| Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, two key Republican senators test positive for COVID-19 Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:49 AM PDT  Two GOP Senators who sit on the Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.
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| 'Shooting like crazy': Chaotic scene described in Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:20 PM PDT  Newly released recordings of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case portray a wildly chaotic and dangerous shooting at the Louisville apartment complex in March, and a shellshocked boyfriend processing his girlfriend's death.
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| North Korea's Kim tours flood-hit town, sister reappears in public Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:52 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected recovery efforts in a flooded village, his latest visit to areas damaged by recent typhoons, while his sister reappeared in public for the first time in about two months, state media said on Friday. Kim praised the speed of reconstruction work in Kimhwa County in the country's southeast during the visit with Kim Yo Jong, KCNA reported. Summer storms and floods have hit North Korea hard, destroying thousands of homes and raising concerns of a worsening of the country's chronic food shortages.
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| Woman leaks brain fluid after COVID-19 test, study says. Why you shouldn’t worry Posted: 02 Oct 2020 01:49 PM PDT  After the test, she complained of headaches, light sensitivity, and a metallic taste in her mouth
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| More wildfire evacuations ordered as Northern California braces for powerful winds Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:23 PM PDT  The length of containment lines dug around wildfires in the state is so massive they could stretch from San Diego to New York City, a fire official said.
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| Florida man who tried to get ballot for dead wife charged Posted: 03 Oct 2020 07:39 AM PDT |
| Syria rebels sign up to fight for Azeris to feed families Posted: 03 Oct 2020 11:13 AM PDT  Desperate to help his family displaced by Syria's war, pro-Turkey rebel fighter Abu Ahmad is waiting to be deployed to Azerbaijan hoping to earn almost 80 times his current salary.
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| 'You know that your dream's ending': Flight attendants bid tearful goodbyes as they're furloughed Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:56 PM PDT  American Airlines flight attendants share their stories as the furloughs affecting the airline industry begin amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Azar says Trump family 'is a different situation than the rest of us' on COVID safety measures Posted: 02 Oct 2020 01:45 PM PDT  Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was at pains to defend not only the administration's response, but the president's behavior.
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| An Arkansas man was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison for a fatal shooting over unwanted mayonnaise on his hamburger order Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:31 AM PDT  According to local news outlet, 35-year-old Andra Crockett was sentenced up to 130 years in prison for the 2019 shooting.
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| Rep. Jordan announces he’s getting COVID-19 test after being on Air Force One with Trump Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:11 AM PDT  Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, joins 'Fox & Friends.'
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| 17-foot white shark caught off Nova Scotia declared a 3,541-pound ‘Queen of the Ocean’ Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:00 PM PDT  She is more than 50 years old and covered with scars and scratches.
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| Mexico deploys military to block migrant caravan Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:21 PM PDT  Mexico on Friday ordered the military to deploy along its southern border to block a migrant caravan that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested was linked to the US election.
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| OPCW probes couldn't prove chemical use in 2 Syria attacks Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:17 AM PDT |
| Steve Daines got influx of cash after vote to extend an investor visa program “rampant” with fraud Posted: 03 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Montana GOP senator met with investor and visa proponent at private resort — then his vote made donations flow
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| Utah police say a woman associated with QAnon kidnapped her own son with the help of a friend Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:00 PM PDT  Two women with ties to QAnon are in police custody after allegedly kidnapping a child. Police say they are part of the sovereign citizen movement.
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| Germany says it expects EU to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny case Posted: 03 Oct 2020 02:43 AM PDT  Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday. Navalny emerged from a coma in early September after suddenly falling ill during a flight in Siberia on Aug. 20 and later being airlifted to Berlin for treatment. German doctors say he was poisoned with Novichok, a Russian nerve agent.
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| Police activity at San Francisco's Union Square, official says Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:10 PM PDT  SFPD says there is an active scene at Union Square, and that traffic will be impacted in the area.
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| Miami cop called mom to say he didn’t feel well. When she got to his home, he was dead. Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT  A young Miami police officer who injured his foot chasing a suspect two weeks ago died Thursday evening after calling his mother and telling her he took medication and didn't feel well.
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| Rochester, New York, mayor indicted on 2 felony campaign finance charges Posted: 02 Oct 2020 12:56 PM PDT  The Rochester mayor and her campaign aides are accused of illegally using a political action committee, or PAC, to bolster campaign finances.
