia
U.S. EPA - 22 Oct 2020 06:00ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with Proctor Creek residents and stakeholders, announced the launch of the Proctor Creek Watershed Story Map.
Australia Post boss told to stand aside after executives given $3k Cartier watch bonuses
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 05:40The Communications Minister orders an investigation into Australia Post after four senior employees were given $3,000 Cartier watches as a "thank you" for working to secure a lucrative deal in 2018.
Tasmania launches probe into 'abhorrent' child sex abuse allegations against former nurse
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 05:23Tasmania's Government confirms it is launching an independent investigation into former Launceston General Hospital nurse James Geoffrey Griffin, who died last year.
MasterChef star Ben Ungermann to fight sex charges as four child witnesses prepare to give evidence
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 05:18
Four child witnesses will be called to give evidence in the sex assault case involving Masterchef star Ben Ungermann.Hopes rise that Covid cases are being driven down because young people have started following rules
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 03:06
Matt Hancock yesterday chaired a 'gold' meeting on the pandemic, and was told that rates are falling among younger people and therefore curbing a national surge in cases.U.S. officials call out Iran, Russia for election interference
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 02:53
"These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries."ACT records first COVID-19 case in over 100 days
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 02:42ACT Health confirms Canberra has its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in 102 days -- a diplomat in his 70s, who recently returned from overseas and is in quarantine.
Crown Resorts apologises to investors
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 01:35
Crown Resorts chair Helen Coonan has opened the gaming and casino group's annual general meeting with an apology to shareholders for its governance failings.SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Song for Megxit... how Harry and Meghan inspired blues star's ode to royalty
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 01:03
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Bryan Adams was so inspired by the Princess of Wales that he wrote a song called Diana. Now, Joe Bonamassa, has written a tune about the Sussexes.'Worse than you think': Demi Lovato, Meghan McCain, more react to Rudy Giuliani in 'Borat 2'
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 00:48
The "Borat" sequel hasn't come out yet, but it's already making waves for a controversial prank involving Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Serious crash in Broadwater
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 00:19Major Crash officers are investigating a crash that occurred on Bussell Highway in Broadwater yesterday.
No Russia-China military alliance for now, but Putin says 'time will show how it will develop'
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:59Russian President Vladimir Putin signals deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing amid growing tensions in their relations with the United States, saying while there is no need for a Russia-China... military alliance now, one could be forged in the future.
ELECTION 2020: The United Politics of America
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 23:59
Beneath all the hurled insults and heated debates, the two factions are actually furiously agreeing with one another the entire time, argues Caitlin Johnstone.Will We Know The Winner On Election Night? Pay Attention To These States.
FiveThirtyEight - 22 Oct 2020 23:58In this forecast update, Galen Druke explores whether we'll have a good idea of who won on election night. Which states do we expect results from? And what could those results mean for who will win... the presidency?
Trump Campaign Draws Rebuke for Surveilling Philadelphia Voters
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:58
President Trump's campaign has been videotaping voters at ballot drop boxes, a tactic that could amount to illegal voter intimidation, Pennsylvania's attorney general says.Time to get baking to help fight animal cruelty this Cupcake Day
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 23:58RSPCA WA is calling on animal lovers to bake some yummy treats and save Cupcake Day.
FDA approves remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19 patients in hospital
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:57The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization.
Remdesivir Is the First FDA-Approved Treatment for COVID-19
Time - 22 Oct 2020 23:57Remdesivir is the first drug to receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration for treating COVID-19
Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9 billion after pleading guilty to bribing foreign leaders with Malaysia's money
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 23:55
Goldman Sachs has pleaded guilty to criminal charges for the first time in its long history. The bank pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiring to violate anti-bribery laws as it helped... Malaysian financiers and leaders siphon money from the country's economic development fund. It will pay $2.9 billion to U.S. authorities, including $1.3 billion to the Justice Department, the DOJ said in a Thursday press conference. That's the largest penalty ever charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars U.S. companies from bribing foreign leaders, CNN reports. The DOJ alleged Goldman Sachs of playing a role in a scheme in which a Malaysian financier, a former prime minister's family, and other powerful people in the country lifted $2.7 billion from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...One woman, 23 lovers, no regrets: Author NELL DUNN reveals all about her muse and best friend Josie
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:54
In her latest book, Nell Dunn reveals the fascinating life of the muse for her stories - her best friend Josie. After meeting her at Princess Margaret's wedding, Nell said she had found her voice.Bubba Wallace's new NASCAR team reveals Michael Jordan inspired team name, number and logo
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 23:53NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace will be sporting a new number and car while racing with a new team in 2021.
LILLEY: Conservatives want answers on COVID as Trudeau balks
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 23:53
Less than 24 hours after surviving a confidence vote that never should have been a confidence vote, the Trudeau Liberals were back at it, threatening an election if the opposition dared to ask them... tough questions. This time it had nothing to do with the WE scandal and was instead related to a motion to have the health committee study COVID-19. It seems questions about rapid testing, vaccine purchases, personal protective equipment and the Public Health Agency of Canada are simply too much for the government to handle these days. A story by The Canadian Press, citing Liberal MPs, said the motion that was first put to the health committee on Oct. 9 could end up being a confidence vote when put to the House of Commons early next week. The Liberals blocked the motion when it was brought...No family violence convictions for police may sound good -- but it hides a darker truth
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:52In five years, not one sworn police officer in Victoria was convicted of family violence offences, but a closer look at the data reveals a different picture about how domestic violence complaints are... handled.
Intel shares slide 10% after tech firm misses revenue estimates
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 23:52The coronavirus pandemic means government and business customers spent less on Intel's chips.
Goldman Sachs to pay billions in new 1MDB scandal penalties
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 23:52Goldman Sachs agreed to billions of dollars in new penalties related to 1MDB, bringing its total tab to more than $5bn.
President Trump weighing firing of FBI Director Christopher Wray after election
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:51
President Trump regards FBI Director Christopher Wray as having gone out of his way to separate himself from the president on multiple occasions. Business leaders plead with officials to protect UK's financial services industry in EU talks
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:51
With the end of the transition period looming, bosses of banks and insurance companies are worried about the failure to close in on a post-Brexit deal for the UK's financial services industry.Conservative Preacher Insists The Character Of A Leader Counts In Anti-Trump Diatribe
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 23:51
The prominent evangelical writer John Piper said he is baffled by Christians who can't see that a "self-absorbed, self-exalting" leader is dangerous.Bride to be dies following bungled liposuction at unlicensed salon
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 23:49
A Malaysian model who wanted to lose weight to look good at her wedding ended up dead when she underwent liposuction at an unlicensed beauty salon, the South China Morning Post reported. Malaysian... police have detained the owners of the beauty salon in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and are investigating the Oct. 17 death of 23-year-old Coco Siew Zhi Shing. She had been preparing for her wedding and wanted to look her best at the once-in-a-lifetime event, her brother Xiao Mingan told Sin Chew Daily. According to the South China Morning Post, Shing went online to find a beauty salon that could perform liposuction on her arms ahead of tying the knot to her boyfriend of four years. She went in for the $603 procedure Saturday, but after she was given an anesthetic injection, her heart rate plummeted and...FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 23:49
It had been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring, and now becomes the first drug to win full Food and Drug Administration approval for treating COVID-19.Lightfoot finance officials defend proposed taxes and refinancing in Chicago mayor's budget plan
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 23:48
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget team on Thursday defended her decision to turn to "last resort" moves such as a property tax hike and scoop-and-toss refinancing to balance the 2021 budget, saying the... proposals are the best way to maintain Chicago's financial stability during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.FDA approves remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:47The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization.
How the 'slackest generation' became our Second World War heroes
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:47
Historian Gavin Mortimer spent his whole life interviewing survivors of the war and identified 12 key characteristics he believes saw them through the war, including stoicism, fellowship and... ingenuity.Putin open to working with Biden because his party shares 'Social Democratic ideas'
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 23:47
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s aware Joe Biden has made sharp anti-Russian statements, but is open to working with him if he’s elected president, citing that the Democratic Party... shares many of his ideals. Putin, speaking to state-sponsored Russian television earlier this month, said he’s come to expect criticism of Russia by mainstream US...US regulators approve first drug to treat Covid-19
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 23:46
The antiviral medicine remdesivir has been given full approval in the US after a trial showed it cut recovery time by five days The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to... treat Covid-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization. The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery from 15 days to 10 on average in a large study led by the US National Institutes of Health. NYC, Seattle and Portland ready to fight Trump in court over 'anarchist' threats
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:46
NYC Mayor de Blasio talks about mounting a legal attack over a recent federal grant notice that suggests Trump's "anarchist" declaration could disqualify the cities from receiving federal money.4 men found with a cannon, bowling ball and drugs after explosion reports in N.J.: cops
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:45
Four men were arrested in New Jersey after police discovered them with a cannon, a bowling ball and drugs, according to NJ.com.Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd Killing
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:43
The judge upheld the more serious charge of second-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was captured on video kneeling on Mr. Floyd's neck.Afghanistan: Vice President Threatens Those Reporting Civilian Deaths
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 23:43Click to expand Image Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh at an inauguration ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File (New York) - Afghan Vice President... Amrullah Saleh has ordered the arrest of the individual who reported civilian casualties from an Afghan government airstrike on October 22, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. The Afghan air force struck a mosque school in Takhar province, killing at least 12 children and wounding 18 other civilians, news agencies reported. Afghan government forces were apparently targeting Taliban fighters when they hit the school at the mosque in Baharak district, Takhar. In response to early reports of the incident, Saleh denied on Twitter that any civilians had been killed, and said that "the person responsible...
Protesting fatal Waukegan police shooting
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 23:43
Family of Marcellis Stinnette and Black Lives Matter march and protest the fatal police shooting of Stinnette and the police shooting of Tafara Williams in Waukegan.Why these Latinos are voting for Trump, despite his anti-immigrant attacks
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:42
They're in the minority, but these Hispanic voters say they like Trump's business skills and share his worries about criminal immigrants. Reporter's pet pooch interrupts the Today show by leaping into the camera during a live broadcast
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:42
The hilarious moment happened while Channel Nine sports reporter Tony Jones was discussing AFL grand final outside Melbourne's MCG on the Today Show on Friday morning.Bernie Sanders for Labor secretary? He's reportedly interested.
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 23:42
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reportedly has an "interest" in becoming Joe Biden's Labor secretary, were the Democrat to be elected president, Politico reports. Though Sanders shook off the suggestion... when asked about it on Wednesday, "one person close to the Vermont senator" reportedly told Politico that "I can confirm he's trying to figure out how to land that role or something like it. He, personally, does have an interest in it." On Thursday, Sanders said he was planning to announce his own 100 day agenda, claiming that the rival proposal will "speak to the need to begin the process of moving toward Medicare For All," as well as raising minimum wage, instituting a "massive infrastructure program," and making it easier for workers to join unions. Sanders asked rhetorically if he would...Conversion therapy to be banned in Quebec under new bill
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 23:40
Offering a gay person any kind of therapy aimed at changing their sexual orientation, supposedly "turning them straight," will soon be banned in Quebec. The province's minister of justice tabled a... bill banning conversion therapy on Thursday.Migrants being processed at 'rubble-strewn building site', inspectors find
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 23:40Migrants arriving in Kent after crossing the English Channel are being processed at what resembles a "rubble-strewn building site".
Chinese family of nine dies after eating toxic noodles
Fox News - 22 Oct 2020 23:39
Nine members of the same family in China died after eating spoiled noodles that had been kept in the freezer for nearly a year, authorities said.Median Manhattan rent drops below $3,000 for first time in nearly a decade, real estate site finds
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:37
The last time median rent in Manhattan was below $3,000 was in 2011.Drag artist Le Gateau Chocolat handed £215k by the coronavirus culture fund
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:37
While snubbing popular cash-strapped venues applying for a share of its £500 million pot, Arts Council England gave a huge £215,000 grant to George Ikediashi, a solo drag performer.Sewage tests for coronavirus detect local COVID-19 hotspots
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 23:37
Analysing sewage for traces of coronavirus is helping officials spot outbreaks in areas where relatively few people have been tested.Burna Boy: End SARS protests are 'the most important moment in Nigeria's history'
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 23:37
Nigeria's protests against police brutality are "the most important moment" in the country's history, music star Burna Boy has told Sky News.Comedienne Victoria Wood was a ruthless perfectionist who filled her co-stars with dread
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:36
A new biography written by self-confessed Victoria Wood fan Jasper Rees reveals the unknown side of much-loved British comedienne Victoria Wood, filled with jealousy and a need for perfection.HENRY DEEDES on the fizzball Chancellor and a pooped Prime Minister in the Commons
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:36
HENRY DEEDES: On every commuter train, there's usually one poor sap whose eyelids are waging war with gravity. This was much how the PM appeared in the Commons yesterday.Inflatable Borat takes over Toronto's Harbourfont
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 23:36
It’s a very nice. A giant inflatable Borat was bobbing along Harbourfront Thursday, displaying a floatie version of Sacha Baron Cohen’s clueless Kazakh journalist in all his glory, wearing nothing... but his signature mankini and emblazoned with the message, “Wear mask. Save live.” The 40-foot Borat travelled from Cherry St. to Ontario Place atop a 100-foot barge to promote the release of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , a new sequel to Cohen’s 2006 comedy Borat . Jagshemash! #Borat has been spotted at Toronto Harbourfront. VERY NICE! -- Amazon Prime Video Canada (@PrimeVideoCA) October 22, 2020 Cohen debuted the first Borat at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, arriving for the Midnight Madness premiere in character on a horse. Midway through the screening, the projector...FDA approves remdesivir to treat Covid-19
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 23:36The US Food and Drug Administration approved remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug's maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Turns Over a New Leaf
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:35
A wild meadow and woodland 'ruin' are now on exuberant display. The new, ecologically minded garden boasts shaggy clouds of vegetation.Wisconsin admits 1st patient to field hospital, reports record COVID-19 deaths
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:35
Wisconsin admitted its first patient to a field hospital in the Wisconsin State Fair Park, near Milwaukee, the same day the state reported a record 48 COVID-19 deaths.Alzheimer's disease: IBM study cites language use as an early sign of disease
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:34A study performed by IBM and funded by Pfizer found a computerized model analyzing language patterns accurately Alzheimer's disease later in life.
Homeowner watched as police fought to evict 160 partygoers trashing his house
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:34
Tim Pritchard, 55, hoped that renting out his three-storey North London home on short-term letting agency Airbnb while he was away would cover the cost of a short break to see friends in Spain.Andrews says Preston outbreak won't derail restrictions plan after parent tests positive
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:33A parent of a student at East Preston Islamic College in Melbourne's north tests positive to coronavirus -- the only new case recorded in the state in the past 24 hours.
Victoria records one new coronavirus case and zero deaths
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:33Victoria has recorded one new case of coronavirus in the past 24 hours and zero deaths, the state's health department says.
Hillary Clinton calls Trump a 'fraud,' but says election loss will determine if he's a 'fascist'
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:33
"He's trying to distort and pervert reality to benefit himself," Clinton said. "He's trying to create an environment in which people end up believing the big lie."$18.3M payout in Crestwood well water lawsuits jeopardized following court ruling
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 23:32
An Illinois Appellate Court ruling throws into doubt an $18.3 million payout to Crestwood residents who sued over the use of tainted well water by the village to supplement its supply of Lake Michigan... water.Illinois football team to include social justice messages on helmets
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 23:31"We're willing to take a stand, not as one, but as a unit," one senior football player said.
Fight over stolen crocodile, snakes and lizards ends in murder in Wisconsin
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:30
The theft of nearly $30,000 worth of reptiles from a Wisconsin home led to a deadly fight this week and ended with two people in jail, including the victim's own mother. The owner of the exotic pets,... Bill Zelenski, fatally shot an 18-year-old Monday night after accusing him of breaking into his home and stealing the animals, according to a criminal complaint obtained by local news station WLUK-TV.The first debate was a horror. The second was scrapped. Now it's up to Kristen Welker.
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 23:29
The NBC News rising star and the youngest of the 2020 debate moderators has her work cut out for her in the final Trump-Biden faceoff.A Radical Cleric Ignites an Islamist Resistance in Afghanistan
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:28
The cleric's supporters in Herat are enforcing harsh Shariah law reminiscent of the Taliban's. Women are alarmed, and the government has been able to do little.Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 LASK: Carlos Vinicius stars in Europa League win
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 23:28Striker Carlos Vinicius shines on his debut as Tottenham comfortably defeat LASK in their opening Europa League Group J match.
JAN MOIR: I'm glad Abi days are here at last for Ms Titmuss
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:28
JAN MOIR: Former lads' mag favourite Abi Titmuss whirled back into the news this week when her former boyfriend John Leslie was found not guilty of sexual assault.US approves experimental drug used by Trump to treat COVID-19 patients
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 23:28
Remdesivir, an antiviral drug originally developed to treat Ebola, has been approved for use on COVID-19 patients in the US.FDA approves antiviral drug remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 23:26
The approval was announced Thursday by the drug's maker, Gilead Sciences, which touted it as the first coronavirus treatment to win the agency's full go-ahead.Man accused of raping, impregnating 11-year-old arrested after leaving victim at ER: Official
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 23:26
A man accused of raping and impregnating an 11-year-old girl was arrested by Louisiana deputies after he dropped the girl off at the hospital Sunday, according to the New York Daily News . Wendell... Sanchez, 34, of Gonzales, faces a slew of charges including first-degree rape of a child after taking the girl, who had abdominal pains, to a local emergency room. Deputies responded to the hospital around 7 p.m. for a possible molestation of a juvenile, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, and learned that the girl was pregnant and Sanchez was believed to be the father. Sanchez, who stayed in the car while the girl sought treatment, fled the scene just as soon as deputies arrived, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Ascension Parish deputies and Gonzales police said they later...Hedge Fund Magnate Is Moving His $41 Billion Firm From N.Y. to Florida
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:25
The firm, Elliott Management, led by Paul Singer, will transfer its headquarters to West Palm Beach, Fla., because of the pandemic.Former national security adviser John Bolton and former acting and deputy director of the CIA Michael Morell on "The Takeout" -- 7/3/2020
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 23:24Former national security adviser John Bolton talks about reports that President Trump ignored allegations of Russia placing bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan which was reportedly included in his... presidential briefings on this week's episode of the "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Crash-prone ferry on Quebec's North Shore, slated for new life as tourist site, to be junked
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 23:24
The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard.Auction of Banksy's take on famous Monet painting fetches $13.9 million
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:23One of the "strongest and most iconic" Banksy works to appear at auction -- a take on Claude Monet's famous water lilies with shopping trolleys and an orange traffic cone in the pond -- sells for $4... million more than expected.
Biography claims to understand Boris you need to know the secret of his father's bullying past
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:23
While unable to uncover any scandal - financial or sexual - relating to Boris Johnson, biographer Tom Bower did discover claims from his mother that his father Stanley hit her many times and broke her... nose.Column: In memory of the amazing James Randi, ignore the charlatans and listen to science
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 23:23
Magician and author James Randi spent most of his life debunking frauds, charlatans, fakers and quacks. His death Tuesday reminds us to keep it factual and always remain skeptical.Prince Andrew repeatedly told Ghislaine Maxwell his sex accuser was untruthful
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:21
Prince Andrew repeatedly labelled his sex accuser Virginia Roberts 'a liar', and claimed 'everything she said is a lie', new court documents revealed last night.Netherlands orders poultry farms to keep birds indoors, as 2 cases of bird flu emerge
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:21
Two cases of H5N8 bird flu have been confirmed in wild swans in the province of UtrechtLeicester City 3-0 Zorya Luhansk: Harvey Barnes excels in Europa League win
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 23:19James Maddison and Harvey Barnes are on target as Leicester start their Europa League campaign with a win.
Opinion: Big Ten football set for return -- and collision course with COVID-19 surge
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:17
Big Ten presidents opted to reverse course and allow football to go ahead in 2020. Now the conference will start play as COVID-19 surges in Midwest. Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry aids 24hr learning with new hub
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 23:15The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a 24/7 online learning hub to give the city's business and community groups easy access to learning.
Manafort Prosecution Barred by Double Jeopardy Rule, Appeals Court Says
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 23:13
The Manhattan district attorney has tried to ensure Paul Manafort would still face prison time if President Trump pardoned him.With additional federal relief up in the air, Massachusetts is launching its own economic recovery plan
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 23:12
"We certainly don't believe that we can wait."Celtic 1-3 AC Milan - Scots come up short in Europa League opener
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 23:12A late Celtic rally is not enough as AC Milan claim an opening Europa League group stage victory in Glasgow.
Russia can't test icebreaker because Arctic ice is too thin
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 23:11
They were rushin' to the North Pole.Gareth Bale helps Tottenham ease to Europa League win against Lask
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 23:09
José Mourinho had framed the beginning of Tottenham's Europa League group stage adventure with trademark swagger. Holding three footballs in a photograph for Instagram, he posted that they signified... the two Europa Leagues he already had in his pocket and the one he intends to go for this season. The shrinking violet's record in the competition reads two entries and two trophies with Porto and Manchester United. The manager is determined to lead from the front in his mission to harden the squad's mentality, to browbeat his charges into becoming winners and, after the implosion against West Ham, this was more like it. The surrender of a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 had drawn the inevitable Spursy jibes but this was a performance of cutting edge allied to discipline against the team from Austria...Jens Petter Hauge's late strike for Milan ends Celtic's comeback hopes
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 23:09
Europe continues to torment Neil Lennon and Celtic. The Scottish champions produced a rousing second-half display to threaten a comeback from two goals down against Milan but a rescue act proved... beyond them. The Milan substitute Jens Petter Hauge broke clear in stoppage time to add a flattering touch to the scoreline. Milan were comfortably in the ascendency at half-time thanks to goals from Rade Krunic and the on-loan Real Madrid forward Brahim Díaz, but a change of shape and faces ignited a determined response from Lennon's side. The substitute Mohamed Elyounoussi's header brought late hope but, as Celtic pushed on, Hauge raced through an exposed home defence to douse it. Related: Leicester off to perfect start with comfortable victory over Zorya Luhansk KFC calls Prince William 'His Royal Thighness' after monarch caught peering into restaurant
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 23:08
Prince William loves chicken fried or otherwise — and that’s good for business for KFC. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, were in London to meet some of the finalists of... Middleton’s Hold Still photo project, when William had a little fun. He peered into a KFC restaurant, thrilling customers inside. KFC’s social media team didn’t waste long in taking to Twitter to take advantage of the situation. One post said:“William whispered quietly to himself: ‘Oh, I just can’t wait to be wing.'” Another said cheekily: “I’m sad I didn’t call him His Royal Thighness in the main tweet tbh.” It’s apparently well-known that the future king is a big fan of chicken. Roasted chicken is supposed to be a particular favourite and he’s championed KFC rival Nando’s...Rugby league referee urges girls to 'go for it' and consider the job
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:08Belinda Sharpe will referee Sunday's NRL women's grand final. As a trailblazer for women in sport -- what advice does she have for girls?
FDA greenlights remdesivir as first and only fully-approved treatment for COVID-19
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 23:08
The Food and Drug Administration has given final approval to remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, making it the first and only fully-approved treatment in the U.S. for the novel coronavirus, CNBC... reports. The drug has been permitted in cases of emergency use authorization since May, and was one of the medications used to treat President Trump when he was hospitalized earlier this month. Remdesivir (sold under the brand name Veklury) is administered via an IV, and is intended for "the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization," the drugmaker, Gilead Sciences, said in a statement. While it is approved or authorized for temporary use in around 50 countries, a World Health Organization study earlier this month of some 2,750 patients found that remdesivir had "little or no effect" on...What NFL experts are saying about the future of the 2-3 Patriots
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 23:07
People have mixed opinions about how the team will fare long term.Goldman Sachs fined $US3 billion over Malaysian corruption scandal
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 23:03Goldman Sachs will pay nearly $US3 billion over its role in the 1MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia and US stocks eke out a gain as discussion on new coronavirus relief drag on.
Trump to tap northern Indiana US attorney to replace Amy Coney Barrett in Chicago
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 23:03
Thomas Kirsch II to be named to fill the expected vacancy at the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.Biden camp hints he'll reject Hunter debate topic as 'Russian misinformation'
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 23:02
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign hinted Thursday that he will try to brush off debate questions about his involvement in son Hunter’s overseas business... deals by claiming newly revealed documents are “Russian misinformation” -- despite US spy agencies concluding there’s no Russia link. Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield told the Wall...Denmark specialist teacher discovers how learning with a splash of colour can change lives
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 23:02A Denmark specialist educator says writing on "rainbow paper" could be a game-changer for some children with learning difficulties.
Supermarkets in Wales to sell only essentials during lockdown
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 23:01
First minister Mark Drakeford says move will create 'level playing field' for traders forced to close Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Supermarkets in Wales will not be... allowed to sell items such as clothing and hardware during the Covid-19 firebreak lockdown, the first minister, Mark Drakeford, has said. Drakeford said it will be "made clear" to supermarkets they are only able to sell products that are classed as "essential goods". He said this would ensure a "level playing field" as many retailers will be forced to shut when the 17-day lockdown begins on Friday. Shops selling food, off-licences and pharmacies can stay open, but the likes of clothes stores will have to close. Donald Trump brings Hunter Biden's ex-business partner to tonight's debate
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 23:01
President Donald Trump plans to bring Hunter Biden's ex-business partner to Thursday night's presidential debate as a way to confront Democrat Joe Biden on his son's foreign business dealings.Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein held in Egypt prison for 1,400 days
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 23:01Egyptian authorities continue to hold the journalist under arbitrary and illegal detention without trial.
Watch LIVE: Final debate between President Trump and Joe Biden
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 23:00
The debate will be moderated by NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Here's what to expect from Friday's weather forecast
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:59
Another mild day.Hawaiian Airlines will reinstate Boston service in December
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:59
The flights begin just in time for the winter travel season.Leicester off to perfect start with comfortable victory over Zorya Luhansk
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 22:57
Leicester 3-0 Zorya (Maddison 29, Barnes 45, Iheanacho 67) Home side rarely threatened by Ukrainian visitors Leicester took a while to get going but they eventually made a commanding start to their... first European expedition since 2017, dispatching their Ukrainian visitors thanks to goals by James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho. Although they could have scored plenty more, this was a positive beginning to a Europa League group phase during which they will also face AEK Athens and Braga. Shakhtar Donetsk's sensational victory at Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday had served as a warning against underestimating Ukrainian visitors, and Brendan Rodgers' lineup suggested that was not a trap into which he would fall. He made only two changes to the side that began...New York hospital executive officially appointed as next Cook County Health leader
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 22:57
An executive who presided over two New York hospitals during one of the grimmest moments of the coronavirus pandemic will now lead Cook County's $2.8 billion public hospital system as it confronts its... own financial battles.What critics think of the 'Borat' movie sequel
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:56
Read what the reviews (good and bad) say about Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy.Poll: Do you think Donald Trump or Joe Biden will win the debate?
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:55
Tonight President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden will face each other, in-person, for the final debate before election night.Two charged with criminal negligence over famous Montreal alligator, which later bit toddler
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 22:55
The owners of the famous, or infamous, street-trotting alligator that got loose in Montreal last year are facing serious charges over their handling of the gator--not over its trip through the streets... but over the treatment of children in the care of the gator's owners.Trump and Biden prepare for debate as intel officials announce foreign election interference
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:54Intelligence officials say Iran and Russia are interfering in the U.S. campaign. The announcement came as both presidential candidates are preparing for the final debate tonight. CBS News White House... correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to talk about the latest.
Trump Wants the Supreme Court to "End" Obamacare. Here's How They'd Do It.
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 22:53“I hope that they end it.” That’s what President Donald Trump told CBS this week, referring to an upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of Obamacare. On November 10, the... court--which will almost certainly include three Trump appointees--will hear arguments in the latest Republican challenge to the landmark health care law. If […]
US Election 2020: Hunter Biden emails emerge hours before debate
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 22:53
A series of texts and emails about Hunter Biden's purported to involve his business operations came to light Thursday, hours before the final presidential debate.Gilead's remdesivir first to win US approval to treat COVID-19
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:52Remdesivir was previously authorised for emergency use in the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
Vatican extends secretive deal with China on appointing bishops
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 22:52The Vatican says it has extended its controversial agreement with China over the appointment of bishops for another two years.
This company makes sure you never run out of coffee
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 22:52Startup Bottomless uses a connected scale to measure customers' coffee consumption and send automatic refills. Its co-founder explains how the pandemic has affected business.
Trump grants clemency to former Gary boxer Charles 'Duke' Tanner imprisoned for drug crimes
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 22:50
Charles "Duke" Tanner, a former Gary boxer serving a 30-year sentence on federal drug and conspiracy convictions, was granted clemency Wednesday by President Donald Trump.Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:49
Fenway Park is one of many sports venues to turn into a voting center this election season.Partisan-backed news sites gain traction ahead of the presidential election
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:48After years of decline in local newspapers, a growing number of startup news sites backed by politically affiliated donors are not only looking to fill the void but also to sway your vote. CNET senior... producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with more.
This fourth-grader doesn't have WiFi at home. So he walks to school.
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 22:47A fourth-grader without internet access at home was caught sitting outside his shuttered school doing homework. CNN speaks to him and his mother.
Trump Supporter Arrested For Requesting Absentee Ballot For Dead Mother
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:47
The president accuses Democrats of "voter fraud," but one of his supporters became the first person in a Pennsylvania county charged with the crime in 30 years.'Witches' markings' are found carved into an ancient English church
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 22:47
Ancient 'witches' markings' were found carved into the ruins of a medieval church that stood in England 700 years ago. Historians say they were used to ward off evil spirits by trapping them in an... endless maze.Biden and Trump test negative for coronavirus ahead of debate, campaigns say
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 22:44
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaigns say the candidates both tested negative for COVID-19 on the day of the last presidential debate. Trump and Biden will face off for a second... and final time Thursday night after Trump's coronavirus diagnosis led last week's debate to be canceled. And this time around, officials will at least say when he last tested negative. "We tested him on the way here and he tested negative," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Thursday afternoon. Meadows wouldn't say if Trump took a rapid COVID-19 test or a more accurate PCR test. Biden's campaign said Thursday the former vice president underwent PCR testing for the virus and came up negative. He'll face Trump at 9 p.m. EST from Belmont University in Nashville. Both Trump...Amazon workers threaten shutdown if no time off to vote
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:43
Workers at Amazon are calling on supporters to help them shut down the company's warehouses and fulfillment centers on Halloween if they are not given a paid day off to vote.Will drive-thru COVID-19 testing survive the Chicago winter?
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 22:43
Some health systems, such as Advocate Aurora Health, plan to move COVID-19 testing fully indoors for the winter. Others, such as hospitals with Amita Health, Walgreens, CVS Health and NorthShore... University HealthSystem, expect to keep testing people in their cars, even as Chicagoans pull out their parkas and ice scrapers.3 states targeted in Iranian email scheme report no evidence of breaches
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:42Officials in three states targeted in the email scheme say their voter databases have not been compromised.
Trump administration violates agreement, releases "60 Minutes" interview footage
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:41President Trump on Thursday violated an agreement with CBS News and released the White House's recording of an interview with "60 Minutes," three days ahead of the expected Sunday airing on CBS.... Correspondent Lesley Stahl asked the president about the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and other key issues in the campaign. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has more.
Ex-Blue Bell Creameries CEO charged in connection to deadly listeria coverup
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:41
Health officials had notified the ice-cream company in February 2015 that two of its products had tested positive for listeria, a bacterium that can cause severe illness or even death.Hunter Biden's 'don't mention Joe' ex-partner to be Trump's debate guest
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:40
President Trump has invited former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski to Thursday night’s debate against Democratic challenger Joe Biden, sources said. Bobulinski will be a guest of the... commander in chief at the second and final showdown between Trump and Biden in Nashville. Fox News first reported the detail Thursday, and a source told...It's OK if you don't watch the presidential debate. Here are other things you can do
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 22:40
While there are reasons to watch the debate - to keep up with the news or learn about the candidates - there are also plenty of reasons to tune out. Diversity among TV actors improving, but white men still 'dominate' executive suites, UCLA study finds
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:39
Racial and gender representation is improving when it comes to on-camera roles in the TV industry, but white males still "dominate the executive suites" amid gridlock at the top, a new UCLA study... says.GOLDSTEIN: Dear Liberals, on conflict of interest, Trudeau is Trumpian
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:39
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau loves to derisively compare Conservatives to U.S. President Donald Trump, he should look at himself in the mirror. Trudeau’s conduct in his WE Charity... conflict-of-interest controversy increasingly resembles conduct for which Trump is routinely excoriated by Canadian Liberals. They love to compare Trump to Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, and his predecessor, Andrew Scheer. But of course, they lack the moral courage to criticize their own boss, Trudeau. Consider what he’s done so far to block parliamentary investigations into his awarding of a now-cancelled, untendered contract, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, including a $19.5 million administration fee. This to the WE organization which paid Trudeau family members more than $427,000 in...High school football star charged with rape in Missouri
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:39
Austin Anderson, an 18-year-old senior, was named an Athlete of the Week shortly before he was charged.Colorado Wildfire Explodes Overnight, Prompts Closure Of National Park
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:39
The fire spread into Rocky Mountain National Park as hot, dry, windy conditions persisted.Coronavirus updates: FDA approves remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19; blood supply shortage looms; most Americans immunized by June?
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 22:38Moderna announces crucial vaccine step. Salem will have strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Latest COVID news.
Florida teacher arrested for having sexual contact with student, police say
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:37
A Florida teacher has been arrested for having inappropriate sexual contact with a student and even took the boy’s brother to McDonald’s to make him jealous, according to Daytona Beach police, the... Daytona Beach News-Observer reported . Kristen O’Brien, 31, who quit her teaching job at United Brethren Christ Academy, a private school in Holly Hill, Fla., was arrested on Friday and charged with lewd and lascivious battery and committing a sexual act on a child older than 12 but younger than 16. She is out of jail on US $50,000 bail, according to court records. Daytona Beach police said they started investigating O’Brien in September after the victim’s mother reported the incident. The mother was reviewing her son’s phone as punishment for running away when she discovered...Police say BB gun shots fired at opponent of Pence's brother
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:37
Jeannine Lee Lake says she has received numerous racist messages and threats.'Are you ready for tough questions?' Top moments from Trump's combative interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 22:37
Trump has used the interview, which he abruptly cut short, to continue attacks on the media ahead of the final presidential debate Thursday. Eiffel Tower stabbing investigated as racist incident, shouted 'dirty Arabs': reports
Fox News - 22 Oct 2020 22:37
French authorities are investigating an apparent racist incident after two women were stabbed beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris.COVID-19 crisis to speed up depletion of Social Security
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:35US retirement and disability trust funds could run dry as early as 2029 and 2023 respectively, a research group warns.
Live: Morrison speaks after meeting with National Cabinet
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:34Prime Minister Scott Morrison is giving a coronavirus update after National Cabinet met for the first time in three weeks. Follow live.
Live: Melbourne's rolling 14-day average down to 5.5 after one new case
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:34The 14-day average of new COVID cases in metropolitan Melbourne is down to 5.5, days before Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce further easing of restrictions. Follow live.
Woman missing for 12 days inside national park might not be telling truth: Search and rescue team member alleges
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:33
The liaison of the Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue is speaking out about several discrepancies he says he sees in the case of a California woman who was found alive after being missing... for 12 days inside Zion National Park. Sgt. Darrell Cashin says his search and rescue team was asked to assist in locating Holly Courtier, the 38-year-old mom from Los Angeles who went missing from the park on Oct. 6 and was found by ZNP rescuers on Oct. 18 after they received a credible tip of a possible sighting. Cashin says Courtier was found within approximately half a mile from where she was last seen in the Grotto parking area. He is sounding off on details about the woman’s disappearance and subsequent rescue he believes “do not add up.” With his 25 years of experience on search...Trump's 60 Minutes Stunt Proves Just One Thing: He Can't Stand Being Interviewed by Women
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 22:31After storming out of a 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl this week, President Trump has spent the last three days threatening to publish an “unedited preview” he claimed would expose Stahl... as biased, rude, and politically motivated. But on Thursday, shortly after posting a nearly 38-minute long video purporting to be just that, it […]
Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 22:31
Russia's hackers appeared to be preparing to sow chaos amid any uncertainty around election results, officials said.Time trades out logo for first time, stamps 'VOTE' on magazine
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:30
For the first time its 97-year history, Time magazine won't emblazon its U.S. edition with the periodical's name, trading out the logo for another word stamped in white: "VOTE."A missing painting by renowned Black artist Jacob Lawrence has resurfaced after 60 years
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 22:30A long-lost painting by famed Black American modernist Jacob Lawrence is back on public display for the first time in decades.
The daily gossip: Kanye and North West are father-daughter dance champions, Tom Holland reveals Uncharted photo, and more
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 22:30
1. A North West star is born. We already know they both have musical talent, but it seems Kanye and North West have impressive dance moves, too. Kim Kardashian West revealed to David Letterman on My... Next Guest Needs No Introduction that her husband and daughter have won the father-daughter dancing competition at North's school two years in a row. "They practiced. They came up with this whole dance, and they have their moves," Kardashian said. She didn't reveal details, but North has been known to bust a move or two to her father's songs at Sunday Service, and if their routine was anything like those rock star moments, no other duo stood a chance. [Insider] 2. Astronomy professor Kurt Messick at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana found the perfect way to cut through the monotony of...Is Halloween cancelled this year? Does coronavirus mean you can't trick or treat? Here's a state-by-state breakdown
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:29For the first time in five years, Halloween falls on a weekend -- but with many states facing coronavirus contact limits at home and in public, how will this affect the way you trick or treat?
Bloodthirsty pet monkey is going ape on Tennessee neighbors
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:28
Neighbors in a small Tennessee town are being terrorized by a bloodthirsty pet monkey who keeps jumping on their cars and trying to bite them, according to a report.1 in 6 women of color face food insecurity amid pandemic
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:26Since March, more than 57% of Hispanic women and 53% Black women say they've lost income, compared to about 41% among White men and women.
2 dead, 4 hospitalized, dozens infected with COVID-19 after North Carolina church event
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:26
A massive, week-long church event in North Carolina has left two people dead from COVID-19, four hospitalized and at least 68 infected, according to a report. More than 1,000 people, including from... out of state, attended the event in Charlotte, held from Oct. 4 to 11, Eyewitness News tweeted. Those infected included attendees of the...New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:24Several states report spike in hospitalisations and jumps in new cases, raising concerns of a 'third wave'.
Kobe is up, Karen is down: Parenting website releases list with most popular baby names in 2020
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:24
"At a time like this, parents are seeking comfort by naming their babies after people they admire, especially those who've passed on. We expect this trend to continue well into 2021."FDA approves Gilead's remdesivir as coronavirus treatment
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:23
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially approved remdesivir as a treatment for coronavirus, drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences announced Thursday.Florida mom grabs gun and defends family after armed intruders storm her home
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:23
Chilling surveillance video captured a gunfight that broke out after armed intruders stormed a home in Florida’s Miami-Dade on the night of Oct. 4. Ansley Pacheco, 26, recalled the horror to a Local... 10 News reporter . Robbers stormed her home, ambushing her husband, friends and her 7-year-old son ambushed at gunpoint. “You know, they could’ve killed him; they could’ve killed me. They didn’t care at all,” Pacheco said. “We don’t (know who they are), but I really hope they get caught.” Pacheco said a friend pulled up to watch the Miami Heat play the Los Angles Lakers in the NBA Finals when waiting criminals caught him off guard. “While I was in the bathroom, I started to hear the commotion, I started hearing, ‘Get down, get down, give me everything you got,’” she...Mass. reports 30 new COVID-19 deaths, 986 new cases
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 22:22
The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.Intelligence officials think the Trump administration's election interference warnings are focused on the wrong country
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 22:22
American intelligence officials described the Trump administration's decision to focus on Iran's election disinformation campaign on Wednesday night as "concerning," characterizing efforts by Russia... to be a bigger threat to destabilizing Americans' faith in the integrity of election results come Nov. 3. FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe shared on Wednesday that both Russia and Iran have obtained voter registration information and that Iran specifically is using it to email Americans and "intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump." But as Jeh C. Johnson, the former secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, told The New York Times, "It is concerning to me that the administration is willing to talk...Trump struggles to lift glass of water during '60 Minutes' interview
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 22:22
Trump displayed the same unusual behavior during a speech to graduates at the U.S. Military Academy in upstate West Point, N.Y.Ex Google boss says social media 'serving as amplifiers for idiots is not what we intended'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 22:22
Schmidt, 65, pictured, stepped down from Google's parent company Alphabet in 2019. He said social-networking space is the 'most obvious candidate for regulation'.Cannibal and his assistant are charged with castrating volunteer 'gender reassignment surgery'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 22:21
Bob Lee Allen, 53, and Thomas Evans Gates, 42, were charged after being forced to drop the man off at hospital because he'd lost so much blood in their botched operation in Wister, Oklahoma.Sri Lanka Parliament votes to strengthen presidential power
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:21Legislators approve a constitutional amendment that will concentrate power in the president's hands.
Nottingham hospital postpones some non-urgent surgeries amid 'dramatic rise' in COVID admissions
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 22:18
Nottingham's NHS trust has postponed some of its non-urgent surgeries due to a "dramatic rise" in coronavirus admissions in the city.Fourth graders 'do the right thing' and return woman's purse three years after it was stolen
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:17
A Nebraska woman’s faith in humanity has been restored following an act of kindness by a group of school-aged kids who helped find a purse stolen from her three years ago. The fourth graders, Eli... Rempe and Yarpe, hand-delivered their find to Mallory Pittman-Morris’ front door on Sunday afternoon, according to an NBC News affiliate in Nebraska . The boys said they want everyone to remember to do the right thing and be kind to your neighbours. That day, Sam and Eli, along with four other friends, were playing near a creek at the Papillion Soccer Fields when they found something unexpected. “So we went down there and there’s a little river that we thought was cool so we walked around and we found a purse,” Eli said. The purse belonged to Pittman-Morris. She said three years ago she...Election 2020 live updates: Trump, Biden to meet in final debate; Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett's replacement
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 22:17
Joe Biden and Donald Trump meet in the final presidential debate Thursday in Nashville, just 12 days before Election Day. Israel delegation visits Sudan in push to normalise ties
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:17One-day return trip has heightened speculation Israel could soon strike a normalisation deal with Sudan.
Heads spin after Burnham's success, the PM's troubles and Sunak's shameless U-turn
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 22:15
Just when you think you understand British politics, you relearn the lesson that you can't write ground rules for how it operates in practice.Is Sudan seeing a second uprising?
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:14Protesters take to the streets again, angry at the worsening economy and accusing the government of failures.
Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 22:14The former world number one and six-time Grand Slam champion denies all the charges against him.
Innocent man arrested after he let pedophile neighbor use his internet
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:13
Robert Mawby, 60, convinced his neighbor in Leicester, Paterson Close, to hand over his wi-fi password so he could use the internet, according to the Leicester Mercury.LILLEY: Private sector offers government help, if they will take it
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 22:12
In the pre-COVID era, the proposal from a group of venture capitalists would have been a no-brainer – use tax credits to entice hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment into smalltown... Ontario. Now the people behind the proposal are hoping they can use the prospect of a post-COVID economic recovery to get the green light in their upcoming budget. As far as governments trying to prime the economic pump, the proposal from the Rural Opportunity & Investment Coalition is one of the least painful I’ve read. It doesn’t call for direct government investment in businesses – no picking winners and losers – it simply calls for a tax break for those who will do what few in the private sector are doing, invest in rural and northern areas of the province. Back when the Ford...U.S. says Iran was behind threatening emails targeting voters
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 22:12In a rare nighttime press conference, top U.S. officials accused Iran and Russia of obtaining voter information ahead of the election, and said Iran used the information to send spoofed emails to... voters, threatening them to vote for President Trump. Jeff Pegues has details.
In Iran, Aydin Aghdashloo Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 13 Women
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 22:10
The #MeToo movement has hit a nerve among Iran's women. Now accusations against a politically connected celebrity artist are testing the movement in a sexually conservative society dominated by men.Poland's Top Court Tightens Strict Abortion Laws
Wall Street Journal - 22 Oct 2020 22:10Poland's top court declared abortions unconstitutional when conducted because of fetal abnormalities, a victory for the Catholic conservative ruling party in its yearslong struggle to further tighten... some of Europe's strictest such laws.
New York Sues Trump Over 'Anarchist' Label
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 22:09
New York City, Seattle and Portland, Ore., all so-called "anarchist jurisdictions," are trying to stop the Trump administration from withholding federal funds.What Are the Rules for Trump and Biden's Debate Tonight?
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 22:09
Each candidate will be muted during his opponent's opening answers, but after that, it may be another free-for-all.A fourth-grader walked to school to use its WiFi because he didn't have internet at home
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 22:06A fourth-grader in Roswell, New Mexico, has been walking to his shuttered elementary school to do his classwork over the building's WiFi because he didn't have internet access at home.
EU Parliament highly critical of golden passport schemes
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 22:06MEPs left wondering why it was 'brave journalists' and not the EU who revealed flaws in passport schemes.
Iraq's prime minister says country on tightrope between US and Iran
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 22:05
Mustafa al-Kadhimi also urges Europe to assist the Middle Eastern nation's debt-ridden economy Iraq's prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, has warned that he is being forced into an impossible... balancing act between the US and Iran, as he urged Europe to come to the aid of his country's debt-ridden economy. Appointed as prime minister in June, Kadhimi - a British citizen and former journalist - came to power after unprecedented street protests over corruption, and has since governed with a simple programme of early elections, better security and preventing the collapse of his oil-dependent economy. Cartier watches are a reminder the Government can only dally on integrity reforms for so long
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:03Scott Morrison's response to Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate's evidence before Senate estimates has shown the Government can respond to integrity issues if it wants to, writes... Michelle Grattan.
Today's flight for Australians stuck in the UK is due to bring baby Charlie home for the first time
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 22:03Australian Elise Hannah and her eight-month-old baby Charlie have packed up their lives in the UK and are due to arrive in Darwin today on the first of eight government-backed repatriation flights,... allowing Charlie to be in his home country for the first time.
US officials targeted on American soil, across the world by purported sonic attacks
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:03
Four years ago, dozens of American officials stationed in Cuba started to hear odd cracks and humming in their ears - punctured by rushes of nausea, headaches, cloudy vision, memory loss,... disequilibrium, and lethargy - all critical indicators of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The phenomenon was quickly dubbed the “Havana syndrome.” And while similar...Florida man used Kool-Aid packets to steal $1K in Walmart merch: cops
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:03
A not-sneaky-enough Florida thief was busted walking out of a Walmart with $1,000 in stolen merch — after pretending to ring it up at a self-checkout by repeatedly scanning a 24-cent Kool-Aid packet... he’d palmed,local authorities said. Bradley D. Young, 37, was inside the store's North Naples location Sunday evening when he scanned the Kool-Aid...Who is Kristen Welker, moderator for 2020's final presidential debate?
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 22:00
Inside the life, career, and politics of NBC's Kristen Welker, moderator for 2020's third and final presidential debate taking place tonight.England cricketers' win bonuses set to be slashed by half in ECB cuts
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 22:00
Men's team face sharp pay cuts in latest cost-cutting measures First reduction since central contracts came in 20 years ago England men's cricketers face the prospect of their win bonuses being... slashed in half and their pay reduced by around 15% under the latest round of cost-cutting measures in the sport. After losses of £100m this year and more pain expected in 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board is in talks over the first reduction in money paid to England's men since central contracts were introduced 20 years ago, with win bonuses expected to take the greatest hit. As things stand the England team earn between £44,100 and £176,400 per Test win depending on where the opposition sit in a five-tier system drawn up by the ECB. For an outright series win they receive an additional...Ilana Glazer's "Cheat Sheet for the Voting Booth"
The New Yorker - 22 Oct 2020 22:00The co-creator and star of "Broad City" talks about her new project to demystify elections for younger voters.
iPhone 12 review: Upgrade for the camera, not 5G
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 21:59Deciding whether -- or when -- to upgrade your smartphone is hard. Besides some attempts at swanky foldable phones, the look of smartphones hasn't changed much in recent years. Most improvements,... while technologically impressive, mostly feel minor to the average consumer. But Apple's latest iPhone lineup has analysts predicting tons of upgrades.
Family of Lauren McCluskey Agrees to $13.5 Million Settlement in Daughter's Death
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 21:56
The University of Utah, where Ms. McCluskey, 21, was killed in 2018, said its employees had "failed to fully understand and respond appropriately to Lauren's situation."Unexploded bomb washes up on North Carolina beach
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 21:54
A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was dispatched Thursday morning after an unexploded bomb washed up on a beach near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.Banksy's 'Show Me the Monet' sold for nearly $10 million, the second-highest price ever paid for his work
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 21:54
Created in 2005, "Show Me the Monet" is the popular artist's commentary on environmental pollution. He added abandoned shopping carts and an orange traffic cone to Monet's famous rendering of a... Japanese-style footbridge and water lilies in his garden at Giverny.Elton John is getting his own Barbie doll
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 21:53Elton John is getting his very own Barbie doll. And while the doll won't look like the Rocket Man, it will be styled in his likeness.
SA records more than 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours for second day
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 21:53
For the second straight day, SA recorded more than 2,000 new cases of Covid-19.China slams Canada after report calls Uighur policy 'genocide'
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 21:52Canadian parliamentary committee says China's policies in Xinjiang amount to 'genocide' against Muslim Uighur minority.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers feared sealed deposition would impact jury at her trial
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:51
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys fought tooth and nail to keep the deposition private, they claimed it contained 'deeply personal' information about her sex life.Justin Fashanu: 30 years since footballer came out
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 21:51Thirty years after football's first openly gay player came out, what has changed in the game?
Men claiming to work for Trump campaign investigated for voter intimidation
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 21:48
Police in the battleground state of Florida investigated two men dressed in security uniforms who claimed they worked for the Trump campaign for potential voter intimidation at an early voting site in... St. Petersburg, according to a report. Team Trump denied it had anything to do with the men. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office launched...'Russian Troll Farm' Review: Clock In, Undermine Democracy, Clock Out
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 21:47A trenchant workplace comedy about the folks who tried to promote Pizzagate, confuse Wisconsin and, ultimately, elect Donald J. Trump.
Russia grants Edward Snowden permanent residency, lawyer says
Fox News - 22 Oct 2020 21:46
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, a status one step closer to citizenship, his lawyer told state media on Thursday.Ross Barkley: 'I knew I was ready to show how good I am'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:45
Aston Villa's midfielder on anger in this week's training, how he satisfies his obsession to improve and his England hopes A masterplan. That is how Ross Barkley describes the approach that helped... Aston Villa to thrash Liverpool 7-2 on his debut for the club three weeks ago. Judging by how things have gone for him and Villa so far, the same word could apply to his decision this month to join Dean Smith's side on loan from Chelsea for the rest of this season. His two appearances have yielded two wins for Villa and two goals for Barkley. They look made for each other. "I couldn't have asked for it to go any better so far," Barkley says. "The game against Liverpool was the perfect way to get up and running. When it was 5-2, we were all saying: 'We can go for more goals here, they're up for...Roofe scores stunner as Rangers win in Liege
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 21:41Rangers earn a first away win in the Europa League group stage under Steven Gerrard after Kemar Roofe's outrageous halfway-line goal caps off a fine win in a rain-soaked Liege.
'We Are Not Going to Lie Down': A Coronavirus Revolt in England
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 21:41
How a Liverpool gym led a local rebellion against the government's inscrutable rules.Friend tries to explain why man hung from the side of Trump Tower for more than 13 hours: 'He's never done anything like this before'
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 21:40
It's been three days since a man was lifted to safety after hanging on the side of Trump Tower for 13 hours, but one of his closest friends says he's still frightened for him.Ghislaine Maxwell testimony highlights
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 21:39
A judge in New York on Thursday released 418 pages of a 2016 deposition of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged “pimp” Ghislaine Maxwell. While there were not the bombshells that had been widely... anticipated, Maxwell, 58, comes off as a wildly entitled woman who doesn’t appear to believe she or her onetime paramour did anything wrong. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS: — Maxwell refused to answer numerous questions about her sex life with Epstein but does acknowledge a sexual relationship. — Maxwell dodged questions about whether she had ever had sex with a woman. — The socialite denied participating in orgies with Epstein and underage girls, including a 13-year-old. — She denied that former U.S. President Bill Clinton had ever visited Epstein’s Caribbean island, nicknamed by locals as “Pedo...'Yes, I'm nervous': Mayor urges calm after police shooting of unarmed Black couple
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:38
Mayor Sam Cunningham said he knows the families of the couple shot by officers.Seattle, Portland, NY sue over Trump anarchy label
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:38
New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — are suing to to invalidate the designation and to fight off the Trump... administration’s efforts to withhold federal dollarsWhat to expect from final presidential debate tonight
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:33President Trump and Joe Biden will face off in their final debate tonight. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN from Nashville with what to expect.