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| Bosnia: Unnerved by virus denial, survivors mourn their dead Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:20 AM PDT  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Denis Zekic was on his daily video call with his parents in Bosnia in early August when his father said he might be coming down with a fever. Less than a month later, both of Zekic's parents were dead, joining the people who would be counted as the coronavirus pandemic's global toll climbed toward 1 million. Zekic says his mother, Sefketa, and father, Muharem, both were comparatively healthy before they died at age 68.
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| Japan reveals record high budget request eyeing hypersonic tech, F-35s and more Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:25 AM PDT  Japan is set to continue its recent trend of setting new records for its annual defense budgets, with the country continuing to cast a wary eye on China's military modernization and nuclear-armed North Korea's missile program.
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| Trump received remdesivir after coronavirus symptoms reportedly worsened throughout the day Posted: 03 Oct 2020 07:57 AM PDT  A few hours after boarding Marine One for a flight to Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday night, President Trump tweeted that he thinks things are "going well" as he received a new treatment for COVID-19.> Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!> > — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020While the White House remained fairly tight-lipped about the details of Trump's case, saying only that he had "mild symptoms," The New York Times reports those symptoms — including coughing, congestion, and a low-grade fever — worsened throughout the day. It's unclear if the worsening symptoms directly led to a change in the president's treatment, but he did begin receiving the antiviral drug remdesivir Friday evening, his physician Sean Conley said. The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for Remdesivir, which is developed by Gilead, earlier this year after it improved outcomes for hospitalized coronavirus patients.Earlier Friday, Trump was treated with an experimental antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron. Conley said Trump is "doing very well" and has not needed any supplemental oxygen. Read more at The New York Times and The Hill.More stories from theweek.com 4 major political consequences of Trump's coronavirus diagnosis Trump critics can't believe he went to buffet fundraiser hours before his COVID-19 announcement 4 plausible election scenarios after Trump's coronavirus diagnosis
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| Ancient Egyptian mummies unearthed after more than 2,600 years Posted: 03 Oct 2020 05:27 AM PDT  A sealed door was also unearthed where it is expected more mummies may lie behind, said Khaled el-Anany the first Minister of Antiquities and Tourism.
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| Covid: God may punish Nepal for cancelling rites, religious leaders warn Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:54 AM PDT  Is Nepal tempting fate? Religious leaders warn that cancelling rites may anger gods and bring about disaster.
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| U.S. government appeals judge's ruling to block WeChat app store ban Posted: 02 Oct 2020 09:14 AM PDT  The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it was appealing a judge's decision to block the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for download in U.S. app stores. The government said it was appealing the Sept. 19 preliminary junction issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The injunction blocked the U.S. Commerce Department order, which would also bar other U.S. transactions with Tencent Holding's <0700.HK> WeChat, potentially making the app unusable in the United States.
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| Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts say Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:11 AM PDT  As Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in what many worry could turn into full-scale war, America's military experts take notes on what not to do.
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| ‘Take it! Take it!’ Watch a man get violently carjacked in front of his Florida home Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:36 AM PDT  A terrifying carjacking went down for a Florida man right in front of his Windermere-area home Monday night.
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| India's contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blow Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:06 PM PDT  Millions of distressed Indian manufacturers and traders are counting on the eagerly-awaited October-December festive season to rescue them from their coronavirus catastrophe. India's pandemic assistance has amounted to only about 1% of its GDP, he said, compared with the U.S.'s package in March of about 10% of its GDP.
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| Missouri governor mirrors Trump: Covid-positive after months of virus criticism Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:00 AM PDT  Like the president, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was under fire for reopening too quickly as he ran for reelection. Then he tested positive for coronavirus.
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| Firefighter's girlfriend watched live video as he saved home surrounded by flames Posted: 01 Oct 2020 09:41 PM PDT  Grant Newnom successfully fought off the flames surrounding the house in Santa Rosa, California, for hours, at times with nothing more than a garden hose.
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| US Army discontinues Rapid Equipping Force Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:23 PM PDT  The counterinsurgency remnant will disband.
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| Former aide to Chinese vice president named in anti-graft probe Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:05 PM PDT |
| Dr. Oz: Coronavirus is so contagious ‘the most protected person in the country’ tested positive Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:55 AM PDT  Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of 'The Dr. Oz Show,' weighs in on President Trump testing positive for the coronavirus on 'Fox & Friends.'
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| A woman accused her neighbor — a Latino man and history teacher — of kidnapping a white toddler. The boy was his grandson. Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:44 AM PDT  Police surrounded the grandfather Abel Mata as his neighbor, a samurai sword-wielding white woman, claimed he was an abductor.