Man wanted for rape and murder of girl beaten to death in Argentina
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:32
José Guaymas was killed by a mob in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, on Wednesday. The residents sought revenge after he reportedly murdered and raped Abigail Riquel on Saturday.Health and safety watchdog to prosecute Drayton Manor over death of girl, 11, who drowned on ride
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:30
Evha Jannath, 11, drowned after she fell from the Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor in 2017. An inquest ruled her death an 'accident' but the health and safety watchdog has said it will prosecute.Lunchtime Photo
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 21:30
This is a picture of a garland daisy growing on one of the dirt piles produced by the construction of the Great Park in Irvine. Enjoy.Tim Burton is reportedly working on a new Addams Family TV series
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 21:30
Tim Burton is ready for a new show that sounds both creepy and kooky. The director is looking to make a brand new live-action Addams Family TV series, Deadline reported on Thursday. His show would... reportedly be set in the present day and would "be from the perspective of Wednesday Addams," exploring "what the world would look like to her in 2020," Deadline says. This would be the first major live-action television project for Burton, who believe it or not has somehow not made several Addams Family movies already, and he's reportedly looking to potentially direct every episode. It would also be the latest iteration of the Addams Family since the 2019 movie, which is getting a sequel set for next year, although that one was animated. Multiple potential buyers are said to be interested in the...The week's good news: October 22, 2020
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 21:30
1. Vivian "Millie" Bailey has had a lot of adventures during her 102 years of life, and on Sunday, she made another memory when she fulfilled her dream of going skydiving. "I just always thought it... would be a thrill," Bailey told WJZ. The Howard County, Maryland, resident is a World War II veteran, having joined the U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary in 1942. Bailey received the American Theater Medal, Women's Army Corps Medal, and World War II Victory Medal, and was honorably discharged in 1946 as a first lieutenant. Bailey worked in the government, and has spent her retirement giving back, sending care packages to troops and raising money for local schools. "I try every day to do something for someone else," Bailey said. "There are a lot of things that I can look back on. I am thoroughly happy..."Sing for Science," a New Music Podcast That Hits All the Right Notes
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 21:29Listening to Living Colour’s hit song "Cult of Personality," the rock group and a fascism scholar unpack the psychology of tyranny. Discussing "I Don't Know Why," Norah Jones and a science writer... break down science denialism and the study of knowledge. And DMC chats up a theater professor about nursery rhymes in the rap classic […]
Who Is Looking Out for the Common Good? (REVIEW ESSAY)
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:28
Do you think that President Donald ("Tweety") Trump has been looking out for the common good in the Covid-19 world-wide pandemic? I don't think he has been. Now, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (born in... 1948) argues in his visionary new book Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times (Basic Books, 2020) that persons of good will can today help renew the common good in the midst of the world-wide Covid-19 pandemic.UK government seeks test and trace executive for up to £2,000 a day
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:27
Health department has since taken advertisement down, saying it needs to be redrafted Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government is seeking a director of operations... for its beleaguered test-and-trace system who can turn around "failing call centres" for a rate of up to £2,000 a day. A job advert posted on recruitment sites stated that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) was looking for a temporary "VP of operations" with experience "in running call centres of 18,000". Minnesota activates National Guard after murder charge dropped in George Floyd case
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 21:26
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is calling in the National Guard, fearing renewed unrest following a judge’s decision Thursday to drop a murder charge against an ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death.... The move came just hours after Judge Peter Cahill dismissed a third-degree murder charge against former police officer Derek Chauvin, one of four since-fired...Ahead of US election, Europe eyes an ally in climate change fight
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 21:25Experts say results of upcoming United States election will be critical in setting the course for global climate action.
How Democrats Won the War of Ideas
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 21:23
The era of big government is here.Google's defense against antitrust lawsuit? You
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 21:22In its two decades, Google has amassed a dizzying amount of power, building a search and advertising behemoth that many critics believe is an illegal monopoly. But the fact you get most of Google's... services for free, and that many people seem to prefer them over alternatives, could --- Google hopes -- save it from a landmark federal lawsuit challenging that alleged monopoly.
Man dies after crashing stolen U-Haul into cop car, then jumping into bay
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 21:22
A man driving a stolen U-Haul truck died early Thursday after ramming a police car in a wild chase in California — then jumping into the San Francisco Bay, according to a report. The unidentified... driver and a female passenger initially escaped California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers chasing him on a highway shortly after midnight,...At 12, She's a Covid 'Long Hauler'
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 21:20
Although most young people recover quickly, doctors are seeing more children and teens with lingering fatigue and other chronic problems.Near-total ban on abortion moves closer in Poland
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 21:20Poland's highest court has ruled that abortions due to fetal defects are unconstitutional, moving the country towards a near-total ban on terminations.
French PM says 2nd virus wave is here, vastly extends curfew
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:19
France's prime minister has announced a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirusMelbourne's restaurants ready themselves to make a comeback as Andrews moves to end shutdown
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:19Eateries across Melbourne are scrambling to convert footpaths, decks, rooftops, and car parks into dining areas, although most doubt they'll make any profit.
Cuomo says N.Y. will handle coronavirus vaccine distribution, tells FDA head to 'save your soul'
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 21:18
Cuomo, who unveiled a five-stage statewide vaccine plan over the weekend, has repeatedly chastised NYC for overstepping its role during the pandemic.Americans filed 787,000 new jobless claims last week, lowest since pandemic began
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:17According to the Labor Department, 787,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, down 55,000 from the previous week. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic... analyst at Bankrate, joins CBSN to discuss what this means for the economy, and the impact it could have on the 2020 election which is now less than two weeks away.
Family in China dies after eating spoiled frozen noodles
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 21:17
Nine members of the same family died in China after eating spoiled frozen noodles contaminated with a buildup of a toxic substance.Aubameyang completes turnaround to give Arsenal victory at Rapid Vienna
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:16
In the spirit of togetherness, Arsenal might agree Mesut -zil was half right. The exiled playmaker had warmed to his armchair fan status and offered an open show of the loyalty he feels has not been... afforded him, in predicting his teammates would win 4-1. They never looked like running up a comparable score but did, eventually, have too much for a competent Rapid Vienna side that had been superior for the first hour. Related: Europa League: Celtic v Milan, Tottenham and Leicester in action - live! Cambodia: Hun Sen and His Abusive Generals
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 21:16(New York) - Cambodia's increasingly dictatorial, one-party rule is underpinned by generals in the security forces who are responsible for serious and systematic human rights violations, Human Rights... Watch said today as it issued the Khmer-language version of its 284-page report, "Cambodia's Dirty Dozen: A Long History of Rights Abuses by Hun Sen's Generals." Human Rights Watch also released a video showing some of the unexplained wealth of these generals and their family members. Since the release of the English-language report in 2018, Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) have continued to benefit from the unquestioning support of senior officials in the army, gendarmerie, and police to effectively eliminate all political opponents and dissolve the main...
This weekend's AFL and NRL grand finals need a stirring rendition of an anthem that speaks for every Australian
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:15As the players in the NRL and AFL grand finals line up ahead of the biggest matches of the year, wouldn't it be wonderful if the crowd's contemplative hush was followed by a stirring rendition of an... anthem that spoke for every Australian, writes Richard Hinds.
Trump violates agreement and releases "60 Minutes" interview
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:13The full exchange, which runs approximately 37 minutes, was taped Tuesday at the White House.
How Gun Culture and the Government Fell Back in Love
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 21:12"The criminal element is out in our community. We do see that on the news every single day." That's Ed O'Carroll talking. He's appearing at the outset of a promotional video for the National Rifle... Association's "award-winning crime prevention program," Refuse to be a Victim. Geared toward helping people identify potential threats to their safety--from […]
What's the status of a second $1,200 stimulus check?
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:12Negotiations are continuing after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's October 20 deadline to pass a bill before the election.
'It keeps CCP leaders up at night': Why the environment might just be Beijing's ultimate threat
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:10China has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2060, responding to the need to drastically bring down its overwhelming share of global carbon emissions. Experts say it's also critical for the communist... party's survival.
California must cut San Quentin prison population amid pandemic, court rules
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:10
Officials showed 'deliberate indifference' to plight of prisoners during coronavirus, first district court of appeal said A California court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the... population of the state's oldest prison to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' "deliberate indifference" to the plight of prisoners during the coronavirus pandemic. State prison officials said Wednesday that they are deciding whether to appeal against the order, which otherwise will force them to parole or transfer about 1,100 inmates serving time in San Quentin state prison in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nigeria Sars protest: Prison break and gunshots heard as unrest continues
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 21:09Fury over the shooting of protesters in Lagos has spiralled into chaos, with jailbreaks reported.
Instagram apologizes for incorrectly flagging #EndSARS posts as false
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:09On social media, in both Nigeria and across the world, supporters of the protesters used #EndSARS to express support for the movement.
Jill Biden says Americans 'don't want to hear about' Hunter-Joe deals
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 21:08
Jill Biden was allowed to brush off The Post’s bombshell reporting on son Hunter Biden’s business dealings as “smears” and “distractions” in a softball interview on “The View” — even... as evidence mounted that her husband, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, was heavily involved. In an interview on the ABC daytime talk show on Wednesday, the...Missing Aurora woman's car found torched near Huntsville
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 21:07
The York Regional Police Homicide Unit has located a burnt-out vehicle connected to the case of a missing Aurora woman. On Oct. 13, police recovered the vehicle belonging to Helen Sedo in a quarry... near Williamsport Rd. — northeast of Huntsville — after it was located by hunters in the area. The vehicle was completely torched. Helen Sedo’s body has yet to be found. Police are asking for help from anyone who may have seen the vehicle, or the fire, between August and September. Police believe Helen Sedo is deceased and in September charged her husband, John Sedo, 61, of Aurora, with second-degree murder. None of the allegations have been proven in court. Anyone with information is urged to call police 1-866-287-5025 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).Democrats of color rally around Kamala Harris amid discrimination, political attacks
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:07
Kamala Harris' path on the campaign trail has been filled with discrimination, as she is the first Black and Indian Democratic vice presidential nominee, and a woman.Doctors warn of lasting effects of COVID-19 after recovering from disease themselves
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:05A growing number of previously healthy people identify as having 'long COVID', a bewildering array of symptoms that continue months after the initial, acute signs of infection.
5 ways to decorate pumpkins without carving
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 21:03
Don't want to make a mess carving pumpkins this Halloween? Try these techniques instead. Pfizer begins testing COVID-19 vaccine on adolescents
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 21:03
Pfizer has begun testing its COVID-19 vaccine on teens and preteens -- amid concerns among some US pediatricians that they might not know if any shots can protect children from the virus in time for... the next school year. The pharmaceutical giant last week received permission to test its vaccine on US kids as young...Former debate moderator Susan Page responds to new mute feature at tonight's debate
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 21:02President Trump and Joe Biden will have their microphones muted for parts of tonight's presidential debate. Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief at USA Today and moderator for the vice presidential... debate, joined CBSN to talk about how she thinks this will work.
Puerto Rico's 911 call centers close after workers test positive for COVID
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 21:02
The two 911 call centers that service Puerto Rico both shut down on Wednesday night -- the first time they have gone dark in memory -- after multiple COVID-19 cases cropped up among employees,... officials said.The list of 'lies' Virginia Roberts says Ghislaine Maxwell told in her deposition
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:02
Among the trove of documents published on Thursday is one, filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre's lawyers, which lays out a series of 'lies' they say Maxwell told in the deposition.Coronavirus Wales: Supermarkets to sell 'essential goods' only
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:02
Stores will be told by First Minister Mark Drakeford (pictured) they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers, and to prioritise other products deemed to be more important.Don't Miss: Our roundup of this week's virtual and in-person events
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
From live music by the Reza Khota Quartet in Gugulethu to J.Bo's live, online event, there's plenty of culture to keep you entertained The post Don't Miss: Our roundup of this week's virtual and... in-person events appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Why the fight to turn gig workers into gig employees is so fraught
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 21:00A growing body of cases is being heard by Australia's Fair Work Commission from workers engaged in the gig economy. The cases have been going on for years -- so why has nothing changed?
'Before Night Falls': ReArenas breaks down (in) Fidel Castro's Cuba
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
Reinaldo Arenas's memoir reveals the anomaly of a revolutionary society ruled by an autocrat The post 'Before Night Falls': ReArenas breaks down (in) Fidel Castro's Cuba appeared first on The Mail &... Guardian.The Rap Game UK review - are these really the nation's best MCs?
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
They're charming, volatile and confident. But it's hard to argue that the contestants on the second series of the talent contest are the cream of the crop Like one of those moody lads nodding along in... a grime video, The Rap Game UK (BBC Three) seems content to fade into the background, while bigger beasts go head-to-head in the TV talent contest arena. It launched last year as a low-key version of the Jermaine Dupri and Queen Latifah-fronted US original, and it hasn't got any flashier since. The second series is still judged by the rap duo Krept and Konan, plus 1Xtra's DJ Target. It still takes place in Birmingham, still has the same recording-contract prize, and still eschews such crowd-pleasing conventions as audience votes and weekly eliminations. This means the six MCs who line up in...President Trump and Melania head to Nashville for debate
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
Melania, 50, accompanied President Donald Trump to Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday for his final presidential debate against Democrat Joe Biden.Black futures in the age of apocalypse
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
Curating the End of the World deploys Afrofuturism to respond to Covid-19, anti-black violence and capitalism The post Black futures in the age of apocalypse appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.You won't get stout of your mind: Guinness launches alcohol-free version
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
Guinness has launched a new alcohol free version of its famed stout .The Irish brewer says it is a response to a growing consumer appetite for non-alcohol, lower-calorie beverages.UK and Japan to sign £15.2bn free trade agreement in Tokyo
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
The UK and Japan will sign a free trade agreement on Friday.Free State branches gun for Ace
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 21:00
Parts of the provincial ANC will target their former premier, Magashule, and the Free State PEC in a rolling mass action campaign The post Free State branches gun for Ace appeared first on The Mail &... Guardian.Illinois averaging 4,000 coronavirus cases per day over past week as latest daily count approaches 5,000
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 20:58
Illinois continues to experience a resurgence of the coronavirus, with the state now averaging more than 4,000 positive diagnoses a day over the past week and a record high number of newly confirmed... daily cases announced Thursday.Court won't revive state fraud charges against Manafort
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:57
New York appellate judges have upheld a decision to dismiss state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort on double jeopardy groundsiPhone 12 review: Upgrade for the camera, not 5G
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 20:56Deciding whether -- or when -- to upgrade your smartphone is hard. Besides some attempts at swanky foldable phones, the look of smartphones hasn't changed much in recent years. Most improvements,... while technologically impressive, mostly feel minor to the average consumer. But Apple's latest iPhone lineup has analysts predicting tons of upgrades.
Tomgram: Ariel Dorfman, Trump's Divine Fate
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 20:56
For some time now, I've wanted to send Donald Trump to Hell. I mean this literally, not as a figure of speech. I want him to inhabit the palpable, sensory Hell that religions have long conjured up... with scenes of sulfur, damnation, and screams of perpetual pain from those who once caused grievous harm to their fellow humans.LeBron James and Black activists are fighting efforts to misinform Black voters on social media
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 20:55
LeBron James, Black activists are mounting a counteroffensive against a surge of election misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp. How a dubious story about Joe Biden's son and his laptop went around the world
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:54This week Australian media have been reporting about a laptop belonging to the son of US presidential candidate Joe Biden. But at the same time, serious questions are being raised about the story in... America.
'Lock 'em all up': How a dubious story about Joe Biden's son and his laptop went around the world
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:54This week Australian media have been reporting about a laptop belonging to the son of US presidential candidate Joe Biden. But at the same time, serious questions are being raised about the story in... America.
Southwest Airlines to resume middle-seat bookings in December amid COVID-19
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:54
Southwest was one of a handful of American airlines that had chosen to keep middle seats empty to curb the spread of COVID-19.Student suspended for pro-Trump gear sues Pennsylvania school district
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:54
A Pennsylvania high school sophomore who claims she was suspended for wearing clothing showing her support of President Trump is suing in federal court, alleging the punishment violated her civil... rights. Morgan Earnest, a 15-year-old student at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, claims an Oct. 1 policy put into place by administrators barring political...Texas couple sentenced to decades in prison for beating, refusing to feed 12-year-old child
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:54
A heartless Texas couple will spend decades behind bars for beating, handcuffing and refusing to feed a 12-year-old boy who weighed only 50 pounds when he escaped their mobile home last year,... prosecutors announced Thursday. The boy ran from the family's trailer in May 2019 and told a neighbor that his stepfather, Troy Hall, had choked him, tied him up, beat him with paint sticks and forced him to wear diapers, authorities said.Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:53
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, on track to get a lifetime federal judgeship, has only been practicing law since 2012 and has never tried a case.GOP Pours Money Into Michigan, One Of Its Only Chances To Oust A Democratic Senator
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:53
Top Republican recruit John James is in an uphill battle against incumbent Democrat Gary Peters in Michigan's most expensive Senate race ever.No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 20:53
Even if people coated the inside of their mouths with a coronavirus-killing chemical, a substantial amount of the virus would still remain in the body.National Cabinet to discuss raising cap on international arrivals
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:50State and territory leaders will be under pressure to further lift the cap on international arrivals when they meet today for the first time in more than a month.
Illegal pig rescued from backyard in Brooklyn
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:50
It’s not the Pig Apple. A hefty hog was rescued from a backyard in Brooklyn, where it's illegal for porkers and other livestock to live as pets, according to a city animal shelter. Peppa the pig was... taken in by the Animal Care and Centers of NYC Wednesday morning, the nonprofit said in an Instagram...Rapid Vienna 1-2 Arsenal: David Luiz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score in Gunners win
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 20:49Substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores the winner as Arsenal come from behind to win at Rapid Vienna in their Europa League Group B opener.
Trump posts full 60 Minutes interview as he walks out at 37 minutes
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:49
President Donald Trump posted his full interview with '60 Minutes' on Facebook Thursday showing that he cut the back-and-forth short after 37 minutes.Coronavirus updates: Moderna hits vaccine milestone; blood supply shortage looms; most Americans immunized by June?
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 20:48Moderna announces crucial vaccine step. Salem will have strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Latest COVID news.
It might seem like a minor spat, but in royal commission terms it's a bar brawl
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:47An extraordinary scene has played out in the royal commission between the two people deciding the future of aged care, writes Anne Connolly.
Everyone Is Tired of Donald Trump
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 20:47
Via Dave Wasserman, here are the crosstabs from an average of the most recent polls: Compared to 2016, Trump has massively lost support in virtually every demographic group. Nine points among seniors!... What’s equally interesting is that all of this happened by mid-2020 and there’s been very little movement since. Everyone outside of his most […]Study reveals factors that could lead to long-term COVID-19 issues
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:45
COVID-19 patients who experience at least five symptoms early on are more likely to suffer from lingering issues from the virus, researchers said. Researchers at King’s College London published... apre-print paper Wednesday in which they looked at the factors that could determine whether someone will still experience symptoms after they recover from the virus, the...Goldman Sachs reaches $2.9bn deal to settle US-led 1MDB inquiry
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:45
Bank's Malaysia division agrees to plead guilty to violating foreign bribery laws Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $2.9bn (£2.2bn) to settle a US-led investigation into its role in the 1MDB corruption... scandal. The settlement is expected to draw a line under a years-long saga that has cast a shadow over one of the most recognisable names on Wall Street. Goldman Sachs' Malaysia division also agreed to plead guilty to violating foreign bribery laws linked to the alleged looting of the country's sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB. Belgium's foreign minister and former PM has been taken into intensive care due to coronavirus
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:44
Belgium's foreign minister and former premier Sophie Wilmes has been taken into intensive care suffering from COVID-19, her office said today.Advocacy group sues Kim Foxx's office over alleged transparency failures
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 20:44Despite publicly touting a commitment to transparency, the Cook County state's attorney's office has repeatedly stonewalled a local advocacy group's requests for more complete felony case data,... according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in county court.
Version of ONE gene increases brain size, improves numerical skill
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:43
Researchers from Germany studied the genomes and brains of 178 young children - looking for links to their later maths test results after a couple of years at school.Chimps get fussier about friends as they get older - like humans do
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:42
In a study spanning two decades in a Ugandan national park, US experts observed social interactions among 21 wild male chimps, ranging in age from 15 to 58 years.Banksy's Gorilla in a Pink Mask removed from wall to be auctioned
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:41
The piece, Gorilla In A Pink Mask, disappeared from the wall of the Jalalabad Islamic Centre in Eastville, Bristol, last month and is now up for auction. It appeared on the former social club in 2001.Russia reportedly gives Edward Snowden permanent residency
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:41
Snowden, a former CIA contractor, leaked classified data in 2013 from the National Security Agency about the US's spying and surveillance programs around the world.Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces 10 p.m. business curfew as cases spike
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:41
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced a significant escalation in the city's COVID-19 restrictions, instituting a 10 p.m. curfew for nonessential businesses amid a spike in virus cases.Trump Creates Radical Coalition Declaring 'No International Right' To Abortion
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:40
The Geneva Consensus Declaration breaks from UN consensus by seeking to restrict abortion access and undermine same-sex marriage.Twitter and Facebook bosses ordered to testify by GOP senators
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 20:39US social media giants limited spread of a suspect news report on alleged dealings of Democrat nominee Joe Biden's son.
Toronto psychotherapist accused of historical sex assault
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 20:39
A Toronto senior has been arrested in a sexual assault investigation involving a healthcare provider. Toronto Police allege an unregistered psychotherapist saw a woman for therapy between 2011 and... 2014 in the area of Bloor St. W. and Christie St. and that he sexually assaulted her during sessions. Gregory Nye, 72, surrendered to police Monday and was charged with sexual assault. Police are concerned about the possibility of other potential victims. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).Journalist Martin Bashir, who conducted bombshell Princess Diana interview, 'seriously unwell' with COVID
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:39
Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana shed light on her "crowded" marriage to Prince Charles.Bladerunner humpback sighted off Cape Hauy in rare appearance in Tasmanian waters
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:38Bladerunner, the heavily scarred humpback whale which survived a boat collision nearly 20 years ago, puts on a rare show in the waters off the Tasman Peninsula.
Trump walks out of major CBS interview, complaining about questions
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 20:37Trump tweeted that he wanted to preempt the network's own broadcast of the interview on its "60 Minutes" show Sunday in order to reveal journalist Leslie Stahl's "bias, hatred and rudeness."
Jayden Turner undefeated after fives junior races at Albany City Kart Club's October club meeting
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 20:36A total of 27 drivers hit the Albany City Kart Club track on Sunday as junior competitor Jayden Turner stole the show
These artists living with disability get back the 'creative mojo' post-COVID -- and this retreat is the secret
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:35Five female artists living with disabilities, freed from months of isolation due to coronavirus lockdowns, reignite their creative minds in the Australian bush at the former home of one of the... country's most celebrated artists.
Steve Bell on Rishi Sunak's munificence - cartoon
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:34
Continue reading...Coronavirus UK: Denmark and Mykonos on quarantine-free travel list
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:34
Arrivals from the Canaries, Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark will no longer face quarantine from Sunday after Covid-19 cases fell to acceptable levels, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.Covid-19 infection rate in the North West drops for the first time since August
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:34
Northern and Midlands regions of England have fuelled the country's second wave of coronavirus so far but tentative signs are emerging that rates in those areas are falling.MOTDx: LV General takes on Craig Mitch in Last Minute Winner
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 20:32Comedian and presenter LV General bring his football boots along to take on Craig Mitch in the latest instalment of MOTDx's Last Minute Winner challenge.
GOP Asks Supreme Court To Shorten North Carolina Absentee Deadline
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:31
Republicans are pushing back on policies meant to ensure more ballots are counted.Hamilton asks why Petrov has steward's job
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 20:31
Lewis Hamilton has questioned the decision to hire controversial former Russian driver Vitaly Petrov as an F1 steward at the Portuguese Grand Prix.'It would pay for one worker': tier 2 businesses on latest Covid funding
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:30
Hospitality and leisure bosses welcome grants but remain wary of uncertain future Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Businesses in areas of England subject to tier 2... restrictions have welcomed extra support measures announced by the government but say the future still looks bleak if Covid-19 restrictions persist. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said on Thursday that firms in tier 2 areas would be eligible for monthly grants of up to £2,100 and an increased government contribution to workers' wages under the job support scheme. Burger King planning to test reusable containers to reduce waste next year
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:28
For customers using the "zero-waste" packaging will pay a deposit and then receive a refund when they return the containers, which can be cleaned and reused repeatedly.GDE investigating sexual misconduct claims at Vaal High School
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 20:27The Gauteng Education Department has appointed a legal firm to probe the claims that have levelled against staff including the principal at the school in Vanderbijlpark.
Epstein paid Ghislaine Maxwell six figures to recruit massage therapists
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:27
Ghislaine Maxwell said she earned a six-figure salary while working for Jeffrey Epstein, which involved managing his six estates — and scouting massage therapists for the wealthy pervert. The... British socialite — the daughter of disgraced late media titan Robert Maxwell — said she started working for Epstein in 1992 before the two became romantically...After the latest Covid job support U-turn, Sunak's halo has gone | Nils Pratley
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:27
Chancellor's winter economic plan didn't make it through autumn and his second try may require tweaks Rishi Sunak's original winter economic plan didn't even make it beyond the middle of autumn. The... chancellor's new jobs support package is not so much a tweak of the original as a complete rewrite. A good thing too, of course, because the first version was full of holes, as outsiders spotted on day one. Employers were being invited to pay 55% of the wages of someone working 33% of normal hours, an offer that was never likely to save many reduced-hours jobs - a supposed key aim. Gauteng ANC expects update from Makhura regarding appointment of new Heath MEC
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 20:23Gauteng ANC deputy provincial chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, said that while the provincial executive could not tell Premier David Makhura who to pick, it could urge him to do so quickly.
Ofqual board minutes reveal tensions with DfE ahead of exam results fiasco
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:20
Regulator aware A-level and GCSE grade assessment unreliable before results day Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England's exam regulator Ofqual was riven by uncertainty... and in-fighting with the Department for Education before this year's A-level and GCSE results, with the government publishing new policies in the middle of an Ofqual board meeting that had been called to discuss them. Minutes of Ofqual's board meetings reveal the regulator was aware that its process for assessing A-level and GCSE grades was unreliable before results were published, even as Ofqual was publicly portraying its methods as reliable and fair. Uncharted movie debuts 1st photo of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 20:18
It looks like Hollywood has actually, finally succeeded in making an Uncharted movie. Tom Holland on Thursday revealed the first image of himself as Nathan Drake in Uncharted, the upcoming movie based... on the popular Indiana Jones-esque video game series for Playstation. He mostly looks the part, though for this film, he's far younger than the Nathan players know from the games. It's nice to meet you, I'm Nate. #uncharted -- Tom Holland (@TomHolland1996) October 22, 2020 Getting this adaptation off the ground sure hasn't been easy, to say the least, and the film has repeatedly replaced its director a downright comical number of times over the years. Uncharted seems to be all set now for a release in 2021 -- though don't put it past Sony to get in one more director shake-up before then for...Coronavirus Scotland: Landlords want alcohol BANNED in supermarkets
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:14
Five hospitality industry bodies in Scotland have launched legal action against the Scottish Government against shutdown measures which are crippling the trade.Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposes 10:00 p.m. curfew on city bars, restaurants and nonessential businesses
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 20:14
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to place a 10:00 p.m. curfew on city bars and restaurants as part of a new effort to curb a spike in coronavirus cases, the Tribune has learned.Chicago man killed when car hit by tractor-trailer in Wadsworth
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 20:13
A Chicago man was killed shortly after midnight Thursday when his car was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 94 near Rosecrans Road in Wadsworth.Read Live Updates On The Second Presidential Debate
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 20:13
Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in person for the last time in the 2020 presidential race.'Bias, hatred and rudeness': Trump unloads as he tweets uncut 60 Minutes interview
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:11US President Donald Trump makes good on his claim he would leak the 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl that he cut short before again attacking the moderator of the final presidential debate on... social media.
'Bias, hatred and rudeness': Trump unloads as he leaks 60 Minutes interview
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 20:11US President Donald Trump makes good on his claim he would leak the 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl that he cut short before again attacking the moderator of the final presidential debate on... social media.
Epstein's ex denied seeing "inappropriate underage activities"
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 20:11Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone under the age of 18 for him in newly released transcripts.
Talented showjumper, 16, killed herself, inquest hears
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:11
Brodie Morgan, 16, from Newport, Wales, who featured in Horse and Hound magazine last month, was found hanged in a wooded area near Llantrisant on March 10.Poland's top court bans nearly all legal abortions
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:11
Constitutional Court has ruled that abortions in cases of fetal defects are unconstitutional.'No one will have a bad seat': Trans-Siberian Orchestra goes virtual for 2020 holiday show
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 20:10
Trans-Siberian Orchestra will deliver its holiday performance, "Christmas Eve and Other Stories Live In Concert," virtually on Dec. 18. College Football Feels All Too Normal During The Pandemic
Time - 22 Oct 2020 20:08Universities are subjecting unpaid athletic workers to precisely the same health risks that are eliciting such outrage every day on network television and social media.
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 20:07Barrett's nomination was approved by the committee, and will head to the Senate floor Friday.
Southwest and American Airlines report billions of losses in 3rd quarter amid pandemic
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:06
Southwest and American Airlines reported billions of dollars in losses Thursday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it could have been worse.Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns over alleged reference to noose, other conduct
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:06
Pat Chambers resigned as the head men's basketball coach at Penn State Wednesday following an investigation by the school into his conduct, including an alleged reference to a noose while speaking to... a Black player.Most serious charges upheld against ex-cop in George Floyd killing
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 20:05A judge upheld second-degree murder and manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin, but dropped third-degree murder.
Chick-fil-A sauces will soon be available at Walmart and other stores
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 20:04
Chick-fil-A announced Thursday its beloved sauces will start hitting shelves at Walmart, Publix and Kroger next month.Doctors catch Covid after distancing rules 'ignored' at Surrey function
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:03
Royal Surrey foundation trust investigates 22 junior doctors, two of whom tested positive Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An NHS trust is investigating after two junior... doctors contracted coronavirus following a function with 20 other colleagues where social distancing rules were allegedly ignored. The cases, involving junior doctors from Royal Surrey NHS foundation trust who congregated at a social gathering unconnected to the trust, were declared an outbreak by Public Health England. However, contact tracing concluded there was no risk to patients because personal protective equipment was used at work and the staff swiftly isolated. The staff members in question did not return to work after testing positive. Hamilton unhappy at Black Lives Matter critic Petrov's Portuguese F1 GP role
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:03
Vitaly Petrov criticised Hamilton over Breonna Taylor T-shirt 'We should be including people who are with the times' Lewis Hamilton has criticised the FIA for choosing Vitaly Petrov as a race steward... for this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix. Petrov, who was the first Russian driver to compete in Formula One, has been critical of Hamilton's strident anti-racism stance and his commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement. Petrov competed in F1 between 2010 and 2012 for Renault, Lotus and Caterham. After Hamilton wore a T-shirt bearing the words "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" at the Tuscan GP, Petrov was scathing. "For me, this T-shirt, on top of calling for everyone to kneel, was too much," he said. "But to call on that in Formula One itself ... I think half of the spectators...American Voter: Matthew Pinna
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 20:02Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.
Health secretary denies report he wants to oust FDA head
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 20:01According to a report published in Politico, Azar had expressed his frustration with Hahn to several allies within his department
Jennifer Aniston is seen in public for the first time in 8 MONTHS running errands in Beverly Hills
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 20:01
Jennifer Aniston was seen in public for the first time in eight months as she ran errands in Beverly Hills Tuesday.Ghislaine Maxwell denies introducing Prince Andrew to teen sex partners, in deposition transcripts
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 20:01
In transcripts released today of deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate denies introducing Prince Andrew to teen sex partners. Bumper turnout for club's charity Stableford event
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 20:01
More than $5000 was donated to Albany Foodbank as part of the Albany Golf Club's annual Charity DayChimps pare down their social circle in later years - study
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 20:00
Researchers say chimpanzees and humans share same pattern of social ageing There is more that comes with older age than greying hair and wrinkled skin. When humans reach their later years, they favour... more established friends and their social circle is pared down. Now, for what appears to be the first time, scientists have seen the same behaviour in another species. More than two decades of observations of chimpanzees reveal that older males choose to hang out with their long-term friends at the expense of other relationships. Mabuza: Govt caught napping on COVID-19 corruption
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 20:00Deputy President David Mabuza blamed government systems and controls and also cited the human factor for failing to detect rampant corruption linked to COVID-19 social relief and the procurement of... protective equipment and supplies.
No Grumpy Old Men in the Chimp World
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 20:00
Older male chimps follow a pattern that researchers also see in humans, preferring to have positive relationships with a few good friends.The Presidential Race Dominates Headlines. Here's Why National Parties Are Dumping Tens of Millions Into State Races
Time - 22 Oct 2020 20:00This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s easy to reduce the stakes for any Election Day to... the White House race. It feeds a billion-dollar campaign industry, draws the biggest headlines and turns even the…
English opener Jason Roy eyes plenty of runs after signing on for Perth Scorchers' Big Bash League campaign
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 20:00
New Perth Scorcher Jason Roy has revealed a brief conversation with captain Mitch Marsh last month motivated him to inquire about joining the club.Wild One's swell beginning to new season
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 20:00The 112th Princess Royal Sailing Club season officially began in front of a large gathering at the club- house last Saturday
Supermarkets in Wales told to only sell essentials
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 19:58Retailers will be barred from selling items like clothes when Wales goes into a two-week lockdown.
Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 19:58Chief justice says legislation allowing abortion of malformed fetuses was 'incompatible' with the constitution.
Father creates a genius 'Zoom meeting' Halloween costume for his 12-year-old daughter
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:58
Greg Dietzenbach, 42, from Marion, Iowa, created an interactive Zoom call costume for his daughter Ada, 12. The crafty father designed the 'Zoom and Gloom' Halloween costume himself.Dedicated voters brave heavy rain with no umbrellas in Florida for election
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 19:58
Some voters had umbrellas. Others did not. Climate change is a national security issue, experts warn
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:57Climate change is considered a threat multiplier by national security experts, many of whom are urging voters to keep this issue in mind when they cast their ballots. Drought, fires and major... disasters all have the potential to spark mass migrations globally. "There's nothing that will deter (people) from fleeing to safety," former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff tells CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli.
Democrats boycott committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:56Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have unilaterally advanced the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, in spite of a boycott by Democrats. Harvard Law Professor Alan... Jenkins joined CBSN to break down what Barrett's impact could be on the court.
Trump and Biden in tight race in swing states ahead of final debate
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:56President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will go head to head on the debate stage for the final time Thursday night. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center... for Politics joined CBSN to break down where the race stands ahead of the debate.
Trump administration violates agreement, releases "60 Minutes" interview footage
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:56President Trump on Thursday violated an agreement with CBS News and released the White House's recording of an interview with "60 Minutes," three days ahead of the expected Sunday airing on CBS.... Correspondent Lesley Stahl asked the president about the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and other key issues in the campaign. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has more.
US considering declaring major human rights organizations are anti-Semitic
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 19:56The US State Department is considering declaring that several widely respected human rights organizations are anti-Semitic, according to multiple sources who have been made aware of the conversations.
What to watch for in the presidential debate tonight
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:55President Trump and Joe Biden are facing off in their second and final debate before the election.
Coronavirus: France extends overnight curfew as cases surge
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 19:51The 21:00 to 06:00 curfew will apply from Friday and two-thirds of French people will be affected.
Armed man wore military garb near schools: Toronto cops
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 19:51
Toronto Police arrested a man wearing military garb who was spotted walking near schools while allegedly carrying two firearms earlier this week. Officers responded to a call around 5:43 a.m. Monday... for a person with a gun in the Allen Rd. and Eglinton Ave. W. area. The caller described the man as wearing a SWAT suit, balaclava and an army cap. Seven schools, as a result, were put in hold-and-secure mode. Police then said several hours later — at 10:52 a.m. — officers responded to an unknown trouble call in the same area. Cops found a man on a bridge wearing camouflage and a bulletproof vest. No injuries were reported. The affected schools were John Polanyi Collegiate Institute, Cedarvale, J.R. Wilcox, Davisville Junior Public School/Spectrum Alternative, Fairbank Public School,...The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: part of the problem, not the solution | Editorial
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 19:50
Many Conservatives think the chancellor is the answer to their party's difficulties. His latest announcement should make them think again Rishi Sunak has steered a charmed course through much of the... coronavirus pandemic. While other ministers have struggled, the chancellor has appeared cool, clear and decisive. As a result, while faith in Boris Johnson has declined within the Conservative party, confidence in Mr Sunak has risen. If there were to be a leadership contest any time soon, it would be Mr Sunak's to lose. The chancellor's latest so-called "economy update" on Thursday should make those who have put their chips on him stop and think. This was the fourth emergency budget he has delivered during the pandemic. In itself, that is not the chancellor's fault, for these have been tectonic...The Post's Presidential Debate Bingo cards for final Trump-Biden matchup
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:49
The prime-time presidential debates are back -- and so is Post BINGO! After a longer-than-expected hiatus thanks to the vice presidential tilt and President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, the... incumbent and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will face off Thursday night in Nashville for a second and final time before the election. And you can play along...Worker ensures giant inflatable Borat is covered up as he floats down Thames to promote new movie
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:49
A giant inflatable Borat has been sent down the River Thames to promote the comedy film's new sequel. The 40ft float has been used to mark the release of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.Phil Collins' ex-wife accuses him of spying with hidden cameras
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:49
Orianne Cevey, 46, alleges in new court documents she discovered around 20 hidden cameras throughout the home, including in her personal bathroom and changing room.France extends COVID curfew to cover 46 million people
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 19:48He refused to be drawn on whether that could mean the whole country being placed under a second lockdown in the run-up to the Christmas holidays.
Mexico and US reach water deal before Saturday deadline
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 19:48Mexico reaches deal to supply water to the US under a 1944 treaty, averting a looming Saturday deadline.
Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:47Despite Democrats' boycotting the meeting Thursday morning, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham proceeded with a party-line vote to advance the nomination of President Trump's Supreme... Court pick Amy Coney Barrett. Watch the vote as it unfolded live on CBSN, with analysis by CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes.
PM admits failings as England's Covid contact-tracing system hits new low
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 19:47
Expert says figures show £12bn system 'struggling to make any difference to the epidemic' Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson and his chief scientific adviser... have admitted to failings in England's £12bn test-and-trace system as contact-tracing fell to a new low and waiting times for test results soared to almost double the target. Under pressure to explain new figures showing less than 60% of close contacts being reached, while test turnaround times rose to nearly 48 hours, the prime minister said: "I share people's frustrations and I understand totally why we do need to see faster turnaround times and we need to improve it." Prince Andrew accuser a 'fantasist' who spun 'tissue of lies', Maxwell told lawyers
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 19:47
Ghislaine Maxwell told lawyers that Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre had spun a "tissue of lies" and was an "awful fantasist", according to newly-released documents.Body bags, hotel rooms -- and grenades? How Illinois has spent over $1.6 billion in response to COVID-19.
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 19:45
As of Oct. 1, state agencies reported spending more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funds on COVID-19.How will Biden deal with Trump's personal attacks at Thursday's debate?
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:41
Biden has stayed off the trail focusing on prep as Trump continues to campaign.Trump violates agreement and releases "60 Minutes" interview
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:41The full exchange, which runs approximately 37 minutes, was taped Tuesday at the White House.
Massive Marvel Avengers exhibit bound for Toronto
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 19:41
After an international tour that has seen it stop in New York City, London, Paris, Seoul, Las Vegas and other far-flung locations, Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibit is set to make its first... Canadian stop in Toronto. At the interactive exhibit at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, followers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can take a deep a dive into the history, science, engineering, genetics, technology and profiles of such fan-favourite heroes as Captain America, Hulk, Thor and Iron Man. “As we can all relate, 2020 has been a tough year, but we have the perfect solution for families and superhero fans alike,” Justin Paquin, of Paquin Entertainment, says. In addition to a retail store housing exclusive items, the exhibit will also include props from the original movies, including...Family of slain Marikana cop believe wrong man is on trial
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 19:40
Hendrick Tsietsi Monene was the first of 44 people killed in weeklong violence Marikana, and his family believe the wrong man is being tried for his murder.Ghislaine Maxwell slams Virginia Giuffre's outfit in 'Mean Girls' moment: docs
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:38
The 2001 pic allegedly shows Andrew with his hand around Giuffre's waist and Maxwell grinning in the background at her London apartment.Police marksman shot dead 'American pitbull' after it mauled four people
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:36
Hugo was assessed by police last year due to his breed but was deemed safe to remain living with his owner. Just weeks later he escaped from home in Tyneside and went on a rampage.Devon and Cornwall holiday companies told to TURN AWAY Northerners
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:35
Malcolm Bell, chief executive of Visit Cornwall, highlighted Government guidance that people living under the harshest measures should not leave their area unless essential.GOP asks high court to move up absentee deadline in tied-up N. Carolina
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:34Republican officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to shorten North Carolina’s recently extended deadline for accepting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election DayWATCH: Mamma's Pizza employee fired after sauce tossed on vehicle
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 19:33
If you’re upset about an illegally parked car, it’s probably a bad idea to hit the sauce. A Mamma’s Pizza employee was fired after dashcam video surfaced on social media showing a worker tossing... what appears to be a pan of tomato sauce onto the windshield of a vehicle in north Toronto. The incident at the pizza chain’s 4903 Yonge St. location, near Sheppard Ave., was brought to the company’s attention several weeks ago. An employee of a Mamma's Pizza at Yonge and Sheppard was caught on dashcam video throwing sauce on a customer's car #Toronto #MammasPizza -- blogTO (@blogTO) October 22, 2020 “This unfortunate situation was brought about when a person illegally parked their vehicle in the restaurant’s only parking spot and caused difficulty for our drivers to safely enter the...California theme parks consider suing state over stringent reopening requirements
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 19:33
"Our No. 1 goal is to be allowed to reopen responsibly," Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association, said. In the battle of Tory egos it's the 'Man in the Know' Sunak show | John Crace
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 19:33
At times like this, the chancellor gives impression he believes his brand is bigger than his party's Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government moves in mysterious... ways. Only on Tuesday, it had been unable to find an extra £5m to secure a deal with Andy Burnham and other local leaders to take Greater Manchester into tier 3. And on Wednesday there had been no money available for the poorest children, who will tiresomely insist on still wanting to be fed when not in school, to get free meals during the holidays up until next Easter. But on Thursday the Magic Money Tree was dripping with cash. Rishi Sunak has only been chancellor for about eight months, but I've already lost count of how many budgets he's delivered since March. We must be into double figures...N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy was with senior aide at Hoboken bar prior to staffer's COVID-19 diagnosis
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 19:32
The governor and First Lady Tammy Murphy met up with Deputy Chief of Staff Mike Delamater, along with his communications director and his wife, at the Pilsener Haus & Biergarten Saturday night.'Boris talks a lot': Speaker Lindsay Hoyle poses with his PARROT named after the PM
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:31
Sir Lindsay Hoyle allowed the public a peek into his home life with the colourful flyer named after the Prime Minister, as he posed with his menagerie in his Parliamentary apartment.Hulu drops Sinclair Broadcast Group's Fox Sports Regional Networks, including YES
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 19:30
Hulu is dropping more than a dozen Sinclair Broadcast Group's Fox Sports Regional Networks, including YES Network, Marquee Network, SportsTime Ohio. US home sales and jobless claims underscore rising inequality
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 19:30Millions of Americans are being left behind by an economic recovery that is deepening inequality.
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:28
U.S. officials say Iran is behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for President Donald TrumpCanary Islands added to UK travel corridor list
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 19:28
Holidays to the Spanish islands will be on sale in time for half-term. The Maldives, Mykonos and Denmark also added to list Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Last-minute... holidays to the Canaries will be back on sale in time for a half-term getaway after the islands were added to the UK travel corridor list. Holidaymakers will be able to visit any of the eight main islands in the archipelago without the need to quarantine for 14 days on their return. The move comes into effect from 4am on Sunday (25 October), the transport Grant Shapps confirmed on Twitter on Thursday. Wales thrash Faroe Islands to boost Euro 2021 hopes - highlights & report
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 19:27Wales coast to a 4-0 victory over the Faroe Islands that keeps their hopes of reaching a first major finals on track.
Rare two-head snake captured in Florida is being cared for by wildlife officials
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:25
A rare two-headed was found slithering in a Florida home that has found a new home with wildlife officials. The Southern black racer snake has separate tongues and brains - but a single body.Senate committee approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 19:24The unanimous vote, with all Democrats absent, sets the stage for full Senate approval at the beginning of next week on Barrett, who will tilt the high court firmly to the right.
Cinema worker says she was raped at arthouse movie theatre in Newcastle
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:23
An investigation into claims of sexual harassment at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle has uncovered a climate of fear where new female staff were targeted by known perpetrators."Seinfeld" cast reuniting to raise money for Texas Democrats
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 19:22The cast of the "show about nothing" is reuniting for "A Fundraiser About Something" -- to turn Texas blue.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Punched an Asteroid in the Name of Science. Here's What the Mission Could Teach Us
Time - 22 Oct 2020 19:22It's trying to bring a sample back to Earth for further scientific study
Chris Christie May Have Just Shaded Trump In Mask-Wearing Plea
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:21
The former GOP New Jersey governor, who got COVID-19, wrote about the dangers of politicizing health and ignoring science.Facebook, Instagram reportedly censor posts about Nigeria's anti-police brutality protests
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:20
Facebook wrongly tagged posts about anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria as fake news -- suppressing the content, according to a report Thursday. The social media giant, and its company... Instagram, admitted to filtering out hashtags linked to the protests, which intensified after several demonstrators were shot dead by members of the Nigerian military Tuesday, according...University of Utah to pay family of murdered track star Lauren McCluskey $13.5M, calls her death a 'preventable tragedy'
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 19:19
The University of Utah acknowledged for the first time that the on-campus murder of track star Lauren McCluskey was "preventable" and agreed to pay her family $13.5 million to settle a lawsuit in the... case.Scott Baio won't 'encourage and foment rioting' by taking part in 'Happy Days' reunion at Democratic fundraiser
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 19:19
Somehow, the show will go on.SABC to launch own on-demand video streaming service
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 19:19The news comes as the embattled broadcaster and the Communications Department craft a plan to get more South Africans to contribute to TV licence fees.
Spain considers return to curfews to contain 'out-of-control' pandemic
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:19Spain's health minister describes the nation's second wave of coronavirus as "out of control" as a no-confidence motion brought against the ruling party and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is easily shot... down.
France: Teacher's killer in 'contact' with fighter in Syria
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 19:18Source close to the case says 18-year-old who beheaded Samuel Paty was in close communication with a fighter in Syria.
Cabinet: Recovery plan will build confidence, place SA on new investment path
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 19:17Cabinet has announced that it had approved the setting up of a national economic recovery council which will be responsible for the regular monitoring and implementation of the country's new economic... plan.
Three RNLI lifeboats save Lily B freighter from grounding in Wexford
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:16
The 4,000-tonne Lily B declared an emergency after losing power on Tuesday afternoon and being pushed towards the rocks at Hook Head in Wexford on Ireland's east coast.CBS News blasts White House for posting Trump's '60 Minutes' interview online
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 19:16CBS News on Thursday called out the White House for violating an agreement it had with the network and posting President Trump's full "60 Minutes" interview online ahead of its Sunday air date.
Video shows Nigerian cop drag away protester after shooting him in back
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:15
A Nigerian cop was caught shooting a police-brutality protester in the back -- then dragging his limp body down the street as more gunfire rang out, according to distressing video footage. The video,... verified by Reuters, shows a handful of heavily armed officers surrounding a couple of protesters in Nigeria’s largest city Lagos on Wednesday,...Trump tells Lesley Stahl she's 'like big tech' for defending Biden
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:15
President Trump said in a contentious “60 Minutes interview” with Lesley Stahl that the veteran journalist is “like big tech” for insisting that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden... faces no credible claims of corruption involving his son Hunter’s overseas business dealings. “He’s corrupt. He’s a corrupt politician, and he’s walking with ice cream. And the...The Road to 270: This issue could trip up Biden
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 19:15CNN's John King breaks down the latest electoral college projections ahead of the final presidential debate.
Couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding may have to declare bankruptcy due to repair costs
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:14
Abi Tubis, 29, of Leeds, is among the thousands of people across the UK who are trapped living in unsafe flats with flammable cladding - and told the BBC she feels her life is 'on hold'.Trump tells Lesley Stahl he doesn't want 'tough questions' in 60 Minutes interview he leaked
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 19:12
As promised, President Trump has leaked his entire 60 Minutes interview days before it's scheduled to broadcast. After Trump was apparently unhappy about an interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes... this week, on Thursday, he released his own footage of the conversation before the network could air it. The 37-minute video posted to Trump's Facebook page opens with Stahl promising the president will "get fairness" but asking Trump, "You're okay with some tough questions?" Trump responds, "No, I'm not." Another contentious moment was when Trump complained Stahl has a "negative attitude" after she said he "used to have bigger rallies." Stahl also repeatedly pressed Trump to explain how he'll protect pre-existing conditions if the Supreme Court ends ObamaCare, as Trump says he's hoping for,...Boris Becker 'failed to hand over trophies to settle his debts'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:11
The 52-year-old German national, who was declared bankrupt in June 2017, is accused of not complying with obligations to disclose information.Taxi driver shot and killed in Parktown
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 19:11It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while travelling along Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1.
Toronto man with 8 lifetime driving bans busted for speeding: OPP
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 19:10
Maybe ninth time’s a charm? A Toronto man who has been handed a total of eight lifetime driving bans was allegedly caught speeding Tuesday by OPP traffic cops. An officer was on patrol on Airport... Rd. in the town of Mono, just northeast of Orangeville, just after 1 p.m. when police say he noticed a vehicle exceeding the speed limit and performed a traffic stop. The driver — 60-year-old Timothy Fraser — was found to have eight criminal lifetime driving bans, in addition to two suspensions under the Highway Traffic Act. Fraser was charged with operation while prohibited, driving while suspended, speeding, using an unauthorized plate, and driving without insurance. He was released with a December court date. 8 criminal driving prohibition orders didn't stop one Toronto man from cruising...Family of nine in China dies after eating toxic noodles
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:10
Nine members of the same family in China died after eating spoiled noodles that had been kept in the freezer for nearly a year, authorities said. The family living in the northeast province of... Heilongjiang ate the homemade corn noodles for breakfast on Oct. 5, according to the Independent, citing a state-run media report. The...Millions lost as 50 state-owned vehicles are hijacked in KZN
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 19:09A social worker in KwaDambuza, Pietermaritzburg, was recently accosted and shot by armed hijackers in what appears be part of a spate of hijackings of state-owned vehicles in KwaZulu-Natal.
Lawyer claims 'obvious evidence of self-defense' in 'Patriot Rally' shooting
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:08
The security guard charged with murdering a US Navy veteran at a Denver "Patriot Rally" is fighting to get out on bail — with his attorney insisting there is "obvious evidence of self-defense.”... Matthew Dolloff, 30, appeared in court Wednesday via video from jail, where he has been held since shooting 49-year-old Lee Keltner on...Trucker who drove through George Floyd protesters is charged
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:04A truck driver who drove into a large crowd of protesters on a bridge in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd has been charged with two criminal countsDeadly cytokine storm strikes Covid-19 patients after they start to feel better, top doctor reveals
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:03
Professor David Isenberg, director of the University College of London Centre for Rheumatology, said there is often a 'lull' in symptoms before the fatal complication takes hold.'She just might be getting set up': Union says Australia Post problems go beyond luxury watches
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 19:02The union representing postal workers says Australia Post's entire leadership team should be scrutinised, arguing chief executive Christine Holgate could be made a scapegoat over a luxury watches... investigation.
Donald Trump Jr. Shows Once Again He Is Planet's Least Self-Aware Person
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 19:01
The president's son said, without irony, "My father gave me an opportunity to work my way up in his company."Covid: NHS Test and Trace needs to improve, PM concedes
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 19:00Boris Johnson says he shares people's frustrations at the turnaround times for results in England.
Goldman Sachs will claw back millions from top executives over 1MDB scandal
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 19:00
The Wall Street firm will recoup money from CEO David Solomon, his predecessor Lloyd Blankfein, and other current and former executives, people familiar with the matter said.Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins review - memorial to a liberal legend
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 19:00
The Texan journalist was a hero of the American media, with her withering attacks on political hypocrisy and scabrous wit The late journalist and media commentator Molly Ivins, an outspoken liberal... from Texas, has an illustrious reputation among connoisseurs of political writing of the late 20th century, but is not so well known outside the US. This affectionate but thankfully not hagiographic documentary, directed by Janice Engel, offers a handy preçis of her biography, character and impact. It's told partly through fresh interviews with admirers (including the doyenne of progressive journalism, Rachel Maddow, as well as Dan Rather and Paul Krugman) and Ivins' friends and family. But above all the film relies on a smoothly edited melange of archive footage that recorded Ivins' killer...Nursing bridesmaid is pictured PUMPING during wedding photoshoot
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:59
Matron of honor Allison Helper was pumping breastmilk while waiting to take group photos at her friend Rachael Downs' Florida wedding. Photographer Amber Fletcher got snappingCovid-19: Boris Johnson's test-and-trace 'frustrations', and big changes to Job Support Scheme
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 18:59Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.