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| Right-wing trolls Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman charged with felony voter intimidation Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:00 AM PDT  Pair of persistent provocateurs under investigation for alleged vote-suppression tactics in four additional states
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| Photos shows luxury cruise ships being broken up at a dock in Turkey as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck the industry Posted: 03 Oct 2020 09:33 AM PDT  The cruise industry has been decimated by COVID-19 after multiple outbreaks occurred at sea and the ships became death traps.
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| Sportscaster who called Sen. Tim Scott ‘Uncle Tom’ is out of a job, CT station says Posted: 02 Oct 2020 09:08 AM PDT  The reporter has apologized for the "deeply insensitive" remark.
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| COVID, courts sure to be among SC Senate debate topics Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:32 PM PDT  The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and upcoming Supreme Court nomination process are sure to be among the topics discussed in U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's first reelection debate with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison. Graham, 65, and Harrison, 44, are slated to meet twice more in October, although Washington politics is already complicating that schedule, with the next meeting moved up several days to Oct. 9. As Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, it's Graham's job to shepherd President Donald Trump's high court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, through the Senate.
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| In Iraq's Mosul, new statues rise from ashes of IS rule Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:30 PM PDT  As sunset nears, the residents of Iraq's Mosul flock to a golden-tinted statue of a woman looking out over their scarred city with an expression of steady defiance.
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| Coronavirus: What's driving India's 100,000 Covid-19 deaths? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 01:55 AM PDT  India has the third highest Covid death toll in the world, and numbers are still rising.
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| Refugees in their own country as wildfire destroys California towns Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:06 AM PDT  Jeannie Weber could probably rebuild her ruined house in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. The Weber siblings are among tens of thousands of displaced Californians - refugees in their own country now scattered from coast to coast. "It scared me so much," Jeannie Weber, a 43-year-old massage therapist, said.
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| Her Lifelong Dream Was to Work for Disney. Now It May Turn Into a Nightmare. Posted: 02 Oct 2020 09:26 PM PDT  For 32 years, Glynndana Shevlin worked at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, and through 29 of them, her spot was a concierge club called the E-Ticket Lounge. From 2 p.m. to 10:30 at night, Shevlin hosted guests on the 11th floor of a wing known as the Adventure Tower, serving continental breakfasts, chips and salsa, appetizers, and drinks. As a sommelier, she specialized in wine. "I have long-term guests that have been calling me asking me, 'How's it going during the pandemic?'" Shevlin said. "My phone's been off the hook."The calls picked up on Tuesday, after Disney announced they would be laying off 28,000 domestic workers, or "Cast Members," at their theme parks. Shevlin got the news late that evening. She had been off-grid all day, on a hike with her daughter, whom she'd visited in Oakland. Once they descended, she checked her email. "I saw the message," Shevlin said. "The way I feel is a little surreal."The email Shevlin received came from Josh D'Amaro, Disney's chairman of Parks, Experiences, and Products. In a public statement on the layoffs, D'Amaro blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom. The massive staff cuts, he wrote, stemmed from "the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business... exacerbated in California by the State's unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen."Gavin Newsom Ignores the Desperate Pleas of Hunger-Striking Disney WorkersD'Amaro was referring to the prolonged feud between Disney and Newsom over lockdown restrictions, which barred the parks from reopening until the state met its COVID-19 goals. Elsewhere, Disney resorts have been open for months—Disney World in Orlando reopened back in June, just as Florida saw a surge in COVID-19 cases.By contrast, only a small section of the Anaheim park has resumed operation: the outdoor retail and restaurant strip known as the Downtown Disney District, where they have declined to implement on-site testing for staff. Last month, The Daily Beast investigated the district's failure to report and trace cases of COVID-19 among its workers. "Disney doesn't want to test," one Cast Member wrote in a text message obtained by The Daily Beast, "because it would show just how many of u r getting sick and they'd have to close."Gov. Newsom did not respond to a request for comment, deferring to the state's Department of Public Health: "The COVID 19 pandemic has impacted the health and livelihoods of too many workers across this country," Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly wrote in a statement to The Daily Beast. "Our Blueprint for a Safer Economy is driven by science to keep the risk of COVID-19 transmission low.""It's a double-edged sword," Shevlin said. "I want Disney to open, but at the same time, I want it safe. I want security. I am 60 years old. I don't care what anybody says, coronavirus is serious... I want on-site testing. I want temperatures taken. I want all precautions to be handled. I don't want to go back to avoid losing my job. I want to go back because it's safe."Shevlin has wanted to work at Disneyland since 1970, when she tuned in to an installation of the TV anthology series The Magical World of Disney. At the time, Shevlin was living with her mother in St. Louis, Missouri, and obsessed with the show. ("I would always say, 'We can't go out on Sunday nights, we gotta watch Disney.'") In this particular episode, a young Kurt Russell explored the Anaheim park's Haunted Mansion alongside family musical group the Osmond Brothers. "Donny [Osmond] is maybe a year older than me, so he's my age group. He was so cute, being an 8-year-old girl," Shevlin said. "I thought: 'I want to be a Disney worker.'"Shevlin later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and spent her teen years with her father. But just months shy of her 18th birthday, she reunited with her mother in Orange County. They celebrated at Disneyland. "This was one of my favorite moments with my mother," Shevlin said. "We were watching the [Disney Main Street] Electrical Parade and she bought me this huge big Mickey Mouse. We had to put it in plastic because it started raining—more like a drizzle. But we watched the Electrical Parade and we were dancing. It was a highlight of my life. I still remember it."A decade later, Shevlin saw a newspaper advertisement for a position at the Disneyland Hotel. She drove over immediately to apply and interview. It was 1988. "At that time, they had answering machines," Shevlin said. "When I walked in the door [after the interview], the light was blinking. They told me to show up for orientation two days later."It was a solid union job, Shevlin said, with healthcare, free meals, and an hourly wage well above the state minimum. Those conditions changed over the years. Before the pandemic, Shevlin's hospitality union, Unite Here! Local 11, had negotiated an hourly rate of $15.95. "I'm one of the union leaders," she said. "When I'm at lunch and I meet the new workers, I always tell them, 'Don't hesitate to come and sit down and I'll explain a lot of things and help you through your employment.' Things like that. So they have my number and they call me."After hearing the news of layoffs, Shevlin, alongside many of her union colleagues, pinned their hopes on a bill in the California legislature. Assembly Bill 3216, which passed the state's Senate and Assembly, would have offered hospitality and airport workers the right to be rehired if and when their employers resumed regular business. Tuesday evening, the "Right to Recall" bill was sitting on Newsom's desk, where he would either sign or veto it in less than 36 hours. Some of Shevlin's coworkers had caravanned to the capitol that day to urge him to pass it. The bill's author, Assembly Member Ash Kalra of San Jose, fasted for 50 hours in solidarity. Workers Reveal Disney Is Covering Up Its COVID Cases "The thing I'm counting on," Shevlin said on Wednesday, "is that Gavin Newsom right now sign AB3216. I know that if we're going to be laid off, it will start on Nov. 1, and right now I do have health care. But I don't know more than that. Health care is a big, big deal for me right now, because I've been having dental work. I'm 60 years old. I'm not someone who needs a lot of help, but it is important at my age. I take several medications—Lipitor to keep my cholesterol down, so I'm not diabetic. I just hope my health care stays. I live alone in my little apartment that I rent out behind a house—it's a mother-in-law quarters. I have my own kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. It's really nice. But rent is expensive. Food is expensive. I just need the security. I'm sorry, I'm rambling, but I need it. Health care and AB3216 are important to me."But that evening, Newsom vetoed the bill. The governor's office did not respond to comment, but his rationale may have come from the California Chamber of Commerce, which placed the legislation on its annual "job killers" list. Disney did not comment on the veto.When asked whether the company planned to rehire former staff post-pandemic, a Disney spokesperson said they "look forward to providing opportunities for cast to return to the Company" when "the impact of the pandemic" has passed. "Many factors will ultimately determine how and when that might happen," they wrote. "For Cast Members covered by a collective bargaining agreement, we look forward to continued conversations with their unions."Shevlin was at home when she heard, catching up on the presidential debate from the night before. One colleague got word from Sacramento and let her know. Three more colleagues sent her texts. Over the next two days, Shevlin would get more than 50 calls from colleagues asking about their future. Former guests rang from Florida, Washington, and Canada."I'm heartbroken that [Newsom] didn't protect us and the airline workers," Shevlin said. "Other than maybe crying, I don't know what else to say. I'm just a single person, living in a neighborhood, waiting to see if I'll have a job."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. 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