Coronavirus UK: 21,242 new cases and 189 deaths in daily toll
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:59
The chief scientific adviser today held a TV briefing with Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak and admitted there are signs the second wave of coronavirus in England is slowing down.The lowest prices of the season are happening right now at Kohl's--here's what to shop
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:57
Kohl's is offering up its lowest prices of the season on everything from iRobot Roomba vacuums to furniture and clothing--shop all the best deals. Coronavirus: Scientist says 'pox parties' may build immunity
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:57
Such parties were historically organised for chickenpox, but have also been used for measles and flu before the invention of vaccines. A Cambridge scientist said they might be used for Covid-19.Ireland gripped by mystery disappearance of beloved dolphin and 'national icon' Fungie
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 18:57
Ireland has been gripped by the mysterious disappearance of a beloved dolphin.Public Health England figures show rise in Covid-19 cases slowing
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:56
Early data suggests new infections may be stabilising, though hospitalisation rates are still rising Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of Covid-19 cases reported... by Public Health England appears to have stabilised after seven weeks of rising numbers, although the number of people being admitted to hospital has increased. The latest figures show that confirmed cases were down slightly from the previous week, although it is too early to tell whether this represents a significant change in pace of new infections. There is also a time lag on the data, and infections may have risen since. Bishop could lose office for 'failure to act on sexual abuse disclosure'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:56
Report reveals Glyn Webster, bishop of Beverley, told victim 'in effect, to move on' A Church of England bishop faces the possibility of being removed from office after an independent report concluded... that he failed to act on a disclosure of sexual abuse by another bishop. Glyn Webster, the bishop of Beverley, told an abuse victim "in effect, to move on", the report said. Goldman Sachs will pay record fine in massive bribery case
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:56Goldman Sachs's Malaysian subsidiary has pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate anti-bribery laws in a massive scheme involving the Southeast Asian country's sovereign wealth fund,... known as 1MDB.
Durban vagrant accused of stealing cellphone 'beaten to death with cricket bats'
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 18:56
Two men aged 35 have been arrested after allegedly beating a 33-year-old vagrant to death with cricket bats in Durban.Biden, under pressure on 'court packing,' says he would convene commission on reform
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 18:54
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, under pressure on 'court packing,' told CBS' "60 Minutes" he would appoint a bipartisan commission on court reform.Pair are banned from Welsh migrant holding camp after police were called to breakup mass bawl
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:53
The fight erupted inside the controversial Penally Asylum Accommodation Centre in Penally, Pembrokeshire on Tuesday afternoon less than a month after asylum seekers were moved in.Corruption accused ex-Gauteng officials defied MEC by awarding R1.2bn tender
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 18:53In 2007, they awarded a contract that was initially estimated at R57 million for R1.2 billion.
Goldman Sachs Unit Pleads Guilty Over Fraud Scheme
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:51
All told, Goldman will pay billions in penalties and disgorgement in Malaysia, the United States and Hong Kong for its role in the looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund.The holidays are coming. Does the COVID-19 pandemic mean you should skip even small family gatherings? What experts say.
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:51
Holiday gatherings carry the risk of spreading the coronavirus among loved ones. For those determined to see family and friends, here are some tips. Battling it out for votes in Wisconsin
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 18:50
A look at the presidential race in battleground state of Wisconsin.How private firms have cashed in on the Covid crisis | Letters
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:50
Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot, in which he discusses the secretive awarding of contracts to the private sector Andy Burnham's desperately sad and disappointed face confronted me on... the front page of Wednesday's Guardian newspaper, and I was immediately transported back to the faces of the miners who were unsuccessful in retaining their livelihoods or support after Margaret Thatcher's onslaught. Then I read George Monbiot's article (The government's secretive Covid contracts are heaping misery on Britain, 21 October) in which he reveals the private profit bonanza that surrounds the test-and-trace system. "Consultants at one of the companies involved have each been earning £6,000 a day." The contrast says it all. Manchester pubs slash beer prices as drinkers begin last night before Tier 3 lockdown hits
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:49
The new, strictest measures will mean that any venues who don't serve 'substantial' meals will have to close their doors for the time being.Nottingham braced to head into tier 3 coronavirus measures
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:48
Talks begin with local leaders about move to top level amid anger at exclusion of local MPs Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nottingham is braced to head into England's... strictest coronavirus measures as talks begin with local government leaders amid anger over an "insulting" decision to exclude MPs from discussions. A meeting to talk about the conditions of the city's move to tier 3 was due to take place with the government and Nottingham's city and county council leaders on Thursday afternoon, almost a week after a previously planned discussion was scrapped. Alcohol-free Guinness set to hit shelves in Britain and Ireland
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:48
Diageo's Guinness 0.0 comes amid burgeoning interest in low- and no- alcohol drinks The global drinks company Diageo is to further raise the stakes in the burgeoning low- and no-alcohol drinks sector... next week launching a booze-free version of Guinness in Britain and Ireland. Guinness 0.0 goes on sale in 4-440ml can packs in off-licences, and Waitrose and Morrisons supermarkets from Monday, before being rolled out to other retailers. But pub goers will have to wait until next spring to enjoy the new version of the popular Irish stout on draft, while it will be launched in other parts of the world later in 2021. Airline puts all-business class jets on holiday routes
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:45A global pandemic doesn't feel like the natural time to travel like a celebrity.
Pelosi Says Stimulus Deal Is Close, but It May Come After the Election
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:45Nancy Pelosi said she believed she and Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, were "just about there" in their negotiations.
Debate night for Trump and Biden in final campaign face off
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 18:44
Some W.H. advisers are urging Trump to trade his aggressive demeanor from the first debate for a lower-key style that puts Biden more squarely in the spotlight.England game in doubt after Barbarians players breach Covid-19 bubble
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 18:43England's match against the Barbarians is in doubt after several of the invitational side had a night out, contrary to Covid-19 rules.
Which US presidential elections had the highest voter turnout? Here's a ranking.
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:43With less than two weeks until Election Day, here's how eligible voter turnout rate for the 2020 presidential election may compare to past cycles.
Nails controversially linked to Crucifixion contain bone and wood
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:43
The nails were allegedly found in Jerusalem, in a first-century burial cave believed to be the resting place of Caiaphas, the Jewish priest who sent Jesus to his death in the Bible.Europa League: Arsenal, Rangers and Dundalk in action - live clockwatch!
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:43
Celtic v Milan, plus Spurs and Leicester in action at 8pm BST Live scoreboard! Follow all of the goals as they go in And feel free to email Ben or tweet him @benfisherj 5.42pm BST Rapid Vienna won't... be parking the bus, according to manager Dietmar Kuhbauer, in the Austrian club's first competitive meeting with Arsenal. "We have to try to disrupt the way they play," he said. "If we play only to defend, that will not be enough. They are a very, very good team despite the rotation that comes. They play with tempo and it is always difficult to defend against that - our players will have to be very, very strong in spirit. They are an attractive opponent who of course have won a lot in the past, we have to play at a very good level if we are to get something." 5.32pm BST It is strange to say it...Marge Champion, Emmy-winning dancer and movement model for 1937's 'Snow White,' dies at 101
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 18:42
Marge Champion, the Emmy-winning choreographer and dancer who served as the real-life movement model for the original "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney film, has died.Ghislaine Maxwell flew into a rage, hit table during 2016 deposition: docs
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:42
Ghislaine Maxwell became so enraged while answering questions about Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre in a 2016 deposition that she violently pounded on the table, court documents made public... Thursday revealed. Maxwell was responding to questions from Giuffre’s attorney about whether or not Epstein had sex with her while she was a minor. “So you...Senate committee OKs Amy Coney Barrett. Here's what happens next in her Supreme Court confirmation
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:41
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. Here's what happens next. Texas teen says cops savagely beat her after not wearing mask properly
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:41
A Texas teen says police savagely beat her at school after she got in trouble for not correctly wearing a mask — causing her to suffer a broken hand and head injury. Kaidence Lyons, a 15-year-old... student at Clear Creek High School, said she was walking down the hallway Oct. 19 when a staffer scolded...I've Gotten Used to Not Hugging My Grandkids. That Doesn't Make It Easier
Time - 22 Oct 2020 18:40Mika, my children’s 16-year-old half-sister, is posting old photos on Instagram, group shots with her best friends standing in close proximity to each other, with the simple caption Take me back.... Even 16-year-olds are feeling nostalgic. Madeline, my 4-year-old granddaughter, has invented imaginary friends. Madeline’s mother—my daughter Anna—has to call Salia’s mother to ask if…
Prince Andrew's name absent in redacted Ghislaine Maxwell sex files
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:37
The documents contain details of when the Duke of York is alleged to have had sex with Jeffrey Epstein's victim Virginia Giuffre in London, something he strenuously denies.The 2020 Election: What's Your Prediction?
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:37
We invite readers to write the script for what you think (not wish) will happen, and we'll see who comes closest to how it actually plays out.Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson insists he is 'not at war with North'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:37
The PM is facing anger from northern leaders that many have been subject to local restrictions for weeks and months, but the support on offer has only been stepped up now.Fossil hunter brothers who dug up the world's most expensive dinosaur are locked in bitter battle
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:37
Legendary paleontologists Peter Larson and his brother Neal Larson engaged in a family feud that became more bitter after their prized discovery, a T-Rex named Stan, sold for $32million on October 6Morrisons launches Grim Reaper pizza with world's HOTTEST chilli
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:37
Grim Reaper pizza, available at Morrisons across the UK, is topped with a Carolina Reaper, which is the world's hottest chilli with a measure of over 2 million units on the Scoville heat scaleQantas to update investors on COVID battle
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 18:35
Qantas bosses will update shareholders on the airline's battle through the coronavirus pandemic at its annual general meeting.7 Months Into the Pandemic and I'm Losing Motivation. Help?!
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:35
Not productive? No problem.Prison set on fire in Nigeria as protest death toll rises to at least 56
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:35At least 56 people have died across Nigeria since the #EndSARS protests began on October 8, with 38 killed across the country on Tuesday alone, according to human rights group Amnesty International.
4 in 10 South Africans believe COVID-19 threat exaggerated - survey
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 18:34The University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council have released findings of its COVID-19 democracy survey.
Rape prosecutions and convictions dropped by half early in UK pandemic
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:34
Data for England and Wales reflects lockdown, distancing and rising court backlog Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Prosecutions for crimes against women and girls in... England and Wales plummeted in the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic, reflecting a backlog in the court system exacerbated by the UK-wide shutdown and subsequent social distancing measures. Rape prosecutions more than halved, falling to 218 in the three months to June this year compared with 480 in the previous quarter, according to violence against women and girls (VAWG) figures from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). There were 174 convictions for rape, down from 341 in the previous quarter. Boyfriend who killed author Helen Bailey fails to appear in court over charge of killing first wife
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:34
Ian Stewart, 59, was charged in July with the murder of his first wife, Diane Stewart, who died at the age of 47, on June 25, 2010, at the couple's home in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire.Arson of toilet paper, paper towels at three Walmarts in Waterloo Region probed
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 18:33
Police are probing whether an anti-mask motive came into play in the arson of toilet paper and paper towel sections in three Walmart stores in Kitchener and Waterloo this week. Waterloo Regional and... the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario believe the fires on Tuesday night were deliberately set and are investigating them as arson. The first fire broke out around 9:15 p.m. at the Walmart at the Sunrise Centre near Ottawa St. S. and Fischer Hallman Rd. in Kitchener. About 45 minutes later, police reported a second fire at the Walmart near Ottawa St. and River Rd. in Kitchener. The third came at 10:20 p.m. in Waterloo, at Walmart’s Bridgeport Rd. E. and Weber St. S. location. Here is one of the social media posts that Waterloo police say they're investigating as part of the alleged...US urges countries to withdraw from UN nuke ban treaty
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is urging countries that have ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact nears the 50 ratifications needed to trigger its... entry into force, which supporters say could happen this week. The US letter to signatories, obtained by The Associated Press, says...Hotel quarantine on the agenda for leaders
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders are set to discuss improvements to hotel quarantine when they meet for national cabinet.Army general on 'special leave' after high-flying wife's arrest for fraud
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
The SANDF confirmed that deputy surgeon general Noel Ndhlovu was placed on special leave this weekVietnamese migrant came to UK in lorry trailer where 39 later died
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
Giving evidence today, anonymous Witness X described an earlier successful smuggling trip from Zeebrugge to Purfleet on October 11, before the migrants were found dead on October 23.The imperialists could start a third world war to try to retain control over their remaining territories
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 18:31Assessing the growing dangers of a third world war.State funeral to farewell Labor giant Ryan
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
A state funeral for pioneering Labor senator and champion of women's rights Susan Ryan will be held in Sydney on Friday.Taxi groups on path towards formalisation, Mbalula tells NW lekgotla
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 18:31The minister highlighted that the industry still operated on the fringes of the formal economy and failed to comply with the country's tax laws and labour laws intended to protect workers.
Poland rules abortion due to foetal defects unconstitutional
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:31
Constitutional court's ruling could pave way for governing PiS party to move ahead with legislative ban Poland's constitutional tribunal has ruled that abortion due to foetal defects is... unconstitutional, rejecting the most common of the few legal grounds for pregnancy termination in the predominantly Catholic country. The chief justice, Julia Przyłębska, said in a ruling that existing legislation - one of Europe's most restrictive - that allows for the abortion of malformed foetuses was "incompatible" with the constitution. Couple were found dead in paddling pool filled with hot water in back garden
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:30
Michelle Slater, 44, and her boyfriend Jason Bentham, 43, were found dead in a paddling pool filled with hot water at a home in St Helens, Merseyside, an inquest into her death heard.Goldman Sachs subsidiary pleads guilty to role in $2.6B embezzlement in Malaysia
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 18:30
The firm admitted to violating provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.The US just topped 1,100 coronavirus deaths a day
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:29You know Covid-19 is out of control when health officials are so overwhelmed they can't notify close contacts who may be infected.
Lily Allen launches sex toy, encouraging women to talk confidently about pleasure
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:29Lily Allen has teamed up with a German sex toy brand to launch her own sex toy -- and start a discussion about female sexuality.
Scottish energy company investigates blackout caused by subsea cable failure
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:29
18,000 homes were affected by underwater cable fault between Skye and Harris An energy company is investigating how an underwater cable connecting the Western Isles with mainland Scotland was cut... suddenly, causing a blackout that affected roughly 18,000 homes. The 20-mile (32km) cable, which runs on the sea bed from Skye to Harris, failed without warning six days ago. Men arrested for alleged plan to shoot bowling balls out of cannon
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:29
Not the best way to have a ball. Four men were busted in New Jersey while allegedly planning to shoot bowling balls out of a cannon -- sending a bomb team rushing to the site, according to reports... Thursday. Daniel Galloway, 43, and three pals were allegedly spotted hauling the old-school weapon through a field...Coronavirus updates: Moderna hits vaccine milestone; 'Witch City' has strict Halloween rules; blood supply shortage looms
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:27Moderna announces crucial vaccine step. Salem will have strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. . Latest COVID news.
Coronavirus: Canary Islands added to UK's safe travel list
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 18:27UK tourists will also no longer need to quarantine after visiting Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark.
Colbert on Giuliani's Borat scene: 'We got more than October surprised'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:25
Late-night hosts react to Trump's lawyer's compromising scene in the movie and the president's Chinese bank account "Every four years, around this time of the election, people start to worry about an... October surprise," said Stephen Colbert on Wednesday evening, just 13 days away from the election. And on Wednesday, "we got more than October surprised. We got October appalled" by a compromising scene of Rudy Giuliani in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to his hit satirical prank film from 2006. Email reportedly sent from Biden's brother to Hunter references Kamala Harris
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:25
An email sent by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s brother Jim to Hunter Biden and others regarding a potential business venture with a now bankrupt Chinese conglomerate included the name... of Biden’s vice presidential running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, according to a report. The email, dated May 15, 2017, and obtained by Fox News, is...Gernot the gorilla shows off his gymnastics skills at London Zoo
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:24
Gernot, a five-year-old Western lowland gorilla showed off his gymnastics skills at London Zoo by performing four forward rolls in quick succession having spent the summer practicing the move.Caught on video: irate bus rider damages truck with a kick and the driver fails to report it
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 18:24
After a bus found itself stuck on side street in Montreal, a frustrated bus rider kicked a parked truck the bus could not get past and was caught on video.Scenes from Behind the Frontlines of Europe's Oldest 'Frozen War' in Nagorno-Karabakh
Time - 22 Oct 2020 18:23In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, strings of empty ration cans hang from a rafter jerry-rigged above canted mud walls, intended to jangle in the event of contact... from an enemy stationed only a few hundred yards away. The rust on the cans suggests they are a relic of the…
Man arrested, second sought in knife-point robberies at Toronto massage parlours, spas
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 18:22
Toronto Police have arrested one man and are hunting a second they say is wanted in eight knife-point robberies targeting women who worked at massage parlours or spas. Investigators say the incidents,... which took place in February and March, saw a man enter massage parlours and spas posing as a client. In each case, victims were forced into a chokehold and then had a knife held to their throats as the man demanded money and, in some cases, their personal belongings. The robber then took off on foot. Police said the victims didn’t sustain any injuries. On Tuesday, the Hold Up Squad arrested a man after executing a search warrant. Jaiwei Dai, 24, of Toronto, has been charged with four counts of robbery with an offensive weapon, two counts of forcible confinement, and three counts of...Another 21,242 COVID-19 cases and 189 deaths recorded in UK
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 18:22
The UK has recorded another 21,242 COVID-19 cases, government figures show.Changes to the coronavirus job support scheme in England explained
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:21
The chancellor has updated his post-furlough package, so who gets what and when? Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The British chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced an... expansion of the government's new furlough scheme. Announced alongside a package of business grants for companies in areas facing higher levels of coronavirus restrictions, the expansion comes less than a month after Sunak first announced the job support scheme (JSS) to replace furlough. 8 Years After Sandy, New York City Lags On Climate. Will The 2021 Election Change That?
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:21
New Yorkers keep voting for climate hard-liners. Next year, they'll choose a new mayor, comptroller and a majority of the City Council.MSNBC Hallie Jackson destroys Trump's spokesman lying about voter fraud. This is how it is done.
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 18:20
MSNBC Hallie Jackson gives me hope. She decimated Trump's spokesman Hogan Gidley for continuing Trump's lies about voter fraud.Brendin Horner murder: Lawyers for Sekwetje Mahlamba to appeal bail decision
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 18:20Sekwetje Mahlamba has been denied bail in the Senekal Magistrates Court, while his co-accused, Sekola Matlaletsa, was released on R5,000 bail.
Fact check: Post online misquotes Biden on court-packing amid debate over size of Supreme Court
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:19
Joe Biden never said the "day after" he's elected, people will "know what he stands for." A Google search of the exact quote turned up no results. Hurricane Epsilon to deliver glancing blow to Bermuda on Thursday; US East Coast may see 'dangerous' surf
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:19
A weakening Hurricane Epsilon will make its closest approach to Bermuda Thursday, forecasters said, delivering a glancing blow to the island nation. Wales nationalises train operations after Covid passenger slump
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:19
Unions welcome move to bring day-to-day running of services under direct public control Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Wales has nationalised its train operations after... a large drop in passenger numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The day-to-day running of rail services will be brought under direct public control, ending the franchise run by Keolis and Amey since 2018. Hunter Biden's ex-business partner told 'don't mention Joe' in text message
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:18
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski was warned “don’t mention Joe” in a 2017 text exchange which emerged following Bobulinski’s bombshell statement to The Post... that former vice president Joe Biden was involved in his family’s plot to make millions in Communist China. The messages, obtained by Fox News on Thursday, purportedly shows...'Looking forward to a beer': Stranded Aussies board first Qantas flight to Darwin
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 18:18The flight is underwritten by the Australian Government and is the first of eight by Qantas that will fly directly to Darwin before passengers are transferred to the Howard Springs quarantine facility... where they will spend 14 days.
Lawyer, 68, fined £30k after telling black secretary he'd joined KKK
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:15
Samuel Maurice Charkham, 68, shouted across the office of Simkins LLP in Bloomsbury to say, 'I've joined the KKK,' after putting a white envelope on his head.China warns Canada to halt 'blatant interference' as feud continues
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:15
Canada concluded China's actions against ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang province constituted a genocide and called for sanctions China has warned Canadian lawmakers to halt their "blatant... interference" in its internal affairs, in the latest episode of a rumbling diplomatic feud between the two nations. Earlier this week, a Canadian parliamentary committee concluded China's actions against ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang province constituted a genocide and called for sanctions against officials complicit in the government's policy. USA TODAY Sports' Week 7 NFL picks: Do Steelers or Titans fall from ranks of unbeaten?
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:12
It's rare for two 5-0 teams to meet this late in season, but there might be more than a perfect start at stake for Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Goldman Sachs to cough up R48.6bln amid Malaysia corruption scandal
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 18:11
Goldman Sachs on Thursday agreed to pay nearly $3 billion (R48.6-billion) to settle a probe into its role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, and its Malaysia unit agreed to plead guilty to... violating foreign bribery laws, drawing a line under a saga that has dogged the bank for years.EU awards human rights prize to Belarus opposition
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:11
BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for their challenge to President Alexander... Lukashenko's long, hard-line reign. During a speech at the European Parliament, president David Sassoli praised the Sakharov Prize laureates for their "courage, resilience and determination." "They...Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 18:10
Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years agoAn iPad Studio Tour Finds Bruce Nauman Pushing Limits
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 18:10Through the medium of the touchscreen, the pioneering American artist has found a channel to fuse his body and his work space.
Covid surge 'very serious' in Germany and 'out of control' in Spain
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 18:10
Czech PM apologises for bringing back tough measures; Poland and Croatia set daily records Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage European politicians and experts charged with... combating the coronavirus pandemic are raising the alarm that nations across the continent are on the brink of an "out-of-control" resurgence of the disease. As multiple countries experienced record rises in infections - including some previously praised for the effectiveness of their response - a chorus of increasingly grim warnings was matched by announcements of tightening restrictions. Judge drops third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd death
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:08
A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge lodged against ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin, who is free on a $1 million bond, still faces... second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd’s police custody death on May 25, CNN reported Thursday. Judge Peter Cahill also upheld six other...Woman, 27, with heart condition collapsed and died at garden party
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:07
Luci Young, from West Molesey, Surrey, was celebrating a friend's birthday at a garden party in nearby Cobham in July when she slumped forward in her chair and began 'snorting'.Russian archaeologists unearth the skull of a 5,000 year old man who underwent ancient brain surgery
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 18:06
Remarkable 3-D imagery and pictures from Crimea show traces of trepanation on a Bronze Age man aged in his 20s. The surgery with a stone scalpel was not successful, say scientists.Sen. Schumer calls Barrett confirmation vote an 'illegitimate process'
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:02
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court an “illegitimate process” after... Democratic members of the panel boycotted the hearing. “This is not a decision the members of the committee have taken lightly,” Schumer said during a news conference on the...The Czech PM, overseeing one of the worst coronavirus epidemics in the world, apologized to his people five times in a speech
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 18:01The Czech Republic's coronavirus crisis is now so bad that when Prime Minister Andrej Babis stood in front of reporters during a live news conference Wednesday, he did something few leaders often do.... He apologized to the people. Five times.
Ghislaine Maxwell grilled about Prince Andrew puppet allegedly tied to abuse
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 18:01
The Prince Andrew puppet that was allegedly used to grope some of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims made a cameo in Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2016 deposition that was unsealed Thursday. The doll — seemingly... the same one that Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre said bore the likeness of the British royal — was the subject of a lengthy...Your Questions About Tonight's Debate Answered
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 18:01Tonight is the third and final presidential debate. Or maybe the second and final. In any case, I answer all your questions about the debate below: When is it? 9 pm to 10:30 pm Eastern time. Where is... it? On your TV. Or your laptop. Or your phone. Hell, maybe on your refrigerator and your […]
Prisoners are entitled to COVID-19 stimulus funds. It's time to help them get their money.
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 18:00
Incarcerated people are among those most endangered by COVID-19. Two bird-sized dinosaurs evolved the ability to glide but 'weren't great at it', study shows
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:59
Despite having bat-like wings, two magpie-sized dinosaurs, called Yi and Ambopteryx, only managed to glide clumsily between the trees, say US researchers.Rising vacancies, declining rent squeezing landlords
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 17:59
The pandemic and recession are squeezing big apartment building owners, with a surge in vacancies leading to a decline in rent growth for the first time in yearsMayor urges Montrealers to shop locally this holiday season
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 17:59
At a news conference Thursday morning, Mayor Valerie Plante announced six new measures and $6 million in funding aimed at enticing Montrealers to visit shopping arteries and buy from local merchants... when checking off their shopping lists.Drug addict, 42, who battered a grandfather to death at his home is jailed for at least 32 years
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:58
Darren McClean (pictured), 42, must serve a minimum of 32 years after attacking Dennis Kellond, 88, at his home in Godstone, Surrey, in April, with the pensioner's body being found two days later.Tiger Roll runs flat on return to level with Grand National hat-trick the target
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:58
Dual Aintree winner walks out of stalls in Navan race Popular chaser finishes a well-beaten sixth on comeback The second Flat race of Tiger Roll's illustrious career is unlikely to rate as even a... footnote in future accounts of the dual Grand National winner's career, as he could finish only sixth in the Flower Hill Maiden Stakes at Navan on Thursday having missed the break and raced detached from the rest of the field for the first half-mile of the 14-furlong race. Having opened in the betting at 10-1, Tiger Roll set off as a 9-1 shot against several rivals with impressive Flat pedigrees. Sam Ewing, a 16-year-old apprentice rider who had earlier said he could not believe that he would be riding "one of the best horses ever", passed three rivals in the home straight but Tiger Roll never...Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition Is Released
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 17:57
Ms. Maxwell, who fought to keep the deposition secret, repeatedly denied that she helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom and sexually abuse teenage girls.Health secretary denies report he wants to oust FDA head
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:56According to a report published in Politico, Azar had expressed his frustration with Hahn to several allies within his department
Charges against Masuku, Diko still to be formailsed, says Gauteng ANC
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 17:55Provincial Treasurer, Parks Tau, said that the process would now follow rule 25 of the ANC constitution in dealing with the two.
PM admits to 'frustrations' over Test and Trace and says system can 'improve'
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 17:55
Boris Johnson has confessed to "frustrations" at the Test and Trace system and admitted there is need to "improve" the programme.Bottle-fed babies could be ingesting more than 1 million microplastics daily, new study says
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 17:54
Babies fed by way of a plastic bottle may be ingesting more than 1 million microplastics on a daily basis, though risks posed by the often invisible substance are still unclear.Boston Marathon runners raise $32.1 million
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 17:54
"We are immensely proud of each and every participant."Parents Are Worried About Schools. Are the Candidates?
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 17:53
The pandemic has made education a top issue for many voters. But you wouldn't know that from the candidates' stump speeches.UK must be 'brave' and prosecute gulf royal accused of sexual assault, says top QC
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:53
Helena Kennedy says CPS must pursue case against UAE minister accused of assaulting British citizen Caitlin McNamara at Hay Abu Dhabi festival The UK's Crown Prosecution Service must be "brave" and... set a legal precedent by taking on the case of a British citizen who has accused a senior gulf royal of sexual assault, says one of the UK's leading lawyers. Related: Gulf royal accused of sexual assault must go, says Hay literature festival What's the status of a second $1,200 stimulus check?
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:53Negotiations are continuing after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's October 20 deadline to pass a bill before the election.
Hurricane Epsilon Approaches Bermuda
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 17:52
The storm had swiftly intensified into a Category 3 for a few hours.Three tons of cannabis is washed up in Spain after speed boat ferrying the £14m cargo ran aground
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:51
Nearly 90 bales of cannabis resin weighing three tons washed up on Isla Canela beach near Ayamonte close to Spain's south-west border with Portugal on Wednesday.COVID cases in Ontario top 800 again as LTC outbreaks rise
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 17:51
Ontario reported another 841 new COVID-19 cases and nine more related deaths Thursday, as the number of infections in nursing homes continued to rise. There were 86 long-term-care (LTC) facilities in... outbreak Thursday, with COVID-19 positive tests for 216 residents and 203 staff members. Liberal MPP John Fraser pressed the Ontario government on the number of outbreaks in LTC homes and the new development that residents with COVID-19 are remaining in some homes, separated by some form of barrier from other residents. “Does the minister think that putting up wall dividers is the safest way to protect residents from the spread of COVID-19,” Fraser asked in the legislature Thursday. Government House Leader Paul Calandra responded, saying the current leadership inherited a LTC system that...Endangered frogs rescued from muddy puddle in desert have 200 offspring
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 17:51A clutch of critically-endangered water frogs rescued from a muddy puddle in Chile's driest desert has birthed 200 offspring at the country's national zoo, the Chilean government announced on... Wednesday.
Sidewalk superstars of New York: Frank Horvat's fabulous farewell - in pictures
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:50
The great photographer, who has died aged 92, loved the bustle of the Big Apple. Sidewalk, his love letter to its street life, was published this month • Frank Horvat, groundbreaking French... photographer, dies aged 92 Biden says he would convene bipartisan commission on court reform if elected
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 17:50Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told CBS' "60 Minutes," if elected, he would appoint a bipartisan commission on court reform.Most serious charges upheld against ex-cop in George Floyd killing
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:50A judge upheld second-degree murder and manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin, but dropped third-degree murder.
Guess Who Arms Both Azerbaijan and Armenia
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:49As with many wars around the world, the current war between Azerbaijan and Armenia is a war between militaries armed and trained by the United States. And in the view of some experts, the level of... weapons purchased by Azerbaijan is a key cause of the war. Before anybody proposes shipping more weapons to Armenia as the ideal solution, there is another possibility.Trump releases contentious '60 Minutes' footage before broadcast
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:47
President Trump on Thursday released nearly 38 minutes of video footage from a “60 Minutes” interview that he walked out of Tuesday after claiming bias from correspondent Lesley Stahl. “Look at... the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight's anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse! #MAGA,” Trump wrote on Twitter,...Scientists have found a rare half-male, half-female songbird
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 17:47It may not be one in a million, but it's pretty close.
Rare green puppy 'Pistachio' born in Italy
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 17:47The puppy was part of a five-dog litter born at a farm on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
There's Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . .
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:45
The climate crisis touches everything, and, just as climate has reshaped energy law, climate change will become a defining issue in other areas, including civil rights, land use, insurance law, and... water law.Libya: UN condemns arrest of media authority chief
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 17:44UN Support Mission denounces 'unlawful arrest' of Mohammed Baayou after he spoke out against Islamist groups in Tripoli.
Boris Johnson should backtrack on free school meals. But the damage is done | Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:43
Marcus Rashford's campaign is popular. The Tories don't realise that, in a pandemic, kindness is a strength not a weakness When Marcus Rashford was a boy, he would sometimes hear his exhausted mother... crying herself to sleep. She worked full time in minimum-wage jobs to support her five children, but still there wasn't always enough to go round. As he once put it, "if there was food on the table, there was food on the table", and if not he didn't moan about feeling hungry. When his gift for football became obvious, she wangled him into Manchester United's youth academy a year early, because it came with catered accommodation; finally, a guarantee that he'd be eating enough through the ravenous teenage years. Rashford got lucky, but knows full well that other children didn't - and raising...Weekly jobless claims drop to lowest level since the start of pandemic
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:43787,000 Americans filed unemployment claims for the first time last week, the lowest number since March 14. Frances Stacy, director of portfolio strategy at Optimal Capital, joins CBSN to discuss the... long-term implications of the unemployment problem.
Quibi founder reportedly told newly-unemployed staffers to listen to a song from Trolls to cheer themselves up
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 17:43
Quibi is officially shutting down after just six months, and it sounds like the company went out on a fittingly bizarre note. The short-form streaming service announced Wednesday it's already shutting... down after launching in April, and according to the Wall Street Journal, "employees will be laid off and will be paid a severance." But the Journal's report also includes the odd detail that when founder Jeffrey Katzenberg discussed the news on a video call with employees, he apparently "suggested Quibi staffers listen to the song 'Get Back Up Again,' sung by actress Anna Kendrick in the animated film Trolls to buoy their spirits." After news of the shutdown was announced publicly, Katzenberg and Quibi CEO Meg Whitman penned a letter saying that "our failure" with the company "was not for...She wasn't infected. Why she almost lost her life anyway
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 17:42A woman in Utah was turned away from hospitals while having a heart attack because the hospitals did not have bed space due to Covid-19. CNN's Martin Savidge reports.
Trump Releases Footage From '60 Minutes' Interview He Walked Out Of
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:40
"This will be done so that everybody can get a glimpse of what a FAKE and BIASED interview is all about," the president tweeted.Florida woman beat girlfriend's 3-year-old son to death with tire iron: cops
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 17:40
Te'Lea Jefferson, 23, was arrested Tuesday after Tallahassee police received a report of a "suspicious death" from a local hospital.Maxwell quizzed about Epstein's CIA, FBI and Israel ties in deposition
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:40
Ghislaine Maxwell was grilled about whether multi-millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein ever worked with the CIA or the FBI -- and if he had any connections to the Israeli government in a 2016... deposition that was unsealed Thursday morning. Maxwell said she had no information about Epstein’s alleged connections to intelligence agencies when responding to the...Winde: Creating new jobs, growing local economy priorities for WC govt
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 17:38Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has outlined plans to steer the province towards a better economic climate and said that the region was now joining hands with civil society and the private sector to... reduce poverty and unemployment.
BREAKING: Rapid testing at airports to replace mandatory quarantine for international travellers
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 17:37
The federal government will replace mandatory 14-day quarantines with rapid COVID-19 tests for international air passengers, the Sun has learned. The move will mandate that arriving passengers be... required to submit to a rapid COVID-19 test to ensure they are free from the potentially deadly respiratory disease upon arrival, and replace the problematic and rarely enforced mandatory two-week quarantine for all incoming international travellers. It’s a position advocated and implemented by many airlines and air travel authorities around the world, and one Canada has so far lagged behind in putting into effect. Timelines on when the program will begin have yet to be announced, but sources tell the Sun it’s expected to be first implemented in one hub airport — either Toronto Pearson or...Horrific footage shows baby elephants being 'broken' at cruel training camps in Thailand
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:36
Staff recorded the calves being abused before they are taught to paint, spin hoops, carry passengers and stand on their hind legs for the entertainment of holidaymakers in Thailand.Matthew McConaughey says he was 'blackmailed' into sex as a teen
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 17:35
Despite the sexual abuse the Oscar winner recalls, he writes that he's "never felt like a victim."Authorities release name of Black man fatally shot by cop
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 17:34Authorities have released the name of a Black man fatally shot by a suburban Chicago police officer who also shot and wounded a Black woman after her vehicle rolled toward the officer following a... traffic stopCancer patients show their scars in campaign for SavagexFenty
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:34
Rihanna's Savage X Fenty lingerie brand has been praised for supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. American women who've survived the disease donned pieces from her latest collection.PayPal to accept Bitcoin and crypto transactions in the next few weeks
IBTimes - 22 Oct 2020 17:33Customers can learn more about this as Paypal reassures they will be providing account holders with educational content.
Senate Judiciary Committee votes to subpoena Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:32
Senate Republicans voted to subpoena Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as part of a stepped-up assault on social media's handling of online political content.Deadly attacks on protests over police brutality, corruption grip Nigeria
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:31Protests against police brutality and government corruption are intensifying in Nigeria after days of deadly crackdowns. Amnesty International reports at least a dozen protesters were shot and killed... by military officers and security forces Tuesday. Akin Olaoye, a business owner in the Lagos area who is helping the protest movement, joins CBSN to talk about the latest developments.
Doctor discusses rise in COVID-19 cases, racial disparities, new CDC guidelines
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:31The CDC has published a new report that offers further insight into on populations most at risk from the coronavirus. Dr. Uché Blackstock joins CBSN to discuss the racial disparities, plus reasons... behind the recent surge in cases nationwide, progress toward a vaccine, and updated guidelines for avoiding exposure.
Trump and Biden prepare for debate as intel officials announce foreign election interference
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:31Intelligence officials say Iran and Russia are interfering in the U.S. campaign. The announcement came as both presidential candidates are preparing for the final debate tonight. CBS News White House... correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to talk about the latest.
U.S. intelligence says Iran and Russia are attempting to compromise 2020 elections
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:31U.S. intelligence officials announced that Russia and Iran have attempted to compromise the 2020 elections in the final weeks of the campaign. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine... Herridge joined CBSN to explain how Iran was able to access voter information and what both countries have to gain by interfering.
Trump's Twitter hacked after Dutch researcher claims he guessed password - report
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:30
Victor Gevers claimed he had access to president's account, De Volkskrant reported, but Twitter said 'we've seen no evidence' Donald Trump's Twitter account was hacked last week, after a Dutch... researcher correctly guessed the president's password: "maga2020!", Dutch media reported. Victor Gevers, a security expert, had access to Trump's direct messages, could post tweets in his name and change his profile, De Volkskrant newspaper reported. Greek court rejects bid to delay jailing of Golden Dawn leaders
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:28
Founder Nikos Michaloliakos declares himself 'proud' as he gives himself up to police A three-member court has ended one of the most critical trials in Greece with a ruling that nearly the entire... leadership of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn will be imprisoned with immediate effect for operating a criminal gang under the guise of being a political party. In a historic decision likely to have ramifications for other extremist far-right groups, the tribunal rejected requests for the sentences of Golden Dawn's founder, Nikos Michaloliakos, and other former MPs to be suspended pending appeal. Instead, the tribunal ordered that only 12 of the 51 defendants it had found guilty could remain free pending appeal. Colorado wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate after growing six times larger
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:27
A Colorado wildfire forced hundreds of people to evacuate as it exploded to more than six times its size overnight Thursday, according to officials. The suitably named East Troublesome Fire had spread... over 19,000 acres late Wednesday -- but by Thursday morning had spread to 125,602 acres, according to an official incident report. It was...Parents of widower tell of 'nightmare' at having to bury their grandchildren and daughter-in-law
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:26
Sue and Kevin Powell said the crash, on the A40 near Oxford, which killed their 29-year-old daughter-in-law Zoe, and children Phoebe, eight, Simeon, six, and Amelia, four, had come as 'a big shock'.LeBron James, Black activists fight back against stealth voter suppression campaigns on Facebook, Instagram
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 17:24LeBron James, Black activists are mounting a counteroffensive against a surge of election misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp. Rights group condemns Egypt's mass executions
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 17:23Human Rights Watch calls Egypt's killing of 49 prisoners in 10 days 'outrageous'.
DA confident upcoming virtual elective congress will be free and fair
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 17:23The party will for the first time elect new leaders thought an IT-based voting system, as the congress will take place virtually.
Analysis: The most important line in Obama's takedown of Trump
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 17:23Former President Barack Obama reemerged on the campaign trail Wednesday in Philadelphia, delivering an across-the-board indictment of his successor's first four years in office.
What to watch for in the presidential debate tonight
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:23President Trump and Joe Biden are facing off in their second and final debate before the election.
Thailand lifts protest ban that backfired
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 17:22
BANGKOK – Thailand on Thursday revoked an emergency decree aimed at ending months of protests against the government and monarchy that had only inflamed anger and brought tens of thousands of people... onto Bangkok streets. A government statement published in the official Royal Gazette said it would end measures that included bans on political gatherings...Colorado wildfires show "climate change is here and now"
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:22As bad as this year has been, scientists warn it's "unlikely that the records from 2020 will stand for long."
10 things you shouldn't wait until Black Friday to buy
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 17:21
These are 10 popular products to buy before Black Friday 2020, including Apple Airpods Pro, Fitbit, Amazon Echo, and TVs. Epstein's ex denied seeing "inappropriate underage activities"
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:21Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone under the age of 18 for him in newly released transcripts.
No direct link to connect Sekola Matlaletsa to Brendin Horner's murder - court
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 17:18The court has granted Sekola Matlaletsa R5,000 bail while his co-accused Skwetje Mahlamba will stay behind bars as his bid has been denied.
Three-quarters of A&Es unable to maintain social distancing due to overcrowding
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:14
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine surveyed senior doctors at 110 emergency departments across England as they brace for what could be the toughest winter on record.Prince William and Prince Harry 'roll up their sleeves and get involved, says CEO of The Diana Award
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:13
Opening up about her working relationship with the princes to OK!, CEO Tessy Ojo revealed that the Duke of Sussex, 36, is still involved with the charity despite now living in America.Police officer's wife has not spoken to him since he 'murdered lover after she revealed affair'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:13
Friends of 'man wh**e' police officer Timothy Brehmer say he is a 'committed family man,' despite being accused of murdering his lover of 10 years after she revealed their affair to his wife.China threatens retaliation over US-Taiwan arms sale
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 17:12China says US move sends 'a very wrong signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwanese independence'.
Coronavirus: Inside Europe's most infected area
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 17:12Gavin Lee reports from the epicentre of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is in Belgium.
TUI pilots watched in horror as a WHEEL rolled past cockpit at Manchester airport, report reveals
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:10
The TUI jet landed in Manchester on Christmas Eve after flying from Morrocco, when the right wheel fell off. Pilots saw it roll past the cockpit, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report said.SEE IT: Stephen Colbert makes fun of Rudy Giuliani's compromising 'Borat' scene
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 17:09
"Why did you go into a bedroom at the suggestion of a young woman to have cocktails to take off a mic? I take off a mic every night. Never once have I reclined on a king-sized bed and then launched a... fact-finding mission to my own groin."Rishi Sunak's ex-Goldman Sachs boss emerges as next possible BBC chair
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:07
Former Conservative party donor Richard Sharp was appointed as chancellor's advisor in April A former Conservative party donor who was Rishi Sunak's boss at Goldman Sachs has emerged as a contender... for the next chairman of the BBC. Richard Sharp, who in April was appointed as Sunak's adviser on the government's coronavirus business loans scheme, is applying for the £160,000-a-year job, according to reports. Transcripts: Epstein's ex-girlfriend combative and defensive
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 17:06Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend denies introducing Britain’s Prince Andrew to any underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public ThursdayHoliday hotspots taken off UK's coronavirus quarantine list
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 17:05
The Maldives, Canary Islands, Mykonos and Denmark have been removed from the UK's quarantine list.Quebec reports 1,033 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 17:05
Quebec public health authorities reported Thursday that 97,321 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the province and 6,094 people have died since the start of the pandemic.Quebec gov't suggests more people work from home as COVID-19 situation 'remains worrisome'
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 17:05As Quebec continues to report about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, Quebecers who are able to work from home should be working from home, the provincial government says.Trump-Biden final US presidential debate: Five things to watch
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 17:04With Trump trailing Biden in the polls, there is the possibility of some potential game-changing moments tonight.
Images released of suspect in four North York break-and-enters
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 17:04
Toronto Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in four break-and-enter cases. Investigators say multiple break-ins took place between Feb. 11 and Sept. 30 this year in... North York. The first incident took place Feb. 11, around 4:50 p.m. when a man went to a closed school in the Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. area. Cops say he was seen on CCTV cameras trying to enter the school through a number of doors, but they were locked, so he left. Then on May 16 around 7:40 p.m., police said a man broke into a market in the Lawrence Ave. W. and Bathurst St. area. Investigators say he riffled through the store before fleeing when he set off a motion sensor alarm. On Sept. 26, around 6:20 p.m., police said a man entered a business in the Lawrence Ave. W. and Bathurst St....'Stop the violence, respect the law': Ramaphosa speaks on Nigeria protests
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 17:03
The AU on Thursday weighed in on the protests in Nigeria, urging the government to refrain from the use of violence.Inside the search for the parents of 545 children separated at the US border
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 17:02Dora Melara heads into remote parts of Honduras, looking for clues in cases she never imagined would take this long to solve.
Scrap the 'red list' and allow all international travellers into SA, urges Western Cape
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 17:01
The Western Cape government has expressed disappointment over the department of home affairs' revised "red list", saying it is killing the province's key source markets for tourism.Hindley and Geoghegan Hart close on Giro d'Italia lead after Stelvio showdown
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:01
Jai Hindley wins explosive stage 18 of Giro in mountains Wilco Kelderman takes over from João Almeida in pink Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart vaulted themselves within seconds of the pink jersey... as the Giro d'Italia exploded on the slopes of the famed Stelvio. Hindley nicked the stage 18 victory from the Londoner at the line while the Australian's Sunweb teammate Wilco Kelderman took pink off the shoulders of João Almeida, but a dramatic day left the race delicately poised going into the final weekend. Wisconsin sets single-day COVID-19 death record as hospital staff soldier on
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 17:01Adriana Diaz tours a COVID-19 unit in Wisconsin's largest hospital -- one of five -- as the state sets a new single-day coronavirus death toll record.
Roosevelt High puts racism row behind it
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 17:01
A grade 12 pupil who was suspended for speaking against alleged racism at Roosevelt High School in Johannesburg has been cleared. The learner, who had retweeted tweets from an account that has since... been deleted with testimonies on alleged racism and nepotism was suspended in August. She was charged for engaging in a conspiracy to disrupt the proper functioning of the school through collective action and for "insulting the dignity of or defaming any learner or any person".This golden retriever loves taking bubble baths
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 17:00
Casper the golden retriever is loving his bubble bath, as he lays back and relaxes creating the perfect spa day. Julie Delpy's teen obsessions: 'Nastassja Kinski was my girl crush'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 17:00
As her new film My Zoe opens, the actor-director recalls being enchanted by Jarmusch, Godard and Chéreau - and dancing rock'n'roll at the Paris Boum Boum When I was a teenager I was very much into... films - a little bit of music maybe, but mostly films. I went to the cinema a lot. I really liked older stuff like Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life, and my dad was a big admirer of John Cassavetes, so I was a fan of A Woman Under the Influence. But I really remember being blown away by [Francis Ford Coppola's] Rumble Fish. It's funny: I've seen it since and I like it, but I wouldn't say it was my favourite any more. But back then, I thought it was just really great: the music, the way they use black-and-white and colour. I used to listen to the soundtrack all the time, too. It was by Stewart...Tory MP quits Government job after rebelling over free school meals
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 17:00
A Tory MP has quit her Government job after rebelling to back Labour and Marcus Rashford's bid to offer free school meals to children during holidays until Easter 2021.Poland abortion: Top court rules in favour of almost total ban
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 17:00Poland has some of Europe's strictest laws, but the constitutional court tightens them still further.
Reopen the American Mind
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 17:00
In the midst of an existential crisis for higher education, is it even reasonable to expect the humanities to survive?US stocks hover near flatline as stimulus deadlock continues
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 16:58Tesla shares take off after electric carmaker posts fifth consecutive quarterly profit.
Pope Francis gives money to families of crew missing at sea after ship sinks
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 16:58
Pope Francis has gifted money to the families of the crew members who were on board a ship that sank off the Japanese coast last month, 40 of whom are still missing.Divers say salvaging Nazi 'Amber Room' warship is too expensive
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:57
Divers from the Baltictech group found the wreck of the Karlsruhe 75 years after it sank off the Polish coast, saying it could be a breakthrough in the hunt for the £250million Amber Room treasures.Coroner confirms 19-year-old Waukegan man shot by police died from gunshot injuries; demonstration planned
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 16:56Marcellis Stinnette "died from injuries due to a gunshot" at Vista Medical Center East, according to a press release issued by the coroner's office Thursday.
Half of Trump supporters believe in QAnon conspiracy theory's baseless claims, poll finds
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:56
Half of Trump supporters -- whether they'd heard of QAnon or not -- said they believe the core tenets of the conspiracy. The Fiver | Nonentities more exercised by manners than kids with empty bellies
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:56
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! It's been a productive week for the Premier League's representatives in Europe. Sergio Agüero became only the 14th person since football was... invented in 1992 to reach the 40-goal mark in Big Cup. Chelsea and Liverpool rediscovered the thrill of basic competence, both keeping a clean sheet for the first time in living memory, a strange yet pleasant sensation. And after dressing up as a dazzle ship and performing some orchestral Man U-vres in the Parc, Marcus Rashford ambled back home and set about effortlessly exposing the government as a shower of soulless two-bit nonentities more exercised by manners than kiddies with empty bellies. That MBE isn't going to buy him off, is it. The Man's misread this guy big time. Pub and restaurant bosses welcome Rishi Sunak's 'new furlough scheme'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:56
The Chancellor has unveiled another bailout worth billions of pounds in a bid to boost support for stricken businesses under Tier Two lockdown and the self-employed.At 24 years old, I thought youth protected me from COVID-19. That idea got knocked out of me.
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:55Unlike many, I had multiple doctors helping me and a strong support system. But COVID-19 was still responsible for some of the worst days of my life.
How Google's searches have changed in the last decade
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:55
A side-by-side comparison of Google searches in the last decade shows how much the search engine has changed as the tech giant became an advertising machine.British teacher allegedly beat girlfriend to death then killed himself in crash
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:55
A British music teacher allegedly beat his girlfriend to death then killed himself hours later in a car wreck in Spain. Caspar Veres, 28, is believed to have killed French partner Delphine Cochet, 41,... hours before deliberately ramming his van into a truck near Gibraltar on Sept. 25, The Sun reported. Cochet’s body had also...Govt accused of only providing extra cash once London affected by new COVID rules
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 16:55
The leaders of Greater Manchester and Merseyside have accused the government of only providing extra support to coronavirus-hit businesses once restrictions were imposed on parts of southern England.'Magnificently brilliant': Trump boasts of his contentious '60 Minutes' interview
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:54
President Trump again threatened to release their interview before it airs to a likely national television audience of millions.Parties blamed as Covid-19 cases climb in Mangaung
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 16:54
Officials in the Bloemfontein-based Mangaung municipality are worried because of a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in the past week.Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, full Senate vote on Monday
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:53
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to send Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court, setting up a full Senate vote Monday. Ghislaine Maxwell denies she was on Epstein's island with Bill Clinton
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:53
Ghislaine Maxwell was grilled on her ties to former President Bill Clinton in a 2016 deposition that was unsealed Thursday morning.Girlfriend, 38, is jailed for 10 years after biting boyfriend's testicles then stabbed him to death
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:53
Jealous Cordelia Farrell, 38, knifed her partner Wayne Coventry, 36, after they argued at his brother's house in Bromsgrove, Worcs. The father-of-three died almost instantly.Richard Grenell met with Maduro rep to discuss peaceful exit: report
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:52
Close Trump ally Richard Grenell secretly met with a representative from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government last month in an effort to negotiate the dictator’s ceding of power,... according to a report. Grenell, who previously served as acting director of National Intelligence and ambassador to Germany, met in mid-September with Jorge Rodríguez, the former vice...Einstein Bros. is making doughnuts, and calling them 'Party Bagels'
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:52
The new sweet treat launching at the bagel and coffee chain Nov. 12 are called Party Bagels, but they look and taste like yeast doughnuts. 'Covid parties' could become the norm, immunology expert says
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:51
Suggestion prompts warning that long-term effects of virus are not yet known Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Parties in which young people try to catch Covid-19 to gain... immunity could become the norm if the virus is not eradicated, a Cambridge professor has suggested, prompting others to caution that the long-term effects of infection are not yet known. Paul Lehner, professor of immunology and medicine at the University of Cambridge, told a briefing held by the Science Media Centre that the virus could be here to stay and that there might be "Covid parties" for the young to expose them to coronavirus while their risk was low. DA lays criminal complaint against Ndlozi for inciting violence against farmers
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 16:51The DA has branded the EFF as 'instigators of violence and destruction', adding that the utterances were incredibly hateful.
Joe Biden plans special commission to suggest supreme court reforms
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:51
Democrat says court system is 'getting out of whack' and says commission would have 180 days to make recommendations Joe Biden has confirmed he would appoint a special commission to study the US court... system over 180 days, if he is elected next month, to provide reform recommendations relating to the supreme court and beyond. In response to questions about the US supreme court during an interview for this Sunday's 60 Minutes news magazine, the former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee told CBS TV managing editor Norah O'Donnell that the court system is "getting out of whack" and that "there's a number of alternatives that go well beyond 'packing'", ie increasing the number of seats on the nine-justice supreme court bench. Jennifer Lawrence says she 'grew up Republican' but Trump 'changed everything'
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:50
Jennifer Lawrence is hustling for change in America.Ex-housekeeper Maureen, 83, from Barnsley 'doesn't give a sod' about Tier 3 and also survived Covid
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:50
A plucky Barnsley pensioner celebrated nationwide after an interview saying she didn't 'give a sod' about Tier 3 restrictions beat Coronavirus herselfWWI leather helmet that British tank crews refused to wear is found in charity shop
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:50
The helmet was used at the Battle of the Somme from September 1916 until the end of that year, before falling out of favour. It was so flimsy that shell splinters could penetrate its leather body.Spain becomes first country in western Europe to hit 1 million COVID-19 cases
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:48
BARCELONA, Spain -- Spain became the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a... resurgence of the virus. The health ministry said that its accumulative caseload since the start of the pandemic reached 1,005,295 after reporting 16,973...Ghislaine Maxwell plays prude when grilled on 'basket of sex toys'
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:44
Ghislaine Maxwell tried to pass herself off as a prude — by balking at questions about a “laundry basket of sex toys” and nude photos — in a 2016 deposition that was made public Thursday. The... 465-page transcript of the deposition includes hundreds of denials from the longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate, who claimed she knew...Russia hosts new round of talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 16:44Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held two separate meetings with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of a cease-fire in the Upper... Karabakh region, Anadolu News Agency reported.Watch live: N.J. governor speaks amid new COVID-19 surge
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 16:43The state reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for four days straight, and the governor announced Wednesday he was self-quarantining.
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: October 21 Update
Mother Jones - 22 Oct 2020 16:43
Here's the coronavirus death toll through October 21. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here.Preston pub owner sells meals for a PENNY to stay open in Tier 3
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:42
Andy MacDonald, owner of the Ships in and Giggles in Preston, has found a way around Tier 3 restrictions in Lancashire by offering to sell meals for as little as one penny with a drink.Geoghegan Hart closes on Giro lead after finishing second on epic stage 18
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 16:41Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart puts himself right in contention to win the Giro d'Italia after finishing a brilliant second on stage 18.
British grandfather, 71, is 'murdered' in South Africa
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:40
The body of 71-year-old Jamnadas Harkant Nathvani was discovered in March but lay in a morgue for months before South African police were finally able to identify him by his teeth last month.Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over Hunter Biden stories
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:39
Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said he hoped it would give the panel "leverage" to secure testimony from the CEOs. 6,000 more NYCHA apartments ID'ed as having possible lead risk: monitor
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:38
"The effort reveals that a far greater number of children under six may be at risk of lead exposure than was thought just two years ago," said the NYCHA monitor.Election 2020 live updates: Trump, Biden to meet in final debate; Obama to campaign in Miami Saturday
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:38Joe Biden and Donald Trump meet in the final presidential debate Thursday in Nashville, just 12 days before Election Day. Coronavirus updates: Moderna hits vaccine milestone; 'Witch City' has strict Halloween rules; CDC alters definition of close contact
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:38
Salem, Massachusetts, announces strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Obama digs in on Trump. Latest COVID news. Afghan Government Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children as Peace Talks Stall
Wall Street Journal - 22 Oct 2020 16:38An Afghan airstrike killed 12 children in a religious school, local officials said Thursday, as government forces responded to a wave of Taliban attacks that have raised fresh questions about Kabul's... ability to secure the country after a U.S. troop drawdown.
CDC rewrites definition for coronavirus 'close contact'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:37
New definition includes people who come into close contact with infected individuals in multiple short bursts over 24-hour period The leading US federal public health agency has rewritten its... definition of who is at risk of contracting coronavirus to include people who come into close contact with infected individuals in multiple short bursts over a 24-hour period. The new definition of "close contact" issued on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will sharply expand the pool of those deemed in danger of being infected by the virus. Sickening footage shows emaciated lions and endangered animals left to starve in African zoo
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:37
A West African zoo has been exposed for starving its 47 animals. Shocking footage recorded by a wildlife NGO reveals emaciated animals were left to rot in their cages.Ghislaine Maxwell accuser shares QAnon messages before deposition unsealed
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:36
Ghislaine Maxwell accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre shared a series of QAnon messages hinting at an unfounded global network of powerful pedophiles before the alleged madam’s deposition was unsealed... Thursday. Just hours before the key document was released — despite Maxwell’s long battle to keep it hidden — Giuffre retweeted a photo of young girl and...Senate committee advances Barrett nomination, setting up confirmation
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:36The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, setting up a final vote for confirmation on Monday.
Why Nigerian protesters want Beyoncé to be more like Rihanna
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 16:36Beyoncé said she wanted to help the anti-police brutality protesters but some were not impressed.
Eiffel Tower stabbing: Two women charged with 'wilful gang violence' following Muslim stabbings
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:32
Two women, both 22, were today charged with 'wilful gang violence' aggravated by racism after repeatedly stabbing two Algerian Muslim cousins underneath the Eiffel Tower on Sunday.Mother claims parents who can't afford to feed their children should 'forage apples'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:31
Helen Thomas, originally from Ireland, made the remarks in response to a tweet by Nigel Farage after MPs rejected plans to provide free school meals for children during the Easter holidays.Mabuza to raise Munusamy appointment to Treasury position with Mboweni
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 16:31Former Tiso Blackstar journalist Ranjeni Munusamy was last year implicated at the Zondo inquiry into state capture by a senior Hawks officer of having received dubious payments.
Boston Children's Hospital is altering its approach to certain intersex surgeries for kids
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 16:31
The hospital will no longer perform two kinds of surgeries on children who are too young to meaningfully consent to the procedures.Chinese Authorities Aim to 'Liberate' Tibetan Believers
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 16:30Click to expand Image Hedong Village in Xumai Township, Tibet Autonomous Region, launches the "Four Stresses and Four Loves" teaching, September 11, 2020. © 2020 Sunshine Tibet/WeChat Wu Yingjie, the... Chinese Communist Party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, recently visited Chamdo, in the province's east, for the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the town's "liberation" - meaning the People's Liberation Army's defeat of the Tibetan army there in October 1950. In a speech summarizing Beijing's current Tibet policy, Wu notably called for eradicating all influence of the Dalai Lama from Tibetan Buddhism inside Tibet "so that the believing masses distinguish religious devotion from everyday life, distinguish religious devotion from separatist sabotage, distinguish religious...
When Lies Replace Plans
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 16:29
Unable to articulate how they would govern differently than their opponents, both Trump and Koziatek resort to smear tactics.Deana Lawson Wins Guggenheim's Hugo Boss Prize
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 16:29
Ms. Lawson, whose images combine regal poses with everyday scenes, is the first artist working in photography to win.Newspaper publishers ask feds for level playing field with Google, Facebook
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 16:28
Canada’s newspaper publishers are calling on the federal government to bring in a model similar to one adopted by Australia to correct the imbalance between publishers and tech giants like Google... and Facebook. While Canadians increasingly get their news content online, often from their local newspaper, the majority of the revenue generated by that news content often goes to tech giants rather than the companies who paid to produce it. In a new report sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet , News Media Canada is calling for new rules on licensing requirements for news content. Without these changes, or something similar, the organization is warning that Canada’s local newspaper publishers will continue to lose money and shed jobs, meaning a loss of local news across the...Where The Presidential Race Stands Before The Last Debate
FiveThirtyEight - 22 Oct 2020 16:28
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight's Election Update for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020! As President Trump and Joe Biden prepare to take the stage tonight for the final presidential debate, Trump has just a 12 in... 100 chance of winning the presidency, while Biden has an 88 in 100 chance, according to our presidential forecast. And according to […]Chasing Down the Hoodoo of October
OpEdNews - 22 Oct 2020 16:27
Here is my take on Obama's October surprise about the Playbook on virus control that might have proved useful back in, say, March, or earlier, when he first heard about the pandemic on its way to... America.Quibi's crash and burn is a warning to the crowded streaming space
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:27Quibi won't be the last casualty of the streaming wars, as studios and other new players vie for consumers' time. But its demise -- officially announced Wednesday, only six months after its launch --... will likely be recorded as one of the most predictable, reflecting a business plan founded on questionable demand that also came at the worst possible time.
Chinese pensioners crawl 'like turtles' every day 'to live longer'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:26
The elderly residents in southern Chinese metropolis Guangzhou claim the unusual moves, by crawling like turtles in the park every day, can help them stay fit and even live longer.Man accused of stamping baby girl to death blames her mother
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:23
Jamie Chadwick, 22, said his girlfriend Chelsea Crilly, 20, 'side-footed her underneath her bum' the day before she died at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on October 17.Michael Wilbon called the Red Sox 'dumb' for letting Mookie Betts go
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 16:23
"He's a pro's pro."Virtual trial for Toronto van attack accused expected to be confirmed
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 16:22
At a brief hearing Thursday morning, accused van killer Alek Minassian appeared by video link from Toronto South Detention Centre as lawyers discussed his coming trial by videoconference. Crown... attorney Joe Callaghan and defence lawyer Boris Bytensky told Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy that their discussions are progressing on the technical logistics of holding a lengthy virtual trial with high public and media interest. Minassian’s judge-alone trial on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder is scheduled to begin Nov. 9. The expected four-week hearing will turn on Minassian’s state of mind when he’s accused of careening down busy Yonge St. sidewalks in April 2018, mowing down pedestrians in his path. Minassian told police the deadly attack was...Egypt adds restaurant at ancient pyramid site
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:22Egypt has unveiled new visitor facilities on the plateau outside Cairo where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx are situated, the country's most visited heritage site and the sole... remaining wonder of the ancient world.
For richer or poorer: homeless couple ties the knot in dream wedding
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 16:22
Homeless lovebirds Daniel and Amber Kepkey celebrated their love in the presence of family and friends in a magical wedding this week - thanks to a community worker who was determined to make their... special day one to remember.UK students mistaken for Premier League players trapped in Dubai for two months over car rental row
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:21
James Dua-Wiafi, from Croydon, and Stanley Kundishora, from Bromley, flew to the Gulf state in August to celebrate their joint 21st birthday with a group of friends.Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:19
The policies that discriminated against LGBTQ people and their children were in place at Trinity Schools before Barrett joined the board in 2015 and during the time she served.Neo Rauch's New Rule: 'Never Answer a Critic'
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 16:19
Neo Rauch's provocative statements drew him into a nasty public dispute. He now wants to put that behind him.Samuel Paty's killer 'was in contact with jihadist in Syria'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:18
Man who decapitated French teacher was reportedly in contact with Russian-speaking fighter The killer of Samuel Paty, the teacher decapitated outside his school last week after showing his class two... cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, was in contact with an Islamist fighter in Syria, French media has reported. France's anti-terrorism prosecutor confirmed on Thursday that seven people, including two schoolchildren, had been charged with terrorism offences after Abdullakh Anzorov, 18, killed the teacher with a 30cm knife on Friday. YONELA DIKO: Do we have enough water for the President's development plans?
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 16:18Water in South Africa a scarce resource, yet we have continued to exclude water in developmental planning and are generally water complacent, writes Yonela Diko.
Dog joins tug-of-war contest: Golden retriever helps its side to win
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:18
The pet abandoned its regular stroll as soon as it saw the tense game on a street of Chongqing, China, on Monday. It grabbed the rope with its mouth and helped its teammates to win.Nurse in Bedford pleads guilty to stealing dying veterans' morphine
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 16:17
Kathleen Noftle of Tewksbury worked in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Treasury denies Rishi Sunak's restaurant meeting broke Covid rules
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:16
Chancellor met hospitality industry representatives at London branch of pizza chain Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rishi Sunak did not flout lockdown rules by holding a... meeting in a branch of a pizza chain in Waterloo to discuss his latest business support package, because it was "not a functioning restaurant at the time", the Treasury has said. The Treasury issued a press release featuring 12 photos of the chancellor and the communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, sitting around a table at a branch of Franco Manca in south London with representatives of hospitality businesses. Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen reveals she 'still feels in pain' over his racist murder
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:14
Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen, 67, has revealed she 'still feels in pain' over his racist murder and says she 'hasn't come to terms with his death' during an appearance on Loose Women today.Baby killed, father wounded in Wolseley shooting
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 16:14The incident occurred in the Pinevalley informal settlement on Tuesday night.
Milton Keynes dealer jailed for life after donning chainmail to stab 22-year-old rival to death
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:14
Lee Sopp (pictured) fatally wounded Mohamud Hashi, who was known as Snoop, to protect his 'turf' from Somalis in Milton Keynes.Here's what Rudy Giuliani said about his unintended cameo in the new 'Borat' movie
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 16:14
"At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate."Rare lime green puppy named Pistachio born in Italy
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 16:14Farmer Cristian Mallocci suggests the little dog's oddly pigmented fur is meant to put a smile on people's faces during tough times.
Judge tosses one of two murder charges against ex-cop Derek Chauvin in George Floyd case
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:13
A Minnesota judge on Thursday dismissed the third-degree murder charge against ex-cop Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, leaving the more serious charge of second-degree murder intact.Nurse arrested for allegedly murdering stepdaughter 16 years ago kills himself while in police custody
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 16:13
A Florida nurse arrested for allegedly murdering his teen stepdaughter 16 years ago killed himself in a California jail, authorities said.Two French women charged over 'racist' stabbing of veiled Muslim women
IBTimes - 22 Oct 2020 16:13The main suspect has been placed in preventive custody while her friend has been released on bail, sources close to the investigation said.
Epstein: Ghislaine Maxwell denies knowledge of abuse
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 16:12Transcripts of a deposition made by Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend in 2016 are made public.
Author Bruce Wagner claims his editor said the word fat is 'problematic'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:09
Writing for AirMail, Sam Wesson revealed his friend American author Bruce Wagner had been told by his editor that there was an issue with a 500lb character in his new novel describing herself as... 'fat'.Luke Ryan wins 2020 Doig Medal as the Fremantle Dockers' best and fairest
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 16:09The defender pipped captain Nat Fyfe to be named Fremantle's best player, leading a youth-heavy top 10.
Some Republicans Are Abandoning the Trump Ship
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 16:08
How some G.O.P. senators are distancing themselves from President Trump, and why some people continue to support him.Quibi shuts down after six months: Of course it failed
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:07
Highly hyped and shockingly expensive short form video streaming service Quibi shut down months after launching. But it was always doomed to fail. 15 products to help relieve stress during election season
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 16:07
From an essential oil diffuser to the Gravity weighted blanket to adult coloring books, these are 15 of the best products to relieve stress and anxiety. Viagogo may have to sell all or part of StubHub, regulator says
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 16:06The UK's competition watchdog says the merger between the ticketing firms could lead to higher fees.
Brookfield Zoo to close for two months after holiday lights show
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 16:06
The closure early next year comes during the zoo's traditionally least busiest time.Shopaholics encourage ASOS to add an 'albi' option to their packaging to disguise orders
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:06
Online retailer ASOS, asked Facebook users for their opinion on the addition of a button to disguise orders as 'prizes' to sneak past disapproving members of their household.Is American Pie's opening not really about Buddy Holly after all?
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:05
Singer Don McLean has revealed his anthem to 'the day the music died', American Pie, may have also been about the untimely passing of his father who had Scottish roots.Pink Prosecco is set to launch in the UK next week
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:04
PINK Prosecco say they've had so many enquiries they've even had to create a waiting list for customers, while more than 370,000 enthusiasts have liked the drink's Facebook page.Spanish newspaper journalist apologizes after racist remark about Barcelona's Ansu Fati
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:02Spanish journalist Salvador Sostres has apologized and denied any racist intent after comparing Barcelona football star Ansu Fati to a "young, black street vendor" running away from the police through... the Catalan city's streets.
Harry 'desperately unhappy' in marriage to Meghan: royal expert
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 16:02
A royal biographer has come forward with sensational claims about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s marriage, saying the Duke is “deeply unhappy.”Fozzy's Bar and Grill
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 16:02
Numerous businesses in the Rockford area apparently disregarded a county order to close as a general precaution against COVID-19. In response recently, the county health department issued specific... orders against three restaurants to close. One of them is Fozzy's Bar and Grill, whose owner Nick Fosberg and his attorney said there is no law requiring them to close unless there is a court order, so they plan to stay open.CNN Heroes: Delivering RVs to firefighters who lost their homes
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:01Six volunteer firefighters from Berry Creek, CA, lost their homes while battling the flames. Within days, CNN Hero Woody Faircloth found RVs for them to call home, for now. This is nothing new for the... founder of EmergencyRV.org.
Former Director of National Intelligence: America is a 'ripe target' for disinformation
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 16:01Former Director of Nation Intelligence James Clapper tells John Berman that the nation's polarization is why Russian disinformation campaigns are so successful against America.
What the flip! The chance discovery that's uncovered treasures of the very earliest cinema
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:00
Some of the earliest experiments in film 120 years ago were reproduced as flipbooks for wider audiences. Now a painstaking restoration project has brought long-lost gems back to life Some lost films... are more lost than others. There are very early works that no one now alive has seen, and we have little hope of recovering. While later silent feature films were duplicated and distributed widely, there are hundreds of short experiments by the first film-makers, movies no more than a few seconds long, that no longer exist even as a memory. It seemed too good to be true, then, that lost films by Georges Méliès could really have been found by chance in a German bookshop in 2013. Yet a dogged research project by an independent scholar from France, Thierry Lecointe, has helped uncover miraculous...Fight to Vote: why early voting history is being made right now
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 16:00
Covid-19 is partly driving people to be more proactive, but there are signs that the turnout signals a swell of civic engagement Hello Fight to Vote friends, The election is extremely under way, with... a record number of Americans casting their ballot via mail or in-person during early voting hours across the country. Loose Women panel clash over debate on smacking
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 16:00
The Loose Women panel clashed as they debated whether it was appropriate to smack children, with singer Brenda Edwards, 51, from London, arguing 'a little tiny smack doesn't do any harm.'12-year-old student threatened with arrest for missing three Zoom classes
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:59
A California seventh-grade student was threatened with arrest by school officials for missing less than two hours of his virtual online classes. Mark Mastrov said he was stunned when he received a... letter from Stanley Middle School in Lafayette warning that his 12-year-old son, Merek, could face arrest for missing three Zoom lessons, news station...Live Updates: New COVID-19 cases reported worldwide reach new high
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:59The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States rose Wednesday for a third straight day, with more than 62,000 new cases reported.
Adele - every song ranked!
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:59
As the all-conquering queen of the blockbusting weepy ballad makes her return, hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, we sift through her back catalogue, from No 1 hits to bonus Japanese tracks... Released on the flipside of 2008 single Cold Shoulder, Now and Then really sounds like a B-side. A gently wistful two-chord acoustic ballad, it's notable only as point of comparison: Adele's voice sounds noticeably mannered next to her later work. Overseas voting in U.S. election could double as anxious Americans mail in their ballots
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:57Nearly 3 million U.S. citizens overseas are eligible to take advantage of a long-established international absentee ballot system. Interest looks enormous, but there are concerns, too. Elizabeth... Palmer reports.
How much did it rain near you? Check our map to find out
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 15:57
The National Weather Service issued a flood issued flood and dense fog advisories for much of northern Illinois early Thursday as between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain fell from Wednesday night to Thursday... morning, including into the Chicago metro area. Check the Tribune's map to see how much it rained near you.Puppy born with green fur in Sardinia
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:55Sardinian dog owners got a surprise earlier this month when a new litter of puppies was born and one of them had green fur, who was named Pistachio.
Biden pledges to form bipartisan commission to recommend changes to Supreme Court
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 15:53Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if he is elected, he will form a bipartisan commission to recommend changes to the Supreme Court.
Jobless claims come in below 800,000 for the 1st time since March
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 15:53
The number of Americans filing new jobless claims has declined to less than 800,000 for the first time in seven months. The Labor Department on Thursday said that 787,000 Americans filed new jobless... claims last week, a decline of 55,000 from the previous week's revised level. This was significantly below the 875,000 claims economists had been expecting, CNBC reports. It's also the first time since the middle of March that the number of claims has been below 800,000, CNN notes. Additionally, the number of continuing claims declined by about 1 million to 8.37 million claims, according to CNBC. Thursday's report came after last week, the number of new jobless claims unexpectedly rose to the highest level in almost two months. At the same time, CNN notes that "23.2 million Americans received...Loose Women viewers praise show for 'diversity' after four black presenters join panel
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:51
Loose Women viewers were blown away today and said they were 'gasping with excitement' after 'history was made' with four black presenters joined the panel for this morning's debates.A green puppy was born in Italy
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:51The farmer who owns the pup appropriately named him Pistachio.
'We want a Bafta this time': Krept and Konan on TV hit The Rap Game UK
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:50
At a time when talent shows feel passé, the BBC Three series has revived the genre for a younger audience. Now its rap star hosts just have to find a star ... "We wanted to win, to be honest. The... nomination thing is sick, but we're not really the nomination dons - we're the winner dons." I am talking to UK rap star Konan, of the chart-topping duo Krept and Konan, as the pair sit in the back of a people carrier outside a warehouse on an industrial estate in Birmingham, which doubles as their dressing room. This unglamorous location is, in fact, the nerve centre of the pair's hit TV show, The Rap Game UK. The BBC Three show was nominated for a TV Bafta in the entertainment category, losing out to Strictly Come Dancing ("We'll just go again next year," says Konan) and proved a surprise hit...Eskom plans to extend Koeberg power station's lifespan by further 20 years
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 15:49The power utility said that several outdated power stations would be decommissioned over the next decade, but the company will be adding capacity to the grid at the same time.
Stoke, Slough and Coventry moved into tier 2 Covid measures
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:49
Hundreds of thousands more people to face tougher restrictions from this weekend Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of thousands of people in Stoke-on-Trent, Slough... and Coventry are set to endure tougher Covid-19 restrictions, with households banned from mixing indoors from the weekend. The health secretary, Matt Hancock, announced that from Saturday, the three locations will move into the "high" alert level, the second of England's three-tier system. Man in his 40s shot to death near Jamaica Plain playground
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 15:48
The incident happened around 6:51 p.m. on Wednesday.Airlines Brace for Winter With Billions in Losses
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 15:47U.S. airlines reported a 70 percent hit to revenue last quarter. Jobless claims dipped, but the rate remained high. Here's the latest on the economy.
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court; full vote expected on Monday
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 15:47
Democratic senators filled their empty seats with oversized photos of constituents whom they say would be hurt by GOP efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act.HHS Secretary Alex Azar on COVID-19 vaccine timeline and "concerning" pandemic trend
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:46Coronavirus cases are increasing in nearly 75% of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the... "concerning" trend and a new Politico report that claims he is working to oust the FDA commissioner.
Ohio sheriff pledges to help celebrities move if Trump gets reelected
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:46
An Ohio sheriff is offering to help fund “celebrities, movie stars and sports figures” who’ve threatened to move out of the US if President Trump is reelected. “These are mostly the same... people who don’t like police, don’t like first responders, so I feel obligated to make a response to that,” said Richard “Rick” Jones,...One in six children aged 5-16 in England 'likely to have a mental disorder'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:45
Survey published by NHS Digital shows increase of almost half since 2017 Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The probable rates of mental disorders among children and young... people has increased by almost half since 2017, England's official survey into child mental health has found, with Covid and lockdown identified as aggravating factors. One in six children aged five to 16 was identified as having a probable mental disorder - five children in a class of 30 students. This was an increase from one in nine children in 2017. Fact check: Photo claiming to show large Trump rally in Florida is of Swiss music festival
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 15:44
A large Trump rally in Ocala, Florida, looked nothing like a Zurich music festival, though social posts claim otherwise. Purdue Pharma settlement marks second guilty plea for company
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:44The plea bargain does not foreclose future criminal charges against the Sackler family owners and Purdue's executives. 60 Minutes has covered the opioid epidemic extensively.
Area burned in Indonesia fires 'greater than the Netherlands'
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:44Greenpeace slams Indonesia for lack of action against the palm oil sector as vast areas of forests burned in five years.
AOC's first Twitch livestream was one of the most-watched ever
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:43Ocasio-Cortez topped out at 439,000 concurrent views, making it the third most-watched Twitch stream ever.
London landlord Shaftesbury to raise £300m as Covid losses mount
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:43
Firm says fundraising will help it navigate 'unprecedented near-term' challenges Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Shaftesbury, the central London landlord that owns... Chinatown and swathes of Soho and Covent Garden, has announced emergency plans to raise almost £300m to help it survive the coronavirus crisis as tourists and workers stay away from the West End. The property firm is still struggling to collect rent payments from its retail, restaurant and bar tenants, who have had persistently lower footfall and trade in the capital. Iran and Russia accessed some voter registration data, top intel officials say
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:43Top national security officials spoke at a last-minute news conference Wednesday.
Boston schools shift to all remote learning amid spike in COVID-19 cases
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:42
Public schools in Boston are switching to remote-only learning beginning Thursday amid a surging COVID-19 infection rate, city officials said. Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public Schools... Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced the shift Wednesday while citing the city's seven-day average COVID-19 positive test rate at 5.7% -- an increase from 4.5% one week earlier. "We...LGBT students attacked in university Zoom meeting
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 15:42Durham University online welcome meeting for LGBT students is "hijacked" by "homophobic slurs".
The first light-rail trains have arrived in Montreal ready for inspection
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 15:42
The first REM trains have arrived in Montreal as the light rail line inches closer to operation.1 charged with killing man, wounding 13-year-old girl in Humboldt Park shooting
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 15:40
A 23-year-old man was killed and a 13-year-old girl was critically injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.How to watch the final presidential debate
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:37The debate will be moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC News at Belmont University in Nashville, and topics include the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.
Police threaten to fine pupils' families £200 if children break 'rule of six'
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:37
Pupils from St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton, were waiting for their parents yesterday. The group were approached by PCSOs who said they were 'slow to disperse'.Nightingale to reopen as Liverpool sets new Covid patient record
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:37
Hospital in Manchester will help ease pressure on existing facilities in north-west England Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A Nightingale hospital for coronavirus... patients in north-west England will reopen next week after the number of people being treated by medics in Liverpool surpassed the peak of the first wave. Tier one - medium Nigerian president criticised over response to protests crackdown
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:36
Muhammadu Buhari urged to address nation after shootings by security forces on Tuesday Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, has been criticised for his muted response after security forces opened... fire on people protesting against police brutality in Lagos on Tuesday, drawing international condemnation. Security forces shot live ammunition to disperse crowds who had gathered in defiance of a government curfew. Amnesty International said at least 12 people died in the shooting in the Lekki and Alausa areas of the city. Watch live: Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:36Barrett's nomination was approved by the committee, and will head to the Senate floor Friday.
Joel Daly, longtime ABC 7 news anchor, dead at 86
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 15:34
An obituary for Joel Daly, the longtime and influential Chicago TV news anchor (1934-2020).People with Disabilities' Voices Should be Heard in US Elections
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 15:33Click to expand Image A woman departs the Beethoven Elementary School after participating in early voting in Chicago, October 15, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Approximately 38.3 million... people with disabilities, nearly the equivalent of the entire population of California, are eligible to vote in the upcoming United States elections. This includes 5.4 million Black and 4.1 million Latinx voters with disabilities. Yet the obstacles they face in voting may mean that their voices will not be heard. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws require polling places for US federal elections to be accessible to all voters. That includes physical accessibility, accessibility in communications, and reasonable modifications to accommodate individual requirements. Polling...
Mabuza: SIU probing nearly R5bn worth of contracts related to COVID-19 graft
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 15:32Deputy President David Mabuza said that government had thrown its full weight behind efforts to fight corruption.
Presidential debate: Trump history shows Kristen Welker has her work cut out for her
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 15:31Trump clearly does not think well of nor respect Black women. Moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News must be tough and in command from start to finish.
Senate panel sends Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination for full vote
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:31
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The nomination will now move to a full Senate vote on Monday.Migrant 'smuggled into UK' days before 39 others found dead in lorry trailer
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 15:31
An illegal Vietnamese immigrant has told a jury how he was smuggled into the UK in a lorry 10 days before 39 others were found suffocated in the back of a similar trailer in Essex.Reince Priebus, Valerie Jarrett on presidential debate, final push to Election Day
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:30With 12 days left until Election Day, the presidential candidates will face off in their final debate Thursday night in Nashville. Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and former senior... adviser to President Obama, Valerie Jarett, join "CBS This Morning" to discuss what's at stake for both candidates in the 2020 presidential race.
Guinness may actually be good for you now: There's a non-alcoholic version
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 15:30Every Guinness Irish stout has contained alcohol for the past 261 years. Until next week.
Debate Tonight: Full Guide
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 15:29
Does the president dial back his aggression? How will Joe Biden lay out his closing argument? Here's what we'll be looking for as the candidates face off in Nashville on Thursday night.KwaDukuza man plants banana trees in potholes in service delivery protest
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 15:29
A fed-up community activist in KwaDukuza has resorted to planting banana trees in potholes dotted about the KwaZulu-Natal north coast town to grab the attention of the local municipality.Copenhagen Mayor Resigns Amid #MeToo Wave in Denmark
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 15:28
Frank Jensen admitted to harassing numerous women over decades. His case is part of a gathering confrontation in the country over sexual misconduct.Saad Hariri, Lebanon's Ex-Prime Minister, Could Again Lead the Country
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 15:28
The former prime minister, who stepped down amid protests last year, could return as the head of the government as the country deals with an even deeper crisis.Police officer found 'brain matter' on pavement after man was lured into an ambush, court hears
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:28
PD Dean Williams made the gruesome discovery after James White allegedly battered Paul Flory in Harefield, west London. Pictured, Crystal Culhane accused of luring Mr Flory to the address.Ryanair passenger steps in to pay £50 oversized luggage charge for mother at Ibiza airport
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:28
The 'hero' was filmed footing the £50 bill for the 'distressed' mother-of-three at Ibiza Airport, after staff deemed her bag too big to be carried on board.WATCH | Former KZN municipal worker in tears after being granted bail on fraud charge
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 15:27
A former Newcastle municipality worker who is accused of fraud to the tune of more than R3m has been granted R50,000 bail.Azeri president says Armenians can have 'cultural autonomy'
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:26Ilham Aliyev also said he was not against the introduction of observers and peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Activist in Spider-Man costume climbs Big Ben in anti-lockdown protest
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:26
An activist dressed as Spider-Man scaled scaffolding outside London’s Big Ben on the edge of Parliament early Thursday — unfurling two huge banners, one blasting the country’s coronavirus... lockdown and the other insisting “all lives matter.” The unidentified wallcrawler managed to climb up scaffolding at the UK landmark just before 8 a.m. and shouted at...Ray Harryhausen's art raid: where the effects genius found his terrifying monsters
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:26
From his sword-swinging skeletons to a horn-headed cyclops, a new show reveals how the gruesome godfather of special effects plundered antiquity for ideas - and his own art collection The skeletons... rise up from the scorched earth, lithe yet lifeless arrangements of loose yellow bones that leap over ruins to advance into mortal combat with Jason and the Argonauts. Swords swinging and shields held high, they are the perfect warriors, dispensing death with no fear of it themselves. But are they scarier than Kali, the multi-limbed goddess who fights Sinbad the Sailor with weapons clutched in all six hands, her blue arms scything through the air as our mariner hero scurries for his life? These are the images that terrorised me as a kid, quaking in front of the big screen at the Odeon in Rhyl,...Baby gorilla hand-reared by zookeepers after mother struggles to look after him
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 15:25Zookeepers in the British city of Bristol are giving a baby gorilla round-the-clock care, including bottle feeding through the night, as his mother has been struggling to look after him.
'It's getting out of whack': Biden plans review on possible Supreme Court packing
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 15:25
The Democratic presidential nominee vowed to create a bipartisan panel that would take six months to study options for reforming the flashpoint fight over the nation's top court.Court releases documents Ghislaine Maxwell wanted kept secret
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:24A judge ordered the release of a deposition and other documents including 'intimate' testimony Maxwell tried to shield.
Supreme Court reinstates Alabama's ban on curbside voting
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:23The Supreme Court split 5-3 along ideological lines.
Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition transcript has been unsealed
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 15:23The 2016 deposition of Jeffery Epstein's former girlfriend and alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was unsealed early Thursday, after she lost an appeal earlier this week to keep the document sealed.
Joe Biden Says He'll Study Court Packing, Argues System Is 'Getting Out Of Whack'
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:21
Questions of whether Biden would support court-packing have emerged since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death on Sept. 18.Jones set to equal McCaw's world record
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 15:20
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones will equal Richie McCaw's world Test appearance record after being selected for his 148th international cap against France.HSBC put £1.5bn of customers' cash into 'dormant accounts'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:18
Exclusive: leaked report raises questions over whether bank heeded warning 'frozen' accounts could harm vulnerable customers HSBC put £1.5bn of its customers' cash out of reach in frozen accounts,... according to an internal report that raises questions over whether the bank heeded its warnings about potential financial harm to its customers. An internal HSBC UK report seen by the Guardian shows compliance staff tried to warn Britain's largest bank more than three years ago that it should make a concerted effort to reunite customers with their cash, and was running a "significant reputational risk" by failing to address the issue. Americans applying for jobless aid drop to 787,000
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:17Fewer workers are filing for first-time unemployment benefits, a sign the COVID labor market is picking up.
Gauteng ANC pushes for new health MEC to replace Masuku
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 15:17
Gauteng will soon have a new department of health MEC after the ANC in the province mandated premier David Makhura to replace the erstwhile Bandile Masuku. Makhura axed Masuku as the MEC of heath but... said he would not replace him until investigations into allegations of corruption related to the personal protective equipment (PPE) in the department were completed.Greek court imprisons far-right Golden Dawn party leadership
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:16Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos says he is proud to be going to jail for his 'ideas' and will be 'vindicated'.
Support for same-sex marriage reaches all time high, survey finds
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 15:16The majority of most political and religious groups surveyed expressed support for same-sex marriage.
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:16
But Democrats boycotted the vote in protest of the GOP's "illegitimate process" to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick.Hariri designated as Lebanon's PM again
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 15:15
New Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he will form a government of specialists to tackle the country's economic and social woes.Men, this should be so easy
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 15:14
By now you probably know what Jeffrey Toobin did during his magazine's Model U.N. session or whatever it is they were supposed to be up to when he thought his Zoom video feed was off. (What the hell... does it mean, anyway, to say that his New Yorker colleague Andrew Marantz was pretending to be "the far right"? I have nearly as many questions about this election simulation as I have about Toobin's behavior.) It's worth pointing out, I suppose, that between this whole 2020 election thing and the lockdowns and the least-watched World Series in history, one journalist's indecent exposure should probably not be national news, even if "national news" happens to be his job. There is a lot going on right now. Besides, a man's Upper West Side apartment is his castle. He thought he was abusing...Overseas vote could double as anxious Americans mail in ballots
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 15:13Nearly 3 million U.S. citizens overseas are eligible to take advantage of a long-established absentee ballot system. Interest looks enormous, but there are concerns, too.
People-smuggling trial hears from man who took earlier journey
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:13
Vietnamese national travelled in same container in which 39 people died two weeks later A Vietnamese man who travelled to the UK in the same shipping container in which 39 people would later suffocate... to death a fortnight later has told a court of making the journey, for which his parents paid £13,000. The money was paid a day after he arrived in the UK, where he was kept in a flat until the money was transferred into a Vietnamese bank account, the Old Bailey in London heard. 'Sick to my stomach': White women who voted for Trump turn on him
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:13Women have outvoted men in every US presidential election since 1980 and are a key demographic in 2020.
Britain will enjoy mild 60F highs today
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:12
A fortnight's worth of rain fell in three hours on Wednesday as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for downpours across the south coast, the Midlands, London and East Anglia.Sunak has stopped digging, but can he clamber out of his Covid hole?
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:11
U-turn on job support scheme leaves many self-employed feeling aggrieved Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage U-turns are always hard for politicians but Rishi Sunak's was... more humiliating than most. It was only last month that the chancellor was congratulating himself on the generosity of his winter economy plan, which scaled back the Treasury's financial support just as the Covid-19 pandemic was entering a more threatening phase. Yet from the moment Sunak announced the details of his WEP it was clear that he would have to come up with more or risk businesses go bust in their droves. DNA evidence leads to arrest in 25-year-old cold case murder of LA teen
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:10
A Texas man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing a Los Angeles teen nearly 25 years ago has been charged in the cold case slaying, authorities said. Jose Luis Garcia, 42, was arraigned Monday... on a murder charge in the death of Gladys Arellano, whose partially-clothed body was found at the bottom of a ravine...Documents Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep secret related to financier Jeffrey Epstein released by US court
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 15:09In her 2016 deposition in a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said she never saw "inappropriate underage activities", new documents reveal.
Duo nabbed for possession of abalone worth R7 million in Century City
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 15:08Officers found the abalone during an intelligence operation on Wednesday at an apartment complex.
Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition about sordid sex life unsealed
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:08
A deposition detailing the seamy relationship between Ghislaine Maxwell and the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was released Thursday just before a court-imposed deadline, after months of wrangling by... her defense lawyers to keep the sordid documents from the public eye. The newly unsealed transcript is from Maxwell’s seven-hour deposition in April 2016 and includes hundreds...$70 million waiting to be claimed from winning Oct. 9 lottery ticket
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 15:08
Loto-Quebec is looking for the winner of the latest $70 million jackpot as well as two millionaire winners and one prize worth half-a-million dollars.Saad Hariri returns as Lebanon PM a year after resigning
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:07
New leader faces task of securing international support and averting country's collapse A year after resigning, Saad Hariri has again been named as Lebanon's prime minister and tasked with forming a... government that could win critically needed international support and help stem the country's catastrophic collapse. The appointment of Hariri on Thursday follows the most tumultuous 12 months in Lebanon's post-civil war history, in which an ongoing economic disintegration and a financial crisis have impoverished much of the country and led to street violence and fears of widespread unrest. Father, 30, drowned while boating with his son after taking 'large amount' of cocaine, inquest hears
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:07
Construction foreman Jake Brown, 30, was reported missing after his child was spotted in the boat on his own following a day trip at Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey on June 16 this year.'Don't want to be 20 Cent': 50 Cent doubles-down on his support for Trump as he slams Biden tax plan
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:06
The Hip-Hop mogul, 45, sparked a social media circus on Monday when he shared an image of the super tax the Democrat candidate was proposing - 62 percent for those earning $400,000k in NYC.Over 1m people could come to UK from Hong Kong within five years - official estimate
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 15:06
From January 2021, those with British national (overseas) status can apply for new visa More than 1 million people from Hong Kong could emigrate to the UK in the next five years under a new visa,... including 500,000 in the first year, according to official estimates. The new route would allow holders of British national (overseas) (BNO) status and their immediate families to apply for entry visas from January 2021, for either two periods of 30 months or a single period of five years. After five years they can apply to settle in the UK, and for citizenship after a further 12 months. U.S. jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 15:06
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels.Celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi claims takings at his London restaurants plunged by 90% in a year
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 15:05
In an interview with BBC Radio 4, the London restaurateur and food writer said the restrictions, in place in the capital and other areas such as Essex, were 'depriving' businesses of trade.Timeline: #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 15:02Protests against a controversial police unit have seen tens of thousands take to the streets over the past two weeks.
Presidential Debate Viewers' Guide: After chaotic first round, Trump, Biden to try again
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 15:01
Thursday's debate, starting at 9 p.m. EDT from Nashville, Tennessee, will be the candidates' final face-to-face meeting.Democrats to boycott Amy Coney Barrett hearing in effort to block nomination
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 15:00
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will boycott Thursday’s vote to move forward on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the party’s Senate leader confirmed.... Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed Republicans’ handling of Barrett’s nomination to the nation’s highest bench in explaining the...Black representation grows on TV - but diversity behind the scenes lags, UCLA report finds
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 15:00UCLA's diversity report, which shows how people of color have been represented on TV, finds progress in front of the camera - but far less behind it.
Nigeria unrest: Gunfire heard, smoke seen rising in Lagos
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:59Police say assailants attacked a prison in upscale Lagos neighbourhood as violence continues.
Two French women charged over 'racist' stabbing of veiled Muslim women
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 14:59The case comes amid heightened racial tensions following the jihadist killing last week of a French teacher who had shown his pupils cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.
Lebanon Brings Back Hariri as Prime Minister Amid Political Crisis
Wall Street Journal - 22 Oct 2020 14:56Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri was nominated as the next premier a year after he quit the position, a move that risks angering many Lebanese who sought a complete overhaul of the political system... they blame for the deadly Beirut explosion.
Coke is canceling 200 drink brands
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 14:55Coca-Cola is saying goodbye to 200 brands, or half of its portfolio.
Wasps without 11 for Premiership final because of coronavirus
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 14:54Eleven Wasps players are unavailable for selection for Saturday's Premiership final, head coach Lee Blackett confirms.
Editorial Board: Our View
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:53Elect Joe Biden
Ghislaine Maxwell deposition unsealed after court ruling
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:52
Document contains details about Jeffrey Epstein relationship Maxwell charged with involvement in Epstein's sexual crimes A court document containing potentially sensitive information about Ghislaine... Maxwell and her relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was unsealed on Thursday morning in New York just moments before a court-imposed deadline. Roughly a dozen Maxwell files have been unsealed, with the first one on the docket covering Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's counsel alleging Maxwell dodged a question "about allegedly 'adult' sexual activity related to Jeffrey Epstein". CNN's John Avlon: Trump has had a hard time with this question
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 14:52Ahead of the final presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, CNN's John Avlon looks at President Trump's explanation of his second term platform.
Diko, Masuku suspended from ANC activities pending disciplinary processes
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 14:51The ANC, at a media briefing on Thursday, confirmed late-night suggestions that the two would be hauled before disciplinary processes over their alleged involvement in the personal protective... equipment (PPE) saga.
US jobless claims likely remain high as layoffs persist
Boston - 22 Oct 2020 14:51
The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of job cuts in the United States, which remain elevated with the viral pandemic still impeding the economy seven months after it... first eruptedProposition 22 in California: What to Know
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 14:51
Thursday: Proposition 22 is just the latest part of a bitter fight between the state and ride-sharing companies. Also: A guide to meditation.Turkmenistan: Drop Charges, Free Wrongfully Imprisoned Lawyer
Human Rights Watch - 22 Oct 2020 14:50(Berlin) - Turkmenistan's authorities should immediately and unconditionally release a lawyer imprisoned on bogus charges that appear to be in retaliation for his alleged ties with activists abroad,... 10 human rights organizations said today. The authorities should quash his conviction. Click to expand Image Pyrgamberdy Allaberdyev © 2020 Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights On September 29, 2020, in a closed trial, a court in Balkanabad sentenced Pygambergeldy Allaberdyev, 48, a lawyer with a government oil and gas production office in the city of Balkanabad, to six years in prison on charges of hooliganism and intentional infliction of moderate bodily harm. Allaberdyev is currently in custody although his precise whereabouts are unknown. "The trial and charges against...
U.S. Jobless Claims Drop To 787,000, But Layoffs Remain High
The Huffington Post - 22 Oct 2020 14:50
The still-elevated number of jobless claims underscores that a full recovery from the pandemic recession remains far off.Two French women charged over racist stabbing of veiled Muslims
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:49Incident comes amid heightened racial tensions following last week's killing of a French teacher.
Giuliani's Hunter Biden material was apparently being sold in Ukraine 18 months ago
The Week - 22 Oct 2020 14:48
"Explicit photos and emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine last year at the same time that Rudy Giuliani was searching for dirt there on former Vice President Joe... Biden," Time reports, citing two people approached with the material in May and September of 2019. "The two people said they could not confirm whether any of the material presented to them was the same as that which has been recently published in the U.S.," or whether any of the documents were authentic. One of the people said when the New York Post published a story about material purportedly taken from a water-damaged laptop left at a Delaware repair shop, "it brought back memories of the same information that was being introduced to us a year ago." The second person told Time the material was...Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan are top 2020 CMT Awards winners
NY Daily News - 22 Oct 2020 14:48
She might be "Drinking Alone," but at least she added more awards to her hefty collection. Carrie Underwood won the 2020 CMT Award for Video of the Year for "Drinking Alone," headlining Wednesday's... country music video awards. Underwood also won Female Video of the Year, so she now has a record 22 CMT Awards.Everton 'sorry' for Van Dijk injury, says Ancelotti
BBC - 22 Oct 2020 14:48Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti apologises for the injury suffered by Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk during Saturday's Merseyside derby.
Banksy's 'Show me the Monet' painting sells for nearly $10 million
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 14:48Banksy's take on a Claude Monet masterpiece has sold for £7.6 million ($9.8 million) following a nine-minute bidding battle, auctioneers at Sotheby's have said.
New restrictions for three areas moving into Tier 2
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 14:48
Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry and Slough will move into coronavirus Tier 2 restrictions and discussions will begin on the possibility of placing Warrington into Tier 3.Can Trump Win The Election? Yes. But the Path to 270 Is Difficult.
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 14:47
President Trump's prospects depend on late and fundamental shifts in the dynamics of the race, including Joe Biden stumbling badly in Thursday's debate and Mr. Trump exhibiting discipline on the... virus.'He looks more like a 40-year-old man!': Coventry parents demand answers over new pupil
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:45
Parents in Coventry are up in arms after a picture of a migrant pupil who 'could be 40,' was circulated online. It is believed the student arrived in the country with no documents to prove his age.Facebook Dating is finally coming to Europe after privacy concerns delayed launch
CNN - 22 Oct 2020 14:44Facebook has launched its dating service across 32 European countries after it was delayed for several months because of data privacy concerns.
Mother who had chest pains but was too scared to go to hospital due to Covid dies of heart attack
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:42
EXCLUSIVE: Joanne Mills, 44, from Essex died of a heart attack on October 14. She had not sought treatment earlier as she was scared of catching coronavirus in hospital.Belgium's deputy PM in intensive care with coronavirus
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:42
Sophie Wilmès, 45, who tested positive for virus on Saturday, is said to be stable and conscious Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Belgium's deputy prime minister, Sophie... Wilmès, who had led the country until last month, has been taken into intensive care after testing positive for coronavirus. A spokesman said Wilmès, 45, was stable and conscious but that she was in need of treatment. Wilmès had announced only last Friday that she was going into self-isolation after developing "suspicious symptoms". '60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl pushes back at Trump over 'greatest economy in history' claim
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 14:42
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Thursday released a snippet of an interview with President Trump that showed veteran reporter Lesley Stahl pushing back at the president’s claim that he created the... “greatest economy in history.” In the clip, Stahl asks the president about his highest domestic priority. “Well, ultimately, let me tell you, it was...Coronavirus updates: 'Witch City' announces stricter Halloween guidelines; CDC changes definition of close contact to add short encounters
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:42Salem, Massachusetts, announces strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Obama digs in on Trump. Latest COVID news. They Loved N.Y.C. but Lived in Jersey. The Pandemic Changed That.
The New York Times - 22 Oct 2020 14:41
Hoboken and Jersey City, often nicknamed the "sixth boroughs" of New York City, have their residents back full time.Witnesses, vehicle sought in 'suspicious death' of man in Markham home
Toronto Sun - 22 Oct 2020 14:41
York Regional Police homicide investigators are seeking a vehicle and witnesses in their probe of the suspicious death of a man found in a Markham home on Wednesday. Around 2 p.m., officers were... called to a home on Feeney Lane, in the Bayview Ave. and Hwy. 7 area, for a welfare check. They found the body of aman believed to be in his 50s. His identity was not immediately released and a post-mortem was to be conducted. Police are describing his death as “suspicious” and the investigation as a homicide. Cops are looking for witnesses to help establish a timeline in the case. They are also seeking a black 2015 Honda CRV with the Ontario licence plate BNEV917. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.Belarus opposition movement wins Sakharov Prize for human rights
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:40Award comes as EU sanctions Belarusian officials amid protests and refuses to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as leader.
Weekly unemployment filings dip to 787,000
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 14:39
Weekly unemployment filings dipped below the 800,000 mark for the first time in months, falling to 787,000 last week, the Department of Labor said Thursday.No 10 admits Test and Trace must improve as beleaguered system posts ANOTHER worst-ever performance
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:39
Damning statistics show the system tracked down just 59 per cent of close contacts of Covid-19 cases in England in the week up to October 14. The PM's spokesman said the scheme 'must improve'.WATCH: Fan at World Series flings glove on field after catching Will Smith home run
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:38
A fan at Game 2 of the 2020 World Series caught Will Smith's home run before his glove somehow wound up in left field. Opponents of Asbestos name change want the last words to be, 'No new name!'
CTV News - 22 Oct 2020 14:36
Opponents of the name change have assembled a massive petition calling for a referendum on the very idea of renaming the municipality.Joe Biden proposes bipartisan commission to reform Supreme Court system
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 14:35
Joe Biden wants to appoint a bipartisan commission to reform the Supreme Court system because it’s “getting out of whack,” the Democratic presidential nominee said in a new interview. The former... veep pushed the proposal in an interview with “60 Minutes” that’s set to air in full on Sunday -- nine days before the election....Politicization of state supreme courts looms over possibility of contested vote
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 14:33
If controversy engulfs the 2020 elections, state supreme courts may be thrust into the role of referee for the presidential race for the first time in two decades.US officials targeted on American soil, across the world by purported sonic attacks
Fox News - 22 Oct 2020 14:33
Four years ago, dozens of American officials stationed in Cuba started to hear odd cracks and humming in their ears - punctured by rushes of nausea, headaches, muddy vision, memory loss,... disequilibrium, and lethargy - all key indicators of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).Top intelligence officers say Iran, Russia stole voter information to create chaos
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 14:30Two of the nation's top intelligence officers say Iran and Russia obtained voter information, with Iran sending threatening emails designed to hurt the president's reelection. Catherine Herridge... reports.
Obama speaks at campaign event for Biden in Pennsylvania, lashes out at Trump
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 14:30In his first in-person campaign event for Joe Biden, former President Obama called out President Trump's coronavirus response. In a series of blistering criticisms, he accused the Trump administration... of botching the pandemic response and encouraged supporters to vote. Paula Reid reports.
Home and Away review: Dean takes a leaf out of crazy Jas' book and kidnaps Jai
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 14:30
Dean wasn't born with the gift of foresight and can't possibly see how kidnapping a child he doesn't have custody of is a bad idea.WATCH LIVE: Deputy President Mabuza answers questions in Parliament
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 14:29Deputy President David Mabuza is answering questions related to the state of the economy and investment in Parliament.
Dying of loneliness: How COVID-19 is killing dementia patients
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:29Elderly people living in care homes are not just dying from coronavirus; they are dying because of the response to it.
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here's what's happening Thursday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
Chicago Tribune - 22 Oct 2020 14:26
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.SANDF hid R200m expenditure on 'Covid' drug it can't use
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:26
Military health officials are puzzled by the defence department importing a drug that has not been approved for treating coronavirus symptoms from Cuba The post SANDF hid R200m expenditure on 'Covid'... drug it can't use appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.4 former officials arrested over R1.2bn Gauteng Health Dept tender granted bail
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 14:24They are charged with fraud and corruption linked to a 2007 Gauteng Health Department tender, which ballooned from R57 million to R1.2 billion.
A facepaint mask and rutting season: Thursday's best photos
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:22
The Guardian's picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Hawks swoop down with more arrests in R1.4-billion corruption blitz
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:21
The spate of arrests for corruption continues apace in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. The post Hawks swoop down with more arrests in R1.4-billion corruption blitz appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Hurricane Epsilon's eye reveals 'stadium effect' as powerful storm to sideswipe Bermuda
Fox News - 22 Oct 2020 14:21
The eye of this powerful storm has been revealed.Paragliders have visitor during flight
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:18
For 20 years, Scott Mason has trained birds of prey to fly along with him to help find thermal columns as he paraglides. He calls this parahawking. Historic wildfires burn hundreds of thousands of acres throughout Colorado
CBSNews - 22 Oct 2020 14:18Sheriffs' deputies led a dramatic effort Wednesday night to evacuate residents from their homes as flames and plumes of smoke filled the northern Colorado sky. More than 440,000 acres of land in... Colorado and Wyoming are being affected by the wildfires. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Lockdown contributing to rise in mental illness in children, NHS says
Sky News - 22 Oct 2020 14:18
One in six children in England has a probable mental disorder, according to an NHS study.Scott Baio bashes 'Happy Days' Democratic fundraiser reunion: 'I'm not on board, obviously'
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:16
"Happy Days" alum Scott Baio didn't mince words about his former costars reuniting to raise funds for Wisconsin Democrats. Reconstructed and now state-of-the-art Swartland Hospital officially reopened
Eyewitness News - 22 Oct 2020 14:14In March 2017, about 70% of the healthcare facility was destroyed by fire.
The rise and fall of Thin Lizzy: 'No one was going to be sitting in the shadows with this band'
The Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:13
They were the quintessential rock band, captured in their prime on a new box set. Former members recall the magic and druggy descent of Thin Lizzy - even if they can't agree on it If you want to see... the platonic ideal of a rock band, go to YouTube and search "Thin Lizzy Rainbow 1978". You'll find the band's classic lineup - Phil Lynott, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson - in full flight, and even the degradation of old dubbed recordings can't diminish their power. Gorham and Robertson flank Lynott, the trio in motion, the two guitarists criss-crossing and taking to the monitors, Lynott in the centre, bass held high, a beautiful, heavy-lidded man half seducing his audience and half assaulting it. For a couple of years, by this point, Lizzy had been one of the most exciting rock...Trump slams Obama as ex-president returns to 2020 campaign trail
New York Post - 22 Oct 2020 14:12
President Trump slammed former President Obama as he returned to the 2020 campaign trail to stump for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden — while the two men faced off in what were essentially... dueling campaign rallies. Speaking to his supporters Wednesday evening at a rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, President Trump mocked his predecessor for...Airport testing could catch six in 10 Covid-19 carriers as research debunks PHE's claims of 7%
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:09
Public Health England have said testing travellers on arrival to the UK would only detect seven per cent of virus carriers. Oxera and Edge Health say this is 'significantly understated'.Spanish divers perform daredevil stunt
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:09
Carlos Gimeno and Nico Garcia Boissier developed the routine and performed the intricate dive at the Metropole club in Gran Canaria for the first time earlier this month.Disabled councillor with blue badge for lung condition defends TikTok video showing him dancing
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:09
Lee Jeavons, former deputy leader of Walsall Council, in the West Midlands, is seen moving up the steps of his garden in the 14-second clip.Surgeon pulls out a wiggling leech from a boy after it lived in his body for more than a year
Daily Mail - 22 Oct 2020 14:08
The live worm is said to have lived inside the child for more than a year, causing him to suffer breathing problems and a persistent sore throat. The leech has been removed from the boy in China.New wildfire in Colorado prompts mandatory evacuations
ABC News - 22 Oct 2020 14:08
A new wildfire broke out northwest of Denver -- called the East Troublesome wildfire -- and it is 19,086 acres and 10% contained with mandatory evacuations in effect.Four former Gauteng health officials get bail in 'corruption' case that cost department R1.2bn
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 14:06
Four former officials at the Gauteng department of health made their first appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Thursday to face charges relating to allegations of corruption at the... department.AU slams Nigeria violence, governor says army 'offers to deploy'
Al Jazeera English - 22 Oct 2020 14:04AU Commission Chairman Mahamat denounces the clashes emerged from anti-police protests, without specifying any sides.
WTF, plus 3 other reasons the 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup will be a hit
USA Today - 22 Oct 2020 14:04
Months before the first one rolls off the assembly line in Detroit, the 2022 GMC Hummer electric sport truck seems destined to be a hit. Justis Huni takes Aussie heavyweight title
The West Australian - 22 Oct 2020 14:04
Justis Huni has made history by claiming the national heavyweight boxing title on his professional debut in Brisbane.Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan
Mail & Guardian - 22 Oct 2020 14:03
The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a 'slave' The post Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Mali's ousted president returns home after treatment abroad
Sowetan LIVE - 22 Oct 2020 14:03
Mali's ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned home late on Wednesday after spending six weeks in the United Arab Emirates getting medical treatment, the head of his party said